Category: J1 League

Analysis

Nelsinho Baptista Tactics At Kashiwa Reysol 2020 – Tactical Analysis

One side that will be interesting to see how they perform over the course of the 2020 J1 League season is last…

December 2, 2025

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J1 League 2020: Yokohama F. Marinos Vs Kashiwa Reysol – Tactical Analysis

Possession-based game vs counterattack. A fixture involving Yokohama F. Marinos is bound to give us a similar spectacle. The Yokohama-based club keeps 67.19%…

December 2, 2025

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Daizen Maeda Scout Report At Yokohama F Marinos 2021 – Why Celtic Want Rapid £990k-Rated Forward ‘Worth Their Weight In Gold’

Daizen Maeda (173cm/5’8”, 68kg/150lbs) is currently the top scorer in one of the most successful football divisions in Asia — Japan’s J1…

October 16, 2025

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Harry Kewell Tactics At Yokohama F Marinos 2024: The Defensive Deficiencies He Must Fix – Tactical Analysis

Having benefitted from a succession of Australian head coaches, Yokohama F. Marinos saw it fit to once again embrace the trend and…

October 16, 2025

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Kevin Muscat Tactics At Yokohama F Marinos 2022/2023 – How He Is Guiding The Japanese Giants To Their Second J-league Title In Three Years

Yokohama F. Marinos, Australia, and the Old Firm Derby have all been involved in a strange love triangle in recent years. Over…

October 15, 2025

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Ange Postecoglou Tactics At Yokohama F Marinos 2019/2020

During this period, the attention of many football fans being placed on the Tourmalet stage of English football and the return of…

September 10, 2025

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Top Five U23 Starlets To Watch In J1 League 2023 – Makoto Mitsuta, Taisei Miyashiro, Kuryu Matsuki, Sota Kawasaki, Shūto Machino Scout Report

Last week, the 2023 J1 League season got underway. This league has grown in stature in recent years, with some clubs in…

August 19, 2025

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A Football Renaissance In Tokyo’s Brazil: Go Koruda Tactics At Machida Zelvia 2024 – Tactical Analysis

Most Europeans are not very connected to far eastern football like the J1 League in Japan. If you were to ask random…

August 21, 2024

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Machida Zelvia 2024: Set-piece dominance without aerial superiority – set-piece analysis

Machida Zelvia have only been in the J League pyramid for a little over 10 years. In the last decade, the team…

July 19, 2024

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How Takayuki Yoshida’s high intensity tactics have taken Vissel Kobe to the top of the J1 League – scout report

As the J1 League approaches the halfway point of its season, Vissel Kobe currently occupy the summit of Japan’s top division. Level…

June 5, 2023

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Nagoya Grampus: Creativity and aggression in attack allow strong start to the 2023 J1 League season – scout report

Once upon a time, Gary Lineker donned the colours of Nagoya Grampus – in fact, the Japanese side was his final club…

May 23, 2023

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Why Maciej Skorża sacrificed his very attacking principles to bring the AFC Champions League title to Urawa Red Diamonds – tactical analysis

Urawa Red Diamonds haven’t enjoyed the best of starts to their J1 League campaign as they currently find themselves down in eighth…

May 21, 2023

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J1 League 2020: Yokohama F. Marinos vs FC Tokyo – tactical analysis

The start of the 2020 J1 League has not been ideal for the reigning champions, Yokohama F. Marinos, with four points from…

July 26, 2022

Ange Postecoglou

J1 League 2020: Yokohama F. Marinos vs Consadole Sapporo – tactical analysis

Yokohama F. Marinos are back. The reigning champions had an abysmal start to the season winning just three out of the first…

July 26, 2022

Ange Postecoglou

J1 League 2020: Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kawasaki Frontale – tactical analysis

The reigning champion vs the team which has the most probability of dethroning the champions is itself an intriguing affair. Yokohama F.…

July 26, 2022

Ange Postecoglou

J1 League 2020: Yokohama F. Marinos vs Gamba Osaka – tactical analysis

When the fixtures were released for the 2020 J1 League season, the 2019 champions, Yokohama F. Marinos, will have been one side…

July 26, 2022

Ange Postecoglou

J1 League 2020: Gamba Osaka vs Yokohama F. Marinos – tactical analysis

No team would have wanted to play against Gamba Osaka at this juncture, with the Osaka-based side winning all of their last…

July 26, 2022

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Data Analysis: Using data to identify a ball-playing centre back in the J1 League

In this data analysis piece, we will look to identify ball-playing centre backs in the J1 League who may be a target…

May 12, 2022

Analysis

The next Okazaki, Lanzini or Kubo: the best offensive players currently in Asia – data analysis

In the fourth section of a data analysis series looking at the best players in Asia, we’ll focus on attacking players. The…

November 11, 2021

Analysis

From Hasebe and Sung-yueng Ki to Wataru Endo: finding the next top central midfielder in Asia – data analysis

In the third section of a data analysis series looking at the best players in Asia, we’ll focus on central midfielders. The…

November 10, 2021