We had the great pleasure of welcoming Sean Carroll back to the pod for his first appearance of the 2023 J1 season, to chat about the Japan squad for upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Peru, all of the games from J1 Matchday 15, and some bigger picture topics in the top flight.

Our J1 review begins at the top this week with convincing wins for Kobe and Yokohama F.Marinos, and runs through to Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki perhaps turning a corner with victories as they look to push up the table.