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Still, I'm reasonably confident that the spine of their team is armed with the talent, nous and J1 experience to shift up the rankings ever so slightly. Best Signing: Tomoya Fujii – I'm breaking one of my unwritten rules here by including Fujii in one team's best signing and another's biggest loss categories, but his pace and work-ethic are manna from heaven for an Antlers outfit for whom the moniker 'sluggish' would often have been appropriate throughout the second half of 2023. Notes: 8th place in 2022 under Hasegawa earned them few plaudits or awards for artistic merit. Arai kei knock-up game. Comments: Expect a fair bit of chopping and changing at wing-back early in the year. One to Watch: Léo Ceará – I'm prepared to take flak for this and also willing to walk it back if I turn out to be bang wrong. One to Watch: Takuro Kaneko – After a real breakthrough season in 2021, Kaneko seemed to plateau a touch last term, though in retrospect he did provide a career-high 5 assists.
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Notes: I might as well spit it out right away, a total of 20 new faces drawn from J1, J2, varsity football, high schools, Brazil, Vietnam and South Korea gives me strong Matsumoto Yamaga vibes (for those of you new to Japanese football, they dropped from J1 to J3 in the space of 3 years on the back of similar scattergun recruitment). His Kashima side were able to meander to 4th last season despite seemingly being out of form for a good chunk of the campaign. Arai kei knock up game 2. Greater consistency from the former Flamengo man is required this year to ensure the good times are a rolling at the Hitachidai. One to Watch: Kuryu Matsuki – FC Tokyo are a team that have relied on moments of individual, usually Brazilian, brilliance to get them over the line for a few years now. An epic hat-trick in the 3-3 tie at home to Marinos last term was a clear highlight, though only being able to start 14 league games all year must be a concern for Grampus.
One to Watch: Cayman Togashi – I labelled Togashi a non-scoring centre-forward prior to him promptly silencing me with a double in Sendai's crucial 3-2 win over Gamba at Panasonic Stadium back in 2021. Best Signing: Ryoga Sato – After two consistent goalscoring seasons amidst all the off-field turmoil that engulfed Tokyo Verdy at times, Fukuoka native and Higashi Fukuoka High School Old Boy Ryoga Sato has earned his shot at the big time with hometown club Avispa. A smart piece of business yet again from Marinos methinks. Notes: Current kantoku Daiki Iwamasa was an Antlers legend as a player, but doubts persist as to whether he has the mettle to cut it as a boss. His side need him to make headlines for the right reasons in 2023. Notes: A solid defence, a settled playing staff, a clear modus operandi and a couple of exciting attacking additions, 2023 should, in theory, see Fukuoka steer well clear of the dreaded drop zone. Comments: There are still a number of unknowns at Gamba and several of the players listed as wide forwards could conceivably play as as one of the more advanced central midfielders and operate in a sort of hybrid number 10 role. Arai kei knock up game 1. The Cherry Blossoms have never won J1, I'm not saying this is going to be their year, but their fans absolutely have the right to expect them to improve upon last season's 5th placed showing. One to Watch: Yasuto Wakizaka – With plenty of changes in defence and attack, there'll be a lot of responsibility on Frontale's dynamic midfield trio in the season ahead. One to Watch: Yuma Suzuki – Love him or loathe him, you have to admit that he is box office. Comments: Kobayashi likely isn't really an option on the right-wing, I moved him there to help illustrate that Miyashiro and Yamada will vie for the starting centre-forward spot in the early months of the season. More questions than usual down Frontale way this year, does Oniki have the answers?
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Best Signing: Shusuke Ota – Fresh off a couple of excellent seasons with Machida Zelvia, livewire attacker Ota brings even greater potency to what is already one of the most dynamic areas of Albirex's squad. In cases where numerous players may see significant minutes in a certain position I've listed alternatives below the main choice (players may appear as alternatives for more than one role). Comments: A midfield diamond with Sano at the base, Pituca and Higuchi wide and Araki at the tip is an option too. Biggest Loss: Takaaki Shichi – Following a stuttering start to his professional career, Shichi has been on a sharp upward trajectory throughout the past 4 seasons. If they can find some razzmatazz up front, then allied to a solid backline they may surprise a few people, though realistically we're unlikely to see them threaten the dizzy heights of the top half. Also, who prevails in the Higashiguchi vs Tani battle is still anyone's guess. Speaking of which, super-sub is the role I see him playing at the Mitsuzawa, and just how super he is may be the decisive factor in the Fulie's survival bid. I snowball a target and the enemy grouped up as 5 with low HP, I went in expecting at least a triple kill with her AoE Q + HoB. As you might expect from a statistical stud like Kawahara, who dominated both J2 offensive and defensive numbers last term, he's made the smart move of beginning his ascent to the summit of Japan's top flight with perennially under the radar Tosu, giving him room to breathe as he finds his feet in the rarefied air of J1.
