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PREVIEW – 名古屋グランパス vs. 川崎フロンターレ – 5/6
名古屋グランパス — ＤＦ田中隼磨が出場停止。ＦＷジョシュ・ケネディは体調不良のため出場は危うい。
川崎フロンターレ — ＤＦジェシ、少なくともあと１ヶ月は出場の見込みなし。ＤＦ小宮山も４-６週間、出場の見込みなし。
ＡＣＬを戦った名古屋 (点14勝４分２敗２差＋３) は、１週間の間隔を置いてリーグ戦に臨む。ただ、先週はホームで浦和に敗れ、その前は広島にやっと引き分けているので、なんとかチームの立て直しをはかりたいところだが、やはり2010年度、2011年度の得点王ケネディーの早急な復帰に期待がかかる。
一方、出足は順調に思われた川崎フロンターレ (点13勝４分１敗４差－２) は、相馬監督から風間監督への交代でチームの立て直しをはかっている。風間新体制では、ブラジル人コンビを控えに置き、稲本をセンターバックに据えるなど、全体的に攻撃的な姿勢を前面に出している。ジュビロ戦では４-３で初勝利を飾ったが、今後もこの姿勢を貫き通せるかどうかは、この一戦にかかっている。ゲームは引き分けか！
両者の通算成績は、フロンターレの９勝、グランパスの４勝、そして引き分けが３試合。昨季はグランパスが連破している。
PREVIEW – 鹿島アントラーズ vs. サガン鳥栖 5/6
特筆すべき負傷者、出場停止者、両チームともになし。
３連勝で復調の兆しの見えた鹿島アントラーズ (点10勝３分１敗５差－２) だったが、木曜日の好調エスパルス戦には完敗。鹿島サポーターにとっては、この敗戦で、その前の３連勝がご破算になってしまった。５-０で圧勝したガンバ大阪戦のように、興梠と大迫を並走させ、ジュニーニョを控えに座らせておくなら、アントラーズの勝利の可能性は高い！
一方のサガン鳥栖 (点15勝４分３敗２差＋４) は、Ｊ１デビューの今季、大方の予想を覆す活躍をしている。今季すでに４勝、ここ４試合敗れていないサガンは、アントラーズにも一泡ふかせてやりたいところだ。ただ、ホームの熱狂的なサポーターの後押しを受けるアントラーズは、エスパルス戦の屈辱を晴らすべく、強い気持ちでこの試合に臨む！鹿島アントラーズの勝利か！
直接対決 – 初顔合わせ。
PREVIEW – Kashima Antlers v. Sagan Tosu – May 6th
Kashima Antlers (P9 W3 D1 L5 GD -2) had begun a revival with three wins in a row, including a 5-0 demolition of Gamba Osaka last weekend, but were put in their place on Thursday by an excellent display from S-Pulse that had Antlers choking all over the field. The good work of three wins was undone and Kashima fans will be hoping for a win this weekend to put that display behind them. As noted last week, Koroki and Osako need to be given a run together and they both scored in the Gamba win…. as long as Juninho knows his place is on the bench harmony will prevail and Antlers will come good!
Sagan Tosu (P9 W4 D3 L2 GD +4) are confounding critics and fans alike with their performances so far in their first ever season in J1 and do not look like they will be returning to J2 any time soon. Four wins, and unbeaten since losing to Grampus five games ago, they will be hoping that they can keep Antlers at bay but it will be a tall order. Antlers will have partisan home support, experience being up against the odds and will be looking for that home win for their fans to forget the S-Pulse debacle! Expect a Win for Kashima Antlers!
This will be the first ever meeting between these two teams.
J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9
J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9
Here are the results:
Consadole Sapporo 1-0 Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe 3-0 Omiya Ardija
Kawasaki Frontale 4-3 Jubilo Iwata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Albirex Niigata
Sagan Tosu 1-1 Vegalta Sendai
Urawa Reds 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos
Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 Kashima Antlers
JSoccer.COMment:
Cerezo proved once and for all how inconsistent they are by giving Cosadole Sapporo their first win of the season! Yusuke Kondo scored the winner in the 25th minute and Consadole hold on for the three points.
Vissel Kobe fired coach Wada, put Adachi in charge for a couple of games while they work out finances with Akira Nishino, travel arrangements with Stuart Baxter, or work up enough courage to approach Pep Guardiola! (I also suggested that Michael Laudrup be considered!). The new coach will be happy to know that Vissel played with freedom and confidence and destroyed Omiya Ardija with ease! Goals from Ogawa, lee and Mogi (his first touch) sealed the points for Vissel.
Frontale found their goalscoring touch under new coach Kazama, but almost let Jubilo back into the game late on. Jubilo are being found out after their start seemed better than they deserved? Yajima scored two for Frontale.
Sanfrecce gave Albirex their first win of the season, just when it seemed Sanfrecce would make a run at Sendai on top. Were Sanfrecce bad, or did Albirex finally come good? A bit of both, it seems!
Tosu held unbeaten Vegalta to a draw, just as predicted on this very site in the previews. Is that the beginning of the end for Sendai? Will S-Pulse take them out this weekend and send them on a downward spiral? Watch this space!
Reds gave Marinos an unexpected second win in-a-row on Thursday. Saito scored a lovely goal (does he ever score simple ones!!?), Makino matched his brilliance with one of his own to make it 1-1, but old soldier Marquinos came on as a late sub and confounded us all with the winner!
S-Pulse staked their claim to be title contenders with a 3-0 drubbing of resurgent Antlers. Ito popped one in at close range very early on, then Takagi scored a screamer, and Omae another well taken volley to round out the scoring and send the away team back to Kashima under a cloud.
Note that FC Tokyo v. Kashiwa Reysol and Gamba Osaka v. Nagoya Grampus – postponed die to ACL commitments – will be played on June 27
Sagan Tosu v. Vegalta Sendai – preview May 3rd
Tosu to Hold the Top Club?
Sagan Tosu – Kim Min Woo is suspended. MF Takahashi out for at least another month.
Vegalta Sendai – Akamine still missing.
Vegalta Sendai (P8 W7 D1 L0 GD +13) are runaway leaders after eight games, SIX points clear of Sanfrecce and Reds and with a much better goal difference. The question everyone is asking is can they keep it up? Will there be another new name on the trophy at the end of the season? Time will tell, but the pressure will begin to grow for the top team as the season progresses. If Sekiguchi remains in form and Ota and Akamine keep putting away chances, it will be progressively harder for teams to catch Vegalta as they run away at the top.
Sagan Tosu are this year’s surprise team so far. In their first season in J1, they have confounded the critics and sit in 5th place, just two points off 2nd and do not look like the relegation contenders that many took them for this campaign. Last time out they held 2011 champions Reysol away from home and I think they can also hold the top team! EXPECT A LOW SCORING DRAW!
23 meetings between these teams, all in J2 so far, have produced only one draw! 13 wins for Sendai, nine for Sagan. This will be their first meeting in J1.
Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Sagan Tosu – April 28th
The home team welcomed back Leandro Domingues and Hiroki Sakai after suspension last week and took the lead seconds before half time as Kitajima guided home a corner via a defender’s shoulder to give Reysol the lead at the break. Kobayashi got the point-saving goal after the defence had made a mess of an inswinging free kick. Reysol’s season continues to be very average, while Sagan Tosu continue to confound the critics.