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The J-Talk Podcast

Ben Maxwell

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

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01:33:15

Episode 482 - J1 Matchday 27 & The Return of the ACL

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2023/09/19

After a weekend of surprising results at both ends of the J1 table, Stuart Woodward and Ralf Seidl joined Jonny and Ben to chat about missed opportunities, but improved league positions for both Yokohama F.Marinos and Urawa Reds after matchday 27, while also looking ahead to the commencement of the ACL group stage. In Part 1 Stuart guests following F.Marinos's 1-1 home draw against Tosu on Friday night, and chats about the pressure on Kevin Muscat to do well on the continental stage (to 23:23), then

01:14:11

JTET - J2 Round 34 / J3 Round 26 Review

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2023/09/15

Just in time for the weekend's games, another all-new JTET episode is ready for launch! This week, we begin with Jon Steele reviewing all of the action from the most recent round of J2 matches (Start to 17:00). After that, Jon was joined by special guest Daniel Kuroda (@NagaSapo_EN on Twitter) for an in-depth discussion about Nagasaki's season so far. The boys talked about Nagasaki's come-from-behind home win against Gunma (17:00 to 23:50), then chatted about how Daniel is feeling about the 2023

01:02:35

Episode 481 - Germany 1-4 Japan

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2023/09/12

Japan turned on the style in their first friendly of this international break, claiming a comprehensive and thoroughly deserved 4-1 victory over Germany in Wolfsburg, and Alan Gibson and Brett Bobysud (in a storming J-Talk debut) guest to chat about the game and its standout performers. We also briefly look ahead to Tuesday night's game against Turkey, and wrap up the Levain Cup quarter finals, before rounding off the episode by previewing the weekend's J1 Matchday 27.

01:04:40

JTET - J2 Round 33 / J3 Round 25 Review

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2023/09/08

A brand new JTET episode is ready for launch! This week, the pod starts with Jon Steele reviewing all of the action from Round 33 in J2 (plus a look at Kumamoto's glorious PK shootout win over Kobe in the Emperor's Cup last midweek). That runs until 16:50. After that, Jon sat down with JTET's Official Kumamoto Correspondent, Garry Irwin, to chat about the latest events at Egao-Kenko Stadium. The boys discussed the Emperor's Cup win (16:50 to 26:00), and Kumamoto's defeat at JEF Chiba in the league

01:07:40

Episode 480 - J1 Matchday 26: Kobe Back on Top

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2023/09/04

Sam makes a triumphant return to J-Talk to help Ben run through all of the games from a wild top flight weekend. We begin with the top two, Kobe taking advantage of Yokohama F.Marinos's latest wobble by returning to the summit with a 2-1 home win over Kyoto on Sunday night, with the picture looking very murky for F.Marinos after back-to-back defeats against lowly opponents and the rumoured move of Anderson Lopes to Saudi Arabia. Elsewhere Cerezo Osaka vaulted up to fourth and might just be the

01:14:31

JTET - J2 Round 32 / J3 Round 24 Review

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2023/09/01

This week's soaraway JTET has finally landed! To kick things off, there's a full review of last weekend's J2 action with James Taylor (Start to 06:30), and Jon Steele (06:35 to 15:50). After that, Jon had the chance to sit down and chat with Richy Palmer about some of the big talking points from the 2nd tier. The gents talked about Tochigi v Mito (15:55 to 26:00), Yamaguchi v Kofu (26:00 to 32:45), and Kumamoto v Iwaki (32:45 to 42:15). Jon and Richy then previewed the midweek Emperor's Cup tie

01:19:58

Episode 479 - The Fulie Fly in J1 Matchday 25

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2023/08/29

On a momentous evening at Mitsuzawa, Yokohama FC stormed back from a goal down to claim a famous 4-1 victory over city rivals F.Marinos on Saturday, the standout result from a Matchday 25 slate that saw the situation in the title race tighten further, with six teams now in with a realistic shot with nine games to play. We take you through all of the games from the weekend, then look ahead to Wednesday's Emperor's Cup quarter finals, and the games to watch in the upcoming Matchday 26.

42:20

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 31 & J3 Round 23

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2023/08/23

James Taylor and Mike Innes are back to bring you a complete review of all the latest action from J2 and J3. Part 1 of this episode sees James round up all 11 games from J2 round 31 (start to 17:30). Then in part 2, James had a chat with Mike Innes about a new Discord server that’s been set up for those who want to chat about Japanese football online but away from Twitter (17:30 to 22:10). And as ever, Mike took the reins for J-Talk: Short Corner, a comprehensive review of another entertaining

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Episode 478 – J1 Matchday 24

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2023/08/21

Jonny Nicol is back to take you through another action-packed weekend of J1 football. In part 1 (start to 16:30), Jonny was joined by Neil Debnam to discuss Hiroshima against Kawasaki, and Frontale more generally. In part 2 (16:30 to 30:05), Jonny reviews 4 games (Fukuoka v Niigata, Urawa v Nagoya, Kashima v Tosu, Gamba v Shonan) and reveals his Player of the Round. Then, in part 3 (30:05 to end), Jonny looks at the remaining 4 games (Kyoto v Sapporo, Kobe v Kashiwa, Yokohama F

37:48

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 30 & J3 Round 22

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2023/08/17

The big games in J2 and J3 just keep coming, and the JTET team has them all covered. In part 1, James Taylor rounds up 6 games from J2 round 30 (to 08:25), and Jon Steele has the other 5 games and a quick preview of the coming weekend’s fixtures in part 2 (to 18:50). Part 3 is J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike Innes; he’s got a full review of J3 round 22 (to end).

