Avispa Fukuoka, Sagan Tosu began the season looking to improve his scoring ability by urdu jahan
Each team of the soccer J League in Kyushu has started for the opening on February 17th. This season's J1 teams are Sagan Tosu, who ranked 11th last season, and Avispa Fukuoka, who ranked 14th. In the first match, Tosu will welcome Shonan Bellmare at home, while Fukuoka will play Vissel Kobe in the enemy territory. Heading to the new season after the camp from January.
Expectations for 15 new members of Sagan Tosu
Director Kenta Kawai (41) of Tosu, who is in his second year of appointment, spoke strongly at a press conference on the 11th. “I want to score more goals. What all the new players have in common is that they are strong. He had high hopes for the 15 newcomers.
Taisei Miyashiro (22), who scored the team's top eight goals last season, and Hiroki Kakita (25), who scored six goals in second place, moved to Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers, respectively. Lack of scoring ability is also a concern, but head coach Kawai has no worries, saying, "I think the current players can score points even if we play like last year, but that's not fun. I want to build a system that can score the most points."
FW Keima Togashi (29) is expected to be a scoring source. Last season, he scored 11 goals with J2 Vegalta Sendai, marking his first double-digit score. He has excellent shooting sense and is characterized by being able to apply pressure from the front line, and is ambitious, saying, "I want to increase the variety of goals."
The acquisition of midfielder Hajime Kawahara (24) from J2 Roasso Kumamoto is also significant. He has a lot of exercise and is the only league player who has participated in all league games including J1 and J2, excluding GK. It was also the driving force to advance to the J1 entry playoff decision match last season. Kawahara, who has good passing sense, said, "I decided to transfer because I wanted to play at a high level. There are some similarities between Kumamoto and Kumamoto's style of play. I want to do my best for the team."
The team's goals have not yet been set. Manager Kawai explained, "I want to analyze how we stand in J1. I'm thinking of setting (goals) after knowing what the players will show (in camps and games)." do. Moving forward with conviction towards the J112th season.
Avispa Fukuoka in a year of evolution to the top
The biggest factor behind Fukuoka's involvement in the J1 relegation battle last season was their lack of scoring ability. There is no major replacement of players this season, and manager Shigetoshi Hasebe (51), who is in charge of the fourth season, said, "I want to build a team that focuses on scoring," aiming to establish J1 by improving offensive power.
The biggest theme was improving the scoring ability last season, but the result was the worst average of 0.85 points per game in the league. From the middle stage of the season, his vaunted solid defense began to show signs of slowing down, and his offense also stagnated.
On the offensive side, Yuya Yamagishi (29), who scored 10 goals in J1 last season, tied for the club's most points, said, "I decided to fight for Fukuoka," and it was good news that he remained. Expectations are high for the new force of forward Ryoga Sato (23), who joined from J2 Tokyo Verdy. He is good at bargaining with the DF line and matching crosses with a momentary movement, and marked 13 points in J2 for the second consecutive year. As he realizes that "the category has moved up, it won't be so easy", it is unknown how much results he can achieve in J1 for the first time, but if he fits well with the team, he can be a scary presence.
Until now, Jordi Crux (29), who has been the starting point of attacks from the right side, has transferred to J1 Cerezo Osaka, and has acquired midfielder Kazuya Konno (25) from FC Tokyo to fill the void. He is 161 centimeters tall, but his weapon is his speedy dribbling breakthrough.
The team goal is the same as last season, J18 or higher, and the best 4 in the cup match. “Last season, halfway through, I changed (my goal) to stay. I want to (fulfill) the goal I couldn’t achieve last year this season. We can win the title in 2020,” said Director Hasebe. I want to make it a year of evolution for the club to grow little by little.
Tosu's main transferred players
[OUT]
Position Name Affiliation
FW Daisei Miyashiro Kawasaki Frontale
Forward Hiroki Kakita Kashima Antlers
MF Kei Koizumi FC Tokyo
DF Diego Kashiwa Reysol
[IN]
Forward Keima Togashi Vegalta Sendai
MF Hajime Kawahara Roasso Kumamoto
Fukuoka's main transferred players
[OUT]
Position Name Affiliation
MF Crooks Cerezo Osaka
DF Takaaki Shichi Sanfrecce Hiroshima
[IN]
Forward Ryoga Sato Tokyo Verdy
MF Kazuya Konno FC Tokyo
DF Ryoji Kamekawa Yokohama FC
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Mr. Hiroshi Nanami and Mr. Ryoichi Maeda as coaches of Japan's national soccer team "Intention of Director Moriyasu"
The Japan Football Association announced on the 17th that former Japanese national team members Hiroshi Nanami (50) and Ryoichi Maeda (41) will be newly appointed coaches of the Japanese national team. We aim to participate in the 2026 World Cup together with manager Hajime Moriyasu, who will take command following last year's World Cup (World Cup) Qatar tournament, which entered the quarterfinals.
Koji Sorimachi, chairman of the technical committee, responded to an interview on the same day, saying, "We gave top priority to director Moriyasu's intentions. Mr. Nanami has a wealth of experience in the field, and there are high expectations that he will definitely have a big impact on Japan's future. Mr. Maeda has done a very good job as an attacker for the national team, so I hope he will return that."
Mr. Nanami played in Iwata and Venice (Italy) as a midfielder during his playing days. He has made 67 appearances and scored 9 goals for the Japanese national team, and also played in the 1998 World Cup in France. After retiring from playing, he held managerial positions at Iwata and Matsumoto.
Mr. Maeda played an active part as a forward in Iwata and others, and was the top scorer in 2009 and 2010. He has scored 10 goals in 33 appearances for the Japanese national team. He was Iwata U18 manager last season.
Akinobu Yokouchi and Yusaku Ueno resigned as coaches of the Japanese national team after the World Cup in Qatar. Coach Toshihide Saito, physical coach Ryoichi Matsumoto, and GK coach Takashi Shimoda will stay on.
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