Kawai has tweaked the 3-5-2 system operated by predecessor Kim into a 3-4-2-1 for most games this season, though significantly he went for more of a 3-5-1-1 against Antlers on Wednesday, potentially to combat the insane threat the Stags possess in attack and itll be interesting to see which formation he adopts at home to Gamba. Things are far more rosy in Cerezos garden with yet another top 4 finish seemingly possible. Finally, some words of praise for the referee, Akihiro Ikeuchi for sticking with his on-field decision of no-penalty against Mitsuki Saito even when summoned to the VAR booth for a look. This may come across as sour grapes, but I had this rant ready before the loss to Shonan and although its Gamba-centric, this situation surely affects other teams in the league as well, heck weve seen players getting subbed off with heat-stroke in recent weeks (Tsunoda at Marinos springs to mind). However, the downside to all of this is that perhaps the Royals depend on him a bit too much and any loss of form or fitness could bite them badly. If you got a car, this place will be the right choice! A quick glance through the Three Arrows history indicates that theyve been J1 champions on 3 occasions (2012, 2013 and 2015) as well as finishing as runner-up twice (1994 and 2018), so taken from that perspective their current ranking of 4th might not seem particularly impressive. Tosu have been a staple in J1 since earning promotion in 2011, however, after a bright start to life in the top flight, the seasons between 2018-2020 saw them circling the drop-zone looking like it was just a matter of time before they returned to the second tier.
After that the home side rallied and the Ao to Kuro were left holding on for dear life during a final ten minute siege that culminated with substitute Mendes firing off target with the goal at his mercy in stoppage time. Gamba kantoku Tomohiro Katanosaka fielded a pretty strong lineup and may live to regret that as Dawhan seemed to be struggling with his hamstring towards the end of the game while Kohei Okuno, suspended for Saturdays Derby, surprisingly remained an unused sub. Things are beginning to tick in the right direction with 7 points garnered from their 3 most recent league games with 3 clean sheets in the bag to boot, and as Ill discuss in the Urawa Red Diamonds section below, its likely to be an interesting transfer window for Reds as they seek to spruce themselves up for the J1 run in and beyond.First Match RecapGamba extended their unbeaten run at Saitama Stadium to 6 J1 matches with a 1-0 triumph in round 2 back in February. We have a very busy schedule we have lots of wonderful speakers and soIm going to ask you to all take your seats, including the speakers. **GK Jun Ichimori 2 dislocated fingers in right hand, expected back in August at the earliestMF Yuya Fukuda Underwent shoulder surgery in May, expected back in August at the earliestMF Mitsuki Saito Cant play as per the terms of his loan agreementMF Yuki Yamamoto Knee cartilage injury, dont expect him back anytime soonFW Takashi Usami Ruptured achilles tendon, likely out for the seasonFW Hiroto Yamami Was pictured with ice on his lower left leg after being subbed off against Hiroshima last midweek, was an unused sub in the match with Urawa on Saturday, likely just as a precautionPredicted Lineups and StatsShonan BellmareAfter a rocky start to the year with the 1-0 at Panasonic Stadium back in April being Shonans only triumph in their opening 13 fixtures, Satoshi Yamaguchi now has the Seasiders on the crest of a wave with 4 wins and a draw from their last 6 matches and hot-shot forward Shuto Machino going at a clip of a goal a game through that run.
)Marinos are the divisions current pace-setters and they lead the league in xG For, shots for, shots for on target, completed passes and possession.
Makoto Hasebe is a legend at both Frankfurt and Urawa making the Saitama side a natural opponent (on November 16) while Daichi Kamada spent time in Gambas youth set-up which may explain why theyve been chosen above the likes of Cerezo and Vissel for the West Japan leg of the tour. Which makes sense, being in Japan. The final point I wanted to make here is an extension of something Ive been saying for multiple seasons now, constant tinkering with a teams shape, especially at the back, leads you nowhere. The Royals did ride their luck though, when the referee chose not to overturn his decision of no penalty for Takuya Ogiwaras apparent trip on Tomoya Fujii, despite being summoned over to the VAR booth for a second look. They did make efforts to bring in both Eduardo and Yuta Higuchi last winter, but were rebuffed on both occasions in favour of moves to Yokohama F. Marinos and Kashima Antlers respectively. In 16 league matches so far, Gamba have started with a back 3 on 6 occasions compared to 10 back 4s, and thats not to mention the numerous times things have been switched up on the fly mid-game or in cup competitions. At present Hiroto Yamamis 2.98 shots per 90 minutes is the highest figure among everyone at the club who has played 90 minutes or more, Musashi Suzuki, on debut, managed 3 attempts against Cerezo (4 if you include his wild shank in the first half that was incorrectly ruled offside) which is definitely a positive sign. Currently lying 2nd in the J1 Golden Boot race, one strike behind man-of-the-moment Lo Cear (Marinos) and the recently departed for Europe, Ayase Ueda (Kashima), it would be a fantastic story if he were to finish the campaign as top scorer (he was joint top in 2016). Things got even more