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The J-Talk Podcast

Ben Maxwell

A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.

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Episode 503 - J1 Season Previews Part 2A: Sapporo &...

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2024/02/07

Its week 2 of our J1 season previews, and in this episode Tom Dallyn (on his J-Talk debut!) chats with Jonny and Ben about Sapporo (to 35:30), before we run the rule over Kashima. Both clubs appear to have lost more than they gained in the transfer market, so Consadole's hopes of a first top half finish in six years look slim, and, while it would be foolish to bet against them, Antlers will be hard-pressed to continue their remarkable run of consecutive top five finishes.

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J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Season Preview Part 1

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2024/02/06

The new J2 season is fast approaching, so James Taylor and Jon Steele, plus special guests, swing back into action to preview five teams: Start to 05:05 Montedio Yamagata (James and Jon) 05:05 to 08:35 Thespa Gunma (James and Jon) 08:35 to 18:50 Vegalta Sendai (Fin) 18:50 to 51:05 Blaublitz Akita (Martin) 51:05 to end Iwaki FC (Leslie) Thank you to Fin, Martin, and Leslie for contributing, and to Patreon subscribers for the ongoing support. Stay tuned for part 2!

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Episode 502 - Iran 2-1 Japan

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2024/02/05

Japan bowed out of the Asian Cup after a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Iran on Saturday night, and in this episode we round up the game, the sideshow(s) around the squad before and after, and pick out some players for praise or criticism.

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Episode 501 - Japan 3-1 Bahrain

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2024/02/02

The Samurai Blue secured their spot in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup for a ninth straight time with a 3-1 win over Bahrain on Wednesday night, and in this episode we run through the major talking points from the game.

01:18:13

Episode 500(!) - J1 Season Previews Part 1B: Kobe,...

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2024/01/31

We weren't planning on it (but should've known, knowing us!), but our lengthy recording session on Monday meant that our previews stretched over two episodes, and so we proudly present Episode 500 of J-Talk! Once again Alan Gibson was our guest (though Ben forgot to properly introduce him at the start of the pod) as we preview defending J1 Champions Kobe (to 27:35): What can they do for an encore?; Kyoto (to 49:15): How high can they climb under Cho Kwi Jae?; and Hiroshima: Will Michael Skibbe

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Episode 499 - J1 Season Previews Part 1A: Osaka

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2024/01/30

Its officially happy new season time as we kick off our J1 Season Previews! Alan Gibson, live and direct from Bangkok, joined us to chat about the first five clubs off the rank, but as our recording stretched over two hours we decided to separate into two episodes, so on this podcast we preview both Osaka clubs - Cerezo and Gamba. Both finished 2023 in a funk, so what have they done in the offseason to turn things around? How much pressure is on both managers, and who are their players to watch in

01:09:57

J-Talk: Extra Time – Zweigen Kanazawa Season Review

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2024/01/26

aka “Misery Loves Company” Zweigen Kanazawa supporters James Taylor and Victor Arroyo joined forces for a full and frank post mortem of their team’s terrible season, which ended in relegation to J3. The wide-ranging discussion takes in all aspects of the club (on and off the pitch) before finishing on a slightly more positive note ahead of the 2024 season. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2023 JTET season reviews, to Patreon subscribers for their continued financial support of

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Episode 498 - Japan 3-1 Indonesia

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2024/01/26

The Samurai Blue sealed their spot in the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup with a comfortable victory over Indonesia on Wednesday night, with manager Hajime Moriyasu now faced with several selection dilemmas ahead of their next game against Bahrain after his raft of changes for this one paid off. We run through the game's major talking points, before attempting the fruitless exercise of trying to get inside Moriyasu's head and work out which XI he'll take into the Bahrain game.

01:41:42

JTET - J2 Season Review 2023 (Part 3)

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2024/01/24

After a longer-than-expected break (sorry!), the JTET team are back to round off their in-depth review of the 2023 J2 season. To start things off in Part 3, James Taylor and Jon Steele take a look at Tokushima Vortis (01:20 to 06:00), Vegalta Sendai (06:00 to 12:20), and Mito Hollyhock (12:20 to 17:30). After that, special guest Leslie Mabon (@ljmabon on Twitter) shares his thoughts on Iwaki FC's superb debut season in the second tier (18:00 to 34:00). James and Jon then return to cast their

01:19:50

Episode 497 - Iraq 2-1 Japan

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2024/01/21

Japan suffered a disappointing defeat to Iraq in their second group stage game at the Asian Cup, and Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben to discuss the frustrating performance. If you're not already, please follow Ryo on Twitter/X, and subscribe to his newsletter.

