With Ben taking a well earned break, Jonny was joined by Alan Gibson to discuss the Levain Cup final between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol.

 

They also took a deep dive on the clubs respective bosses, Michael Skibbe and Ricardo Rodriguez (to 38:48).

 

After that they chatted about the Samurai Blue and the fast approaching friendlies with Ghana and Bolivia (to 44:52) before looking ahead to the upcoming domestic and continental fixtures and commenting on the J1 title race and relegation battle (to the end).