29:56

Episode 477 - J1 Matchday 23

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2023/08/15

With summer holidays in full swing, Jonny Nicol files solo this week to bring us a full review of last weekend's J1 action (Round 23 of the top-flight season). In Part 1 (Start to 12:38), Jonny reviews a trio of big games from the Round 23 slate (Kawasaki v Kobe, Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka, and Nagoya v Kashima), as well as revealing his Under-23 Player of the Round. Then in Part 2 (12:38 to 19:53), Jonny casts his forensic Nicol-vision over three more matches (Kashiwa v Cerezo Osaka, Fukuoka v

01:10:01

JTET - J2 Round 29 / J3 Round 21 Review

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2023/08/12

Summer holidays be damned, JTET is back with another roundup of all the latest news from Japan's J2 and J3 Leagues! In this episode, we start with a blow-by-blow account of last weekend's J2 action (Round 29 of the season) from James Taylor and Jon Steele (Start to 16:30). After that, the boys sat down together to review last midweek's Emperor's Cup Round 4 ties that featured a J2 participant, and lavished praise on first-time quarter-finalists Rosso Kumamoto (16:30 to 43:00). James and Jon then

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Episode 476 - J1 Matchday 22

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2023/08/08

After the short summer break, J1 was back with a vengeance last weekend, and guest host Jonny Nicol is on hand to run us through all of the key points from a busy (and very hot) Matchday 22 in the Japanese top flight. In Part 1 (Start to 08:45), Jonny reviews four of the weekend fixtures (Shonan v Hiroshima, Nagoya v Niigata, Kashima v Sapporo, and Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo), and reveals his pick for Player of the Round. Then in Part 2 (08:50 to 18:34), Jonny looks back at four more of the Matchday 22

01:16:50

JTET - J2 Round 28 / J3 Round 20 Review

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2023/08/02

Once again, the well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) JTET machine has produced a full and frank review of all the latest J2 and J3 action from the Japanese professional football scene. We begin with a blow-by-blow account of the weekend's J2 action, with Jon Steele and James Taylor teaming up to cover all 11 fixtures from Round 28 (Start to 16:15). After that, Jon had the chance to talk to Victor Arroyo (@JFootballAnaly1 on Twitter) for a deep dive into the Kanazawa v Omiya match (the weekend's

01:39:59

JTET - J2 Round 27 / J3 Round 19 Review

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2023/07/29

A bit later than planned this week (sorry!), a bumper JTET is live just in time for the next round of J2 and J3 fixtures. In this episode, we start with James Taylor and Jon Steele reviewing all of the weekend J2 action (Start to 15:00). After that, it's 'Two Jonnies' time as Jon Steele sat down with Jonny Nicol (@BlogGamba on Twitter) to cover a veritable smorgasbord of J.League topics. The Jonnies started off with some J1 chat, covering last weekend's rescheduled Kobe v Kawasaki fixture and some

01:31:35

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 26 & J3 Round 18

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2023/07/19

There was yet another action-packed weekend in Japan’s second and third tiers, and the JTET team is here to review it all. In part 1, Jon Steele rounds up 5 games from matchday 26 of J2 (to 12:15), and then James Taylor has the rest of the games in part 2 (to 18:30). After that, Jon gave James the chance to get some Kanazawa issues off his chest as well as talk about Sendai (to 47:25), then the guys discussed some transfer news (to 58:50) before taking a look at the upcoming J2 fixtures (to

01:21:28

Episode 475 - J1 Matchday 21

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2023/07/18

With J-Talk Pod founder Ben Maxwell heading to Australia for a well-earned summer break, Sam Robson and Jonny Nicol took charge of this week's episode: a full and frank review of all of the weekend action from J1. In Part 1 (Start to 41:30), the boys talk about all of the key moments from the games at the top of the table, then move on to the bottom of the standings in Part 2 (41:30 to Finish). Sam and Jonny round off with a quick update on podcast scheduling as Japan's top tier takes a 3-week

17:56

JTET - Emperor’s Cup Round 3 Review

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2023/07/16

After a busy midweek of Emperor's Cup action, Jon Steele looks back over the twelve games from Round 3 that featured a J2 participant. Jon runs you through four victories for J2 teams against more illustrious opponents from J1, and covers the other eight matches (where J2 teams battled valiantly but were ultimately defeated). There's also a quick preview of this weekend's J2 action (Round 26 of the season) at the end of the pod! Hope everyone enjoys - Jon and James Taylor should be back with a

40:39

JTET - J2 Round 25 / J3 Round 17 Review

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2023/07/12

After another exciting weekend of J2 and J3 matches, the JTET boys (OK, men) are back in town to bring you up to speed with all of the major talking points. To kick things off (sorry), Jon Steele reviews all of the J2 action from a hectic Round 25 slate (Start to 18:30). There's also a preview of the midweek Emperor's Cup ties that have a J2 participant (18:30 to 21:30) - all of those games are being played on Wednesday 12th July. While Jon adopts the recovery position with the lights off and the

01:21:15

Episode 474 - J1 Matchday 20

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2023/07/11

A matchday that promised so much left us with most of the big questions unanswered following stalemates in the crunch clashes at either end of the table, but still delivered plenty of cracking goals and talking points for us to chew on. We begin at the Toyota Stadium for the battle of the (then) top two, with both teams taking the lead but then pegged back, Yokohama F.Marinos maintaining their four point buffer over hosts Nagoya (to 14:20), but seeing their lead over (now) second-placed Kobe reduced

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