frustrating for Consadole at the end of the opening period when Gabriel Xaviers penalty was brilliantly saved by Jun Ichimori after Kwon Kyung-won had been slightly harshly adjudged to have brought down Hiroki Miyazawa. The drama wasnt finished there though as the Ao to Kuro players and fans exchanged words at the final whistle, a couple of plastic bottles and a drumstick were reportedly thrown and an entire supporters group ended up getting banned from attending matches indefinitely. However, these road trip no-shows need to stop sharpish or else the Nerazzurri will find themselves in a world of pain at the bottom of the table. But the image is actually on google earth. One thing that will remain constant, however, is the importance of wing-backs to their system. Sitting just 4 points behind inconsistent Yokohama F. Marinos in 3rd, a genuine push for an ACL spot, unthinkable before the season began, is beginning to look more and more like a realistic prospect. Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka 2022 J1 Season Round 21 Saturday 9 July 2022 Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Kick Off: 19:00 (JST) Gamba face their 5th game in the space of a fortnight and just like last Saturday theyre up against a side whove had a free midweek, this time in the shape of defending champions Kawasaki Frontale. Hooray! It was fascinating listening to Albert Puigs English language interview with the FC Tokyo Kai-Guys where he talked about the importance of having players in the 25-30 years-old age-bracket. Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/cafe. With the likes of Kawasaki, Marinos, Urawa, FC Tokyo and Sapporo all bowing out to J2 opposition on the same night, I think its safe to say this tie was a bullet dodged and its mission accomplished for Katanosaka and co.Team NewsThe following players are doubts for this fixture and / or have an important status announcement regarding their availability.GK Jun Ichimori 2 dislocated fingers in right-hand, expected back September at the earliestDF Keisuke Kurokawa Missed last Saturdays loss to Marinos and the Emperors Cup victory over Oita in midweek, no reason given for his absence which remains a mystery at the momentDF Kwon Kyung-won 1 match suspension for red card picked up against Yokohama F. MarinosMF Yuya Fukuda Underwent shoulder surgery in late May, expected back mid-August at the earliestMF Yuki Yamamoto Injured knee cartilage in late May, expected back in Autumn at the earliestFW Takashi Usami Ruptured achilles tendon, most likely out for the seasonPredicted Lineups and StatsHokkaido Consadole SapporoInterestingly, in the wake of Sapporos 5-2 defeat at the hands of defending champions Kawasaki last weekend, former player, from 2017-2021, Jay Bothroyd took to Twitter to criticise the current stagnation at the club and cited the 4th place finish achieved in Mischa Petrovis first year in charge back in 2018 as the target for all future campaigns.
He only had to make 1 save and catch 2 crosses throughout the 90 minutes on Wednesday, which is night and day when set against the combined total of 11 saves, 7 of which were from shots taken inside the box, he pulled off against Yokohama F. Marinos and Sapporo.In my preview for Gambas trip to Urawa back in February I stated that I was looking forward to catching up with the Saitama giants progress when the teams met again in July. Gamba slumped to a 4th home defeat of the year against table-toppers Yokohama F. Marinos last Saturday, and while the outcome itself was perhaps unsurprising, worryingly for Tomohiro Katanosaka and the Nerazzurri support it was the 2nd time in the space of 3 matches where opponents have come from behind to defeat the Ao to Kuro, something that happened just once across the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. Additionally, my choice for player of the first half of the season, Kosuke Onose, had a quietly effective evening in attack and defence, chalking up 2 shots, 2 last passes, 5 blocks and 4 possession recoveries. The return fixture took place a mere 39 days later as it was a tie originally scheduled for round 20 that had been brought forward owing to the Nerazzurris participation in the ACL. Things started promisingly with Hiroto Yamami arriving at the back post to nod home Leandro Pereiras cross despite Kim Jin-hyeons best efforts to convince everyone the ball hadnt crossed the line. Frontale currently lie 3rd in the standings, 9 points off prefectural rivals Yokohama F. Marinoss blistering pace, albeit with a game in hand after their tie with Sagan Tosu, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed due to a Covid outbreak in the Tosu camp. One win and just 5 points from their last 6 outings in J1 is not something Toru Oniki and his troops have been accustomed to in the Covid-era and indeed their 5 defeats to date this season is equal to their total from 72 fixtures across 2020-2021. After that Im not sure whether to give them the benefit of the doubt or to be quite critical over the decision to add 13 new faces over the winter, 2 from Europe, 4 from other J1 clubs, 4 from J2, 2 university rookies and 1 high school graduate, it seemed a little bit like overkill in my book and can probably be added together with the reasons I laid out in tale of the tape above to explain their sluggish start to the year. Last Friday (24 June), Mitsuki Saito, Shota Fukuoka and Yota Sato were involved in a Stadium Pitch Experience Event in conjunction with Suita City council. This information is provided by our partners. In terms of a