The J-Talk Podcast

JTET - J2 Round 39 / J3 Round 27 Review

Later than a Manchester United equalizer during the Fergie years, a new JTET episode is finally here!

This week, Jon Steele was joined by doyen of the J2 drop zone Richy Palmer for an in-depth look at the wrong end of the J2 table with just a handful of games remaining.

After a solo round-up of the rest of the Round 39 action (plus a mention for Omiya's midweek draw with Yamagata in their rearranged game), Richy helped Jon to preview all of this weekend's crucial games in Round 40.

After that, regularly-scheduled 'J-Talk: Short Corner' programming sees Mike 'The Magic' Innes cover all of the big news from J3 as the race for promotion to J2 heats up.

Apologies for the slow upload this week, and enjoy the show! 

PS. We haven't forgotten to mention Kofu's incredible passage to the Emperor's Cup Final - we'll talk about it in detail next episode!

Episode 435 - J1 Matchday 31

Jonny Nicol guests for a full review of Saturday's J1 Matchday 31, which saw Yokohama F.Marinos place one hand on the championship trophy after their cruise at Nagoya, coupled with Kawasaki's stunning defeat at Sapporo, saw them open up an eight point gap at the top.

We begin with results for the top three (to 46:40), then move down into the #RelegationDogfight, where Kobe and Kyoto notched massive 1-0 away wins, but there was more frustration for Jonny's Gamba Osaka.

JTET (J2 Round 38 / J3 Round 26 Review)

Back and banging once again, JTET brings you up to speed on all of the latest J2 and J3 news.

In Part 1, Jon Steele looks back on all of last weekend's J2 action (Round 38 of the season).

Then in Part 2, Jon was joined by J.League expert Sean Carroll for an in-depth chat about the state of play in the second tier: automatic promotion, Play-Offs and relegation dogfighting. 

Sean then helped Jon to preview the upcoming J2 fixtures for the weekend (Round 39).

Finally, as ever, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is on hand to cover all of the important J3 news in 'J-Talk: Short Corner'.

Hope everyone enjoys the show - thanks for all the support!

Timecodes:

Start to 22:00 - J2 Round 38 Review (with Jon)

22:00 to 32:00 - J2 Automatic Promotion Chat (with Jon & Sean)

32:00 to 45:40 - J2 Play-Off Chat (with Jon & Sean)

45:40 to 01:02:00 - J2 Relegation Chat (with Jon & Sean)

01:02:00 to 01:10:00 - J2 Round 39 Preview (with Jon & Sean)

01:10:35 to Finish - 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (J3 News with Mike)

Episode 434 - Solid Samurai Blue, but Who’s on the Plane?

After an encouraging international break for the Samurai Blue, we discuss Tuesday night's battling draw against Ecuador and last Friday's impressive win over the USA, and then try to piece together Hajime Moriyasu's squad for Qatar. How many of the 26 spots are already locked up, and which players might be left on the outside looking in?

Then in Part 2 (from 35:30), we review the Levain Cup semi finals (to 42:50), and look ahead to what should be an epic J1 Matchday 31 on Saturday.

An Audience with Alex - Kaita Hasegawa

In this episode Alex Bishop chats with Everton FC First Team Performance Analyst, Kaita Hasegawa. Kaita tells us all about his journey as an aspiring analyst. Originally from Japan, Kaita is a football analytics graduate of Liverpool John Moore's University and has gone on to work under renowned managers such as Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez.

An excellent and intriguing listen that details the career path of an analyst as well as a brief comparison of analytics in the Premier League and the J League. Enjoy!

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 MD37 & J3 MD25

James Taylor and Jon Steele are back with a review of J2 round 37, featuring Yokohama FC v Kofu, Akita v Gunma, Ryukyu v Yamaguchi and Kanazawa v Oita, with a bit of extra chat about Kanazawa’s new stadium. James rounds up the rest of the weekend’s games and two rearranged midweek matches, then he and Jon look ahead to matchday 38. Mike Innes has the latest twists in the J3 promotion race in J-Talk: Short Corner

 

00:00-05:58 Yokohama FC v Kofu

05:59-11:24 Akita v Gunma

11:25-19:53 Ryukyu v Yamaguchi

19:54-31:18 Kanazawa v Oita

31:19-43:04 roundup of J2 MD37 and rescheduled matches

43:05-49:46 J2 MD38 preview

49:47 to end Short Corner

Episode 433 - J1 Matchday 30

Two huge relegation dogfight six-pointers highlighted the J1 Matchday 30 fixture list, and we lead this episode with special guest Alan Gibson, who was on hand (with a foot in both camps) at the Noevir Stadium to see hosts Kobe stun Kansai rivals Gamba Osaka with a fightback from a goal down in the last ten minutes (to 35:40).

Then Alan sticks around as we round up the other games down in and around the drop zone, beginning with Fukuoka's massive win over Shimizu, and finishing off with Kyoto's disappointing display away at FC Tokyo (to 1:12:00).

Finally, we review the other four games, including draws for the top two, before ending the episode with a check on the Japan squad for the upcoming friendlies against the USA and Ecuador.

JTET - J2 Round 36 / J3 Round 24 Review

Just in time for the weekend action, Jon Steele and Mike 'The Magic' Innes have all the latest J2 & J3 news for you.

In Part 1 (Start to 17:00), Jon reviews all of the midweek J2 action (Round 36), and previews the upcoming Round 37 games on Saturday and Sunday.

Then in Part 2 (17:00 to Finish), Mike reviews all of the weekend J3 action (plus bonus Gifu v Fujieda content from Wednesday night), and looks ahead to this coming weekend's fixtures.

Hope everyone enjoys the pod, and thanks for all the support (Jon has just about recovered from COVID now)!

Episode 432 - J1 Matchday 29

Bottoms are really beginning to squeak down in the #RelegationDogfight, and we begin our review of the weekend's J1 Matchday 29 with Iwata's heavy defeat up in Sapporo, and frustrating home draws for both Kobe and Gamba Osaka.

Next is the six-pointer at Nihondaira where Shonan nicked (but deserved) a point at the death away to Shimizu, and Kyoto's home draw with Kashima, before we finish Part 1 with the leaders sending Fukuoka down to 16th (to 54:05).

Then Neil Debnam hops on board to discuss Kawasaki's cruise over a depleted and disappointing Hiroshima, and Frontale's outlook for the remainder of the season (to 1:22:55), before we finish the episode with wins for Cerezo Osaka and Urawa.

JTET: Emperor’s Cup quarter finals & J2 MD35

James Taylor reviews the Emperor’s Cup quarter finals, with an historic win for Kofu. There’s also a review of J2 games from the weekend, when Niigata took over top spot, and 4 of the bottom 5 teams earned points. Plus there’s a quick preview of Wednesday night’s J2 games.

 

00:00-03:26 Emperor’s Cup quarter finals

03:27-10:36 J2 round 35 review

10:37-end J2 round 36 preview