Episode 403 - Reds Lift Super Cup, J1 Season Previews Part 4

Jonny Nicol guests as we review Saturday's Super Cup, and wrap up our club-by-club previews of the new J1 season.

After some housekeeping, we praise Urawa for their strong showing in taking down Kawasaki 2-0 at the Nissan Stadium (to 18:10), then begin this set of previews by chatting about Gamba Osaka, who will be desperate to atone for a disappointing 2021 campaign (to 40:30). We then shift to the other half of Osaka, and discuss a Cerezo side that is in a similar boat having slipped out of the top half last term (to 54:40).

Next we run the rule over Kyoto, back in the top flight for the first time in over a decade (to 1:11:35), and finish off the Kansai clubs with Kobe, who have lofty goals, and, it appears, the squad to help them achieve them (to 1:26:25). Finally it shapes as a long season ahead for Hiroshima, whose slide in recent seasons could continue and see them battling against the drop (to 1:35:25).

We finish off the episode with a look at the fixtures for J1 Matchday 1.