potential title challenge, unthinkable before the campaign began, its worth considering that Hiroshima have picked up 21 points from their most recent 10 fixtures, compared with table-topping Marinos (22), Kawasaki (18) and Kashima (16). Ill be honest, I have no idea what kind of football Stoke City are playing now, but for me and probably a lot of my generation theyll be forever associated with Tony Pulis often slandered, lets call it rudimentary style. Uwanabe Kofun and Hokke-ji Temple are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Nara Park. The Hiroshima youth product tops both the clubs goals scored and assists charts as well as registering the most shots of anyone in the squad (37, 2.6 per 90 minutes), ranking 2nd for crosses delivered (45) and 4th in terms of chances created. Thank you very muchand Andrew youll take over from here.AMa: Thank you for your introduction, Jane. Im a mere 4 months younger than the 38 year-old goal machine and I get tired just watching games during the Japanese summer, yet Utaka put in three 90 minute appearances in the space of a week earlier this month, his stamina and endurance are frankly staggering. Im recording a Patreon exclusive podcast with Jon Steele this Friday (29 July) where well discuss PSGs Japan tour in detail, look out for that next week! Add that to the fact the Nerazzurri were forced to play 10 vs 11 for 83 minutes after Kohei Okunos early red-card on Saturday and Ive been left feeling like theres very little to comment on from a statistical perspective. After a busy international break itll be interesting to see what kind of shape the South Korean stopper returns in. I know, I know, thats quite a lengthy shopping list for 20 games, but as I said pre-season, this year is a free hit for Katanosaka in many ways and progress towards those lofty goals is all Im looking for.Following the disappointment of last weekends Osaka Derby defeat at Cerezo I consoled myself with the fact that the Nerazzurris 2 upcoming fixtures with Hiroshima and Tosu gave me the chance to take a deep dive on a pair of the leagues success stories. In his 79 minutes on the field he had 3 shots, all on target and 4 last passes, I love Patric to bits, but the standard of Sakamotos play was a cut above what the Brazilian has produced this season. Its clear from the rather lengthy list of departures above that Sagan cant compete financially with the big market clubs in J1, let alone those in Europe, but what they can do is out-work them, and this has been the bedrock of their success in recent years. Things have only been a shade better when we look at their campaign as a whole, theyve won just 4 times in J1 and a sizeable chunk of the reason why is because theyve failed to kill teams off when presented with the opportunity to do so. The former FC Tokyo man has made the 3rd most blocks in J1 this campaign (58), is ranked 5th for recoveries (81) and 7th for crosses (66). Spacious and clean room, friendly staff. Marinos, Antlers, Frontale and if were being honest even Hiroshima, Kashiwa and Cerezo (maybe FC Tokyo too?) Kashiwa Reysol (J2 1st)Director: Nelsinho (2nd / 8th in total)Best Signing / Biggest Loss: Yuta Kamiya (Shonan) / So Nakagawa (Iwata)Key Player: CristianoLowdown: Last years J2 champions return to J1 after a year-long sabbatical and like Kobe, Im really unsure where to place them. Quite possibly yes, but hes still a young coach so theres no certainty it would. My questions about Kashiwa are all at the back, the partnership of Yuji Takahashi and Takuma Ominami could be very solid or it could be an undisciplined car crash, this will largely determine whether Reysol end up in the ACL spots or mid-table.Predicted Starting XI:KimKitazume-Y.Takahashi-Ominami-KogaCristiano-Mihara-Kamiya-SegawaOlunga-Esaka, Picture taken at Gamba vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 game on 10 August 2019. Add in the ageing of key attackers such as Leandro Damio, Yu Kobayashi and ex-Gamba prodigy Akihiro Ienaga, Ryota Oshimas never-ending injury worries and Chanathips bedding-in troubles, remembering of course that Takashi Usami was their first choice target last winter, and maybe its best for Frontale to use 2022 as a time to re-group and re-focus, rather than aim for a title three-peat. Takashi Usamis angled shot from the edge of the area beat Park Il-gyu to spark wild celebrations among players and fans alike. Despite the trickery and Cristiano Ronaldo stepovers, I feel regular J1 football is still some way off, so a loan switch to a J3 side for the second half of 2022 is the most logical step for his development. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? During the former Seongnam stoppers 876 minutes on the field in J1 this season, Gamba have conceded just 10 times (once every 87.6 minutes), but that number shoots up to a goal every 52.6 minutes when hes not playing. It should also be noted that upcoming opponents Cerezo were able to rest a number of their key players, yet still advanced to the quarter-finals with Hirotaka Tamedas late winner sparing them the potentially draining experience of extra-time in their away tie with Nagoya Grampus.Team NewsThe following players are doubts for this fixture and / or have an important status announcement regarding their availability.GK Jun Ichimori 2 dislocated fingers in right hand, expected back in August at the earliestDF Kwon Kyung-won Has missed the past 3 games after going down with what appeared to be cramp near the end of the match with Urawa on 2 July.
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