Best Signing: Matheus Thuler – I've cheated here slightly as Thuler has turned his loan move from Flamengo into a permanent deal after turning out 7 times for Vissel in J1 last season. The answers to these questions will go a long way to defining the Fulie's year. Well, with all that said and done, let's move on and take a look at each of the 2023 J1 sides one by one, shall we? His deadly double at home to JEF Chiba last summer drew comparisons with Ayase Ueda and I'm honestly surprised a side like Kashima didn't move for Ogawa in the off-season. Truth be told, while there are a number of talented youngsters in their ranks who'll surely have visiting scouts purring, a lack of depth at centre-back and centre-forward allied to a general dearth of top flight experience across the board could prove to be their achilles heel. Now, let me balance out that rather provocative negative comment by saying, there is an absolute ton of talent throughout this side. Where two alternatives are listed, the name on the left is the one I consider to be higher on the team's depth chart. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
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Obviously new signings will be made in the summer, but unfortunately I'm not in possession of a crystal ball to make forecasts that far in advance. Either way, it's going to be fun finding out. One to Watch: Koya Yuruki – Having started his Vissel career as a winger in a team that didn't play with any wingers, a system change midway through 2022 afforded him an opportunity that he grasped with both hands. That he's moved on to neighbouring juggernaut Kawasaki speaks volumes of his abilities, and the likes of Hiroyuki Abe and Kosuke Onose have big shoes to fill in the wake of his departure. Best Signing: Kenta Inoue – Right-sided player, solid defensively and comfortable in midfield, transferred from Oita to Marinos, remind you of anyone? Best Signing: Kota Yamada – following a couple of years under the tutelage of Peter Cklamovski at Montedio Yamagata, ex-Marinos starlet Yamada is primed and ready for a return to the big time. There may be exciting replacements in attack for Reds, but there must also surely be a number of their fans lamenting the loss of a maverick such as Esaka.
Ryota Oshima unfortunately seems to be getting struck down by injury on a more and more regular basis meaning the onus will once again be on Yasuto Wakizaka to be creator in chief for his side. Why the hell would they remove the ability to knock up multiple people? S-Pulse's 191cm centre-back Yugo Tatsuta moves in the opposite direction and while he's younger and outdoes Takahashi in height and physicality, a large part of me senses that it's the Shizuoka side who've got the better half of that particular trade. Here's hoping, for their sake, that the move pays dividends. However, they got there relatively comfortably in the end thanks to Kevin Muscat's squad management keeping everyone fit and on their toes while delivering some, at times, dazzling attacking football and generally standing firm at the back. Comments: New defenders Misao and Iyoha have both operated on the left side of back threes in recent years so Cho could, in theory, use the 3-4-2-1 formation that served him well during his time with Shonan. Comments: 4-4-2 / 4-2-3-1 with Shiihashi partnering Takamine in the middle and Mitsumaru dropping out of the above eleven is also a possibility. You will see a screenshot of each club's current squad as of the day of going to press (29 January 2023), but just a quick reminder, you can check out the up to date version by clicking on the link to this Google Sheets document.
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League's first ever all-Scandinavian centre-back pairing with the aforementioned Scholz. It's also possible for Skibbe to set up with Notsuda holding in midfield, Morishima and Mitsuta further forward and Sotiriou partnered by Ben Khalifa in attack. Please note the figures in the '#' column are per 90 minutes with the exception of xG for and against per shot. Biggest Loss: Tomoya Fujii – J1's sprint king revelled in new German kantoku Skibbe's gegenpressing system before injury curtailed his season. Biggest Loss: Jean Patric – Not a whole lot of competition for this category to be honest, which surely stands Cerezo in good stead for the upcoming campaign. An incredible 26 goals last season helped fire the Cyan Blues to promotion and got Koki Ogawa's spluttering career back on track, earning him J2 MVP honours to boot.
Whatever happens, Nishimura will certainly have to go some way to top the year just passed. It's also highly possible that the majority of the veteran's appearances could come from the bench, in which case he may feature on either wing. If he re-discovers his shooting boots in the more attacker friendly surrounds of the Todoroki Stadium then Frontale fans could be in for a real treat. Notes: Going by the goals he set out when he first joined the club, the Skibbe project is running well ahead of schedule. Without a senior addition of note as 2022 turned to 2023, Kobe found their backs against the wall and largely forced to chase overseas talent or overpay for domestic based stars. Best Signing: Seiya Baba – Comfortable on the ball and capable of playing centrally or out wide in defence or midfield, Japan Under-21 international Baba is made to order for Mischa Petrović's side. I'm forecasting big things from him and international honours may not be out of the question in the not too distant future. Notes: If the bottom 3 all had to contend with relegation in 2023 then Kyoto would be a team with a fair bit to worry about. While 13 goals and 10 assists during 2 seasons spent in the fantasista position speak highly of his abilities, his 114 through balls played in 2022 (2nd most in J2) give an even better indicator of the type of talent the Sunkings now have on their hands. He has commendably opted to remain with Avispa, but after a meandering career largely spent in J2 where he averaged a goal every 6 games, is it realistic to expect more heroics from him this term? However, in removing Patric from the equation, Gamba's front office have made it clear that long ball is a thing of the past and possession based football is the way ahead. Hiroshima still have options out wide, but none quite as dynamic or relentless as the Gifu Express. Biggest Loss: Taisei Miyashiro – His return to parent club Kawasaki should have come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Japanese football, and the success, or otherwise, of the man I'm about to talk about below will determine whereabouts between big loss and catastrophic departure Miyashiro and his 11 goals + assists from 22 appearances fits on the pain chart for Tosu. Probably more of the same to be honest.