The Asian Cup will be part of a rapid getting-to-know-you phase for the bulk of teams and their coaches in Australia, adding an extra layer of difficulty — and intrigue — to the continental championship. Custom Manchester City Jerseys .There are plenty of new players for the quadrennial tournament starting Friday, and more new faces in the coaching ranks — only six of the 16 teams had the same coach at the end of 2014 that they started the year with.Defending champion Japan arrived over the weekend missing one of its stars — and with a new coach.Defender Atsuto Uchida, who has not fully recovered from a tendon injury in his right knee, will remain with his German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for treatment, coach Javier Aguirre said. Uchida, who has 71 caps, was a member of the team that beat Australia in the 2011 Asian Cup final.Aguirre was hired in August to replace Alberto Zaccheroni after Japans poor World Cup campaign in Brazil last summer.The Japanese begin their title defence against the Palestinian team in Newcastle on Jan. 12, three days after the tournament opener between Australia and Kuwait in Melbourne.South Korea also has a new coach, former Real Madrid midfielder Uli Stielike, who replaced Hong Myung-bo in September after a similarly disappointing World Cup performance. Hell be attempting to bring the continental trophy back to South Korea for the first time since 1960.South Korea arrived in Australia with six European-based players for the tournament, but there was no place for former Arsenal striker Park Chu-young. Park, who left Arsenal early in 2014 and fared poorly at the World Cup, recently joined Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia.The South Korean squad includes Son Heung-min of Bayer Leverkusen, one of four players from the Bundesliga, and midfielder Ki Seung-yeung of Swansea City in the English Premier League.Performances in last months Gulf Cup also resulted in Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain all firing their coaches.Bahrains coach had the shortest tenure of them all. Adnan Hamad, one of Asias most experienced coaches, was appointed in August only to be fired three months later after his team failed to advance to the knockout stages of the Gulf Cup.Kuwait started the Gulf Cup in promising fashion but fired Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira following a loss to Oman. Vieira, who led Iraq to the 2007 Asian Cup title, was replaced by former Tunisia midfielder Nabil Maaloul.Saudi Arabia has changed coaches more than 20 times since reaching the second round of the 1994 World Cup. At nearly two years, Juan Lopez Caro lasted longer than most, but was let go after losing the final of the Gulf Cup in Riyadh to Qatar.Romanian Cosmin Olaroiu, formerly in charge of United Arab Emirates club Al Ahli, took over as the new Saudi coach.Iraq also fired its coach, Hakeem Shaker, following a last-place finish in its group at the Gulf Cup and replaced him with former national player Radhi Shenaishil.Host Australia is still getting used to its new coach, too. Since Ange Postecoglou was hired in October 2013, the Socceroos were knocked out in the group stage of the World Cup and have won only once in their last 10 matches.Postecoglou included 16 of the 23 players he took to the World Cup in his final 23-man squad for the Asian Cup. Seven of the players took part in the last Asian Cup in 2011, including Tim Cahill, captain Mile Jedinak, Robbie Kruse and Tommy Oar.Its been almost six months in the making since the FIFA World Cup, Postecoglou said. Weve had a series of games where there have been some pretty clear objectives, particularly in terms of broadening the pool and seeing whether we could get some better balance in the squad and more depth.The tournament hosts have slid to No. 100 in the world rankings, and are just 10th among the Asian teams. But New York Bulls striker Cahill said that wasnt such a bad thing.OK, our rankings have dropped, our football has improved, Cahill said of Australias strong opposition in the past year.We could have played Qatar, UAE and Japan in Australia (for) possibly two out of three wins. Our rankings would have stayed up a bit and everyone would have been happy. It would have put a smoke screen over what really we should be learning about.Jedinak, the last Australian player to arrive in camp following his Premier League duties with Crystal Palace, feels the Socceroos have a legitimate chance of winning the Asian Cup.I think 100 per cent weve got the right blend, Jedinak said. 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It came just after Luka Modric cleared Diego Godins header off the goal-line for Atleticos lone scoring opportunity. Madrid has yet to concede in eight domestic cup matches this season. "Everybody was fantastic, we did everything very well," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said after Madrid ttook a page out of Atleticos book and played with his pressure to keep the visitors from getting any time on the ball. Phil Foden Jersey. "We showed we can excel in these types of contests." Atleticos first defeat since October came three days after it took over the league lead outright for the first time since 1996. "We didnt come through and play the kind of game we wanted to. Its unfortunate but there is still the return leg," Atletico midfielder Koke said. Sociedads intentions were clear as the Basque side sat back and tried to weather Barcelonas pressure and strike on the counter, but goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto kicked Carlos Velas shot as the Sociedad striker managed an attempt with Javier Mascherano dragging him to the ground. "It should have been a penalty, and it would have changed the whole outlook of the game," Vela said. "When (the referee) gives Barcelona an extra hand, its nearly impossible to beat them." Sociedad goalie Enaut Zubikarai did well to deny Cesc Fabregas and Lionel Messi before watching a ball skip through the area onto the foot of Sergio Busquets to bounce inside the post in the 44th. Sociedad was reduced to 10 men after Inigo Martinez was shown his second yellow card for protesting the goal. 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