J1 League – Page 22 – J.League Regista

Relegationistan

Enough of this Golden Week frivolity, there’s misery to be shared. And when it comes to sharing J.League misery, @AgentOrange2009 is the most generous man around….. 2 rounds ago,…

Relegation? It’s never too early….

Yesterday marked the first road marker in the race for relegation. A couple of caveats. First, it’s very early. We could see one, two, or three different teams stuck in…

Pretty in pink

Yokohama F.Marinos raised a few eyebrows this off-season when they introduced a new all pink away uniform. But last Saturday at Gamba Osaka’s brand new Suita Stadium, the pink only…

Relegationistan: Speed Kills

Spring. The time when everyone is positive. New shoots of life spring from the ground. New pearls of beautifulness blossom from the trees, and everyone in Japan is looking forward…

Talking point: Sendai Spirit

“Football isn’t about life and death. It’s much more important than that.” So said Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool manager. But it isn’t. That isn’t to say though, that…

Welcome (back) to Relegationistan

You think relegation is easy? You think it is just as simple as being bad? Wrong. There are rules & regulations to follow (and to be broken….cheers Cerezo) in this…

Talking point: Kyushu calling

Lots of talking points from the first round of J1 & J2 games. We could talk about what is surely a statistical anomaly of only one home win in J1….

Orange alert

Sound the klaxon! After taking a year’s sabbatical in J2, and ending the season as champions, Omiya Ardija find themselves back in the big time in 2016. But what is…

All aboard the Yokohama F.Marinos express. Destination…….?

It is a fair question to ponder: What direction are the team from the port city heading in? Has a lack of winter spending left them behind their traditional rivals…

The Good, The Bad, and The J.League

Jon Steele (@J2KantoBites) takes an occasional look at some of the ways in which the J.League does things slightly differently than other, more established professional divisions around the world. 1) The fixture…