MELBOURNE: Jordan coach Ray Wilkins has promised his side will make life as awkward as possible for holders Japan in Tuesday's pivotal Asian Cup clash.
The Blue Samurai are overwhelming favourites to make it three wins out of three to finish top of Group D, but should Jordan pull off a shock in Melbourne they can still progress to the quarter-finals, albeit Iraq remain in the mix.
"The game tomorrow will be extremely difficult," Wilkins told reporters on Monday. "But our lads are looking forward to it immensely.
"We will try to make it as uncomfortable as we possibly can against Japan. There hasn't been a real upset at this Asian Cup but there's a first time for everything."
Wilkins, whose side rebounded from a 1-0 defeat to Iraq by blasting Palestine 5-1, added: "We still have a chance to go through and that's the important thing -- it's still in our hands."
The Englishman made it clear that Jordan would not throw caution to the wind with goal difference potentially the deciding factor.
"It will be very important for us to still be in the game after 55 minutes," he said. "If we go gung-ho against Japan then it could be extremely difficult because they are a very good side. We will be cautious but every opportunity we get to attack them, we will attack them."
Japan coach Javier Aguirre, whose side need only a point to secure top spot in the group, did not wear the expression of a man embroiled in a match-fixing scandal and awaiting a court date in Valencia.
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