01:02:27

Episode 496 - Japan 4-2 Vietnam

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2024/01/16

Japan's Asian Cup campaign got off to a shaky, but ultimately successful start on Sunday night, and in this episode we run through it all, from a slightly surprising selection decision from the manager Hajime Moriyasu, through that eventful first half in which the Samurai Blue took the lead, lost it, but then got themselves back on top before the break. We move on to discuss the impacts made by the substitutes and whether that might lead to changes for the next game against Iraq, and praise two-goal

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JTET - J2 Season Review 2023 (Part 2)

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2024/01/11

After a few days off for the New Year holidays, JTET is back with the second episode of our club-by-club J2 season review for 2023. This time, Jon Steele and James Taylor kick off (sorry) by discussing Ventforet Kofu (Start to 07:10), Oita Trinita (07:10 to 14:10), and Fagiano Okayama (14:10 to 20:50). After that, we welcomed a pair of guest correspondents to the show: firstly, Martin Spivey (@bantam84 on Twitter) gave us his thoughts on Blaublitz Akita's 2023 campaign (21:20 to 29:50), and then

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Episode 495 - Asian Cup & Autumn/Spring with Dan...

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2024/01/09

Happy new year one and all. On our first episode of 2024, Dan Orlowitz guests to chat about Japan's Asian Cup squad, and the J.League's decision to switch to an autumn to spring calendar from the 2026/27 season. As mentioned on the podcast, here are some links if you'd like to donate to the earthquake relief efforts: Association for Aid and Relief, Japan - https://aarjapan.gr.jp/en/blog/365/ The Nippon Foundation - https://kifu.www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/dras/?lang=en Yahoo! Japan official donation

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JTET - J2 Season Review 2023 (Part 1)

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2024/01/01

After a short break to recharge the batteries, the JTET team are back for some club-by-club reviews of the 2023 J2 season! In this episode, the focus is on the top seven teams from the final league table. Jon Steele and James Taylor begin by looking at the automatically-promoted sides: Machida Zelvia (Start to 06:50), and Jubilo Iwata (06:50 to 12:50). After that, special guest Lewis joins us to look back on a fantastic season for Play-Off winners Tokyo Verdy (13:00 to 26:00). You can find Lewis on

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JTET - J2 Awards (2023 Edition)

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2023/12/18

The J.League season might have ended, but the JTET machine cannot be stopped (believe us - we've tried). This week, Jon and James got started with some ACL chat (Start to 12:30), covering Kofu's superb result last midweek over in Thailand (and their frankly astonishing passage to the knockout stage as group winners). After that, the gents shared their choices for J2 Team of the Season (12:30 to 48:20), with some interesting similarities and differences to discuss. The boys also picked a manager,

01:08:02

Episode 494 - Emperor’s Cup Glory for Frontale

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2023/12/12

Kawasaki won the Emperor's Cup for the second time in their history on Saturday after prevailing in a penalty shootout against Kashiwa at the National Stadium, and in Part 1 of our final episode of the year Neil Debnam guests to commiserate with Reysol, but then celebrate another trophy under Toru Oniki, before our attention turns to what is sure to be a fascinating winter transfer window for Frontale (to 29:07). Then in Part 2 we discuss the Japan squad for the New Years Day friendly against

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J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Playoff Final & J3 Round 38

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2023/12/08

The curtain came down on the J2 season last Saturday, as Tokyo Verdy met Shimizu S-Pulse in the playoff final. Jon Steele was at the National Stadium to see it, and in part 1 of this week’s JTET he tells James Taylor all about it (start to 21:45). After that, James and Jon take a look at Ventforet Kofu’s exploits in the Asian Champions League, with their group finely poised heading into the final matchday next week (21:45 to 29:40). There’s also time for a quick chat about managerial news (29:40 to

01:49:32

Episode 493 - J1 Final Day & Team of the Season

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2023/12/05

It was our great pleasure to welcome Sam Robson back to the pod for our blockbuster season wrap-up episode. After a brief catch up with the great man we ran through all nine games from the final day of the season (to 1:04:08), before running through the Patreon poll results and piecing together the J-Talk J1 Team of the Season, before looking ahead to Saturday's Emperor's Cup Final between Kawasaki and Kashiwa.

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J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Playoff Semi Finals & J3 Round 37

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2023/11/30

In part 1 of this week’s JTET, James Taylor and Jon Steele discuss the J2 playoff semi-finals (start to 14:00) and look ahead to the final (14:00 to 23:40). In part 2, the fight for 2nd in J3 is going to the final day – Mike Innes has all the details about the penultimate round of the season and a preview of the final day (23:40 to end). Enjoy the final weekend of the season!

01:38:54

Episode 492 - Kobe Are J1 Champions

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2023/11/28

Vissel Kobe won the first J1 Championship in their history on Saturday afternoon, and Alan Gibson guests to talk us through a tense 90 minutes at the Noevir Stadium, and what this title means for the club, plus towards the end of Part 1 Alan shares his thoughts on how both Osaka clubs, Cerezo and Gamba, are shaping up under their current managers (to 43:45). Then in Part 2 we run through the other eight games from J1 Matchday 33, highlighted by a difficult weekend for both Yokohama clubs, with

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