The J-Talk Podcast

J-Talk Extra Time -2020 J3 Review (Part 2)

Part two of Jon Steele & Mike Innes' epic 2020 J3 review. 

Enjoy!! 

J-Talk Extra Time - 2020 J3 review (part 1)

Jon Steele and Mike Innes are here to give you a thorough review of the shenanigans that occurred in J3 last season - and how they might impact this season. 

It is split into two parts, due to the amount of knowledge put forth, and this is the first part - taking in Akita, Sagamihara, Nagano and the promotion race. 

Enjoy!! 

J-Talk: Extra Time - New Year Pod

Jon Steele and Stuart Smith are here to rescue you from "Blue Monday" with a recap of what has happened since 2020 turned into 2021 in the Japanese football world. 

The gentlemen talk about VIP interviews, the Levain Cup Final, the transfer market and an opening set of fixtures for J2 & J3. 

A happy new year to all listeners, and we hope you enjoy listening!!

Episode 350 - Cup Glory for Kawasaki & FC Tokyo

After two Cup finals in four days, we close the 2020 J.League season in celebratory mode with star turns from Neil Debnam and Dan Orlowitz.

Dan was at both finals, of the Emperor's Cup on New Years Day and the Levain Cup on Monday the 4th, so guests for the duration, with Part 1 featuring an extended chat with Neil on Kawasaki's 1-0 win over Gamba Osaka, Kaoru Mitoma doing the business again, interesting selection decisions by manager Toru Oniki, and how the Frontale squad might be shaping up for 2021 (to 26:20).

Then in Part 2 we discuss FC Tokyo's 2-1 victory over Kashiwa in the league cup final, a win secured by their two offseason Brazilian signings, Leandro and Adailton.

J-Talk Special - Ricardo Rodriguez Interview

Stuart Smith was very lucky to be joined by Tokushima Vortis' J2 winning manager, and soon to be Urawa Reds manager, Ricardo Rodriguez to talk about the 2020 season and his coaching ideas.

Rodriguez discussed: 

- The reasons for Vortis' triumph

- Balancing the difficult Corona-impacted schedule

- Building relationships

- Why the crazy 4-3 defeat at Ehime was good

- Why he's excited about Urawa

 

A big thank you to Ricardo Rodriguez, who took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us. And a huge thank you to all of the listeners to this podcast for supporting us throughout the year. If you want to consider supporting us further in 2021, please consider becoming a patron of the podcast. You can find details here: patreon.com/jtalkpod 

Have a great new year!!!

J-Talk: Extra Time - J-Talk: Extra Time: End of Term J2 Report (bottom half teams)

The second part of the end of year discussion on J2 with Jon Steele, Stuart Smith and special guest Mike Innes. Disagreements flow in this part, as we touch on: 

- Matsumoto Yamaga

- Omiya Ardija

- Ehime 

- Renofa Yamaguchi 

As usual, we really appreciate your support, and we can't do it without your listenership and feedback. If you'd like to help us grow and do more good things in 2021, consider supporting us on Patreon: patreon.com/jtalkpod

Also, follow us on Twitter: 

Stuart - @sushi_football
Jon - @J2KantoBites
Mike - @GoGoOmiyaArdija
Ben - @JTalkPod
Sam - @FRSoccerSam

J-Talk: Extra Time: End of Term J2 Report (top half teams)

Welcome to the end of year bumper J2 review with Jon Steele & Stuart Smith! Because it was such a big task, we enlisted the help of @GoGoOmiyaArdija - the voice of the Squirrel Nation - to help us assign grades to teams. 

This is the first of two parts, and we go over the top half of the J2 table, taking in: 

- Nagasaki

- Jubilo

- Kyoto

- Niigata

We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it! If you're not following Mike, you can do so at @GoGoOmiyaArdija

You should also be following us: 

- Stuart: @sushi_football
- Jon: @J2KantoBites

And consider supporting us on Patreon, where you get more in-depth analysis, early access to podcasts and exclusive Patreon only stuff: patreon.com/jtalkpod

Thank you - and enjoy!!

Episode 349 - Emperor's Cup Special

The top two in J1 will slug it out in the Emperor's Cup Final on New Year's Day, and our correspondents from Kawasaki and Gamba Osaka, Neil Debnam and Jonny Nicol, guest to review their respective 2-0 semi final wins, and look ahead to the big day on the big stage at the National Stadium.

J-Talk Extra Time - J2 Final Day Wrap-up Pod

Jon Steele brings you all the things you need to know from last weekend's final day of J2 action, including:

- Manager news from Tokushima & Nagasaki

- Who signed off in style?

- What's going on at Tokyo Verdy? 

- Some transfer news

- A brief look at the Tennouhai semi-finals

 

Thank you to all of you who listened, supported and interacted with us all season long. All that is left is to wish you all Season's Greetings, and a happy & healthy holiday season!! 

J-Talk: Extra Time - The J3 finalé

Nagano Parceiro and SC Sagamihara.

 

Two teams, but only one remaining promotion spot available meant there were going to be tears of joy for one team, tears of despair for the other.

 

Join Stuart Smith & Jon Steele as they sort through the wreckage of an extraordinary final day in J3, and offer thanks for the people that helped make the season possible. 

 

As always, thank you for your support! If you want to consider supporting what we do here, consider becoming a Patreon - go to: www.patreon.com/jtalkpod