The J-Talk Podcast

After a brief review of how the top six fared in last Wednesday's J1 Matchday 11, Jonny and Ben were very pleased to welcome Tokyo Verdy correspondent Lewis White back to the pod for the first time this season, after the greens finally broke their duck with a 3-1 triumph over Fukuoka on Saturday. We also get Lewis' thoughts on the recent managerial change at Verdy, and how he feels about the state of the club moving forward (to 35:30).

Then Jonny and Ben work their way up from the bottom of the table after an action-packed pair of matchdays.

After a chaotic few days of J2 action, James and Jon do their best to keep track of all the big stories on the field on play.

In Part 1 of this round-up pod, James talks you through the key points from last weekend's slate of fixtures (Round 11).

Then in Part 2, Jon takes over with a look at the main events from the full midweek round played on Wednesday (Round 12).

James and Jon also pick Most Bravo Players for each round, and there's a quick preview of the upcoming Round 13 fixtures as well.

We hope it's a useful review, and we're planning to record the usual conversational pod next week to look back on this weekend's games!

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Jonny and Ben are guestless on this episode, but they have plenty of help along the way, as they answer a terrific array of questions from the podcast patrons, after a controversy-tinged J1 Matchday 10. Our review begins with new leaders Hiroshima, then we make our way through the results for the rest of the top six teams (to 56:35), before wrapping up the rest of the games, with plenty of discussion on the three contentious straight red card decisions.

#There are serious audio issues in parts of this episode, some random sections vanished in the editing suite, and the last five or six minutes completely vanished.

James Taylor and Jon Steele are back on the J2 beat this week with a couple of games from matchday 10 to discuss. First up is Tosu v Fujieda (to 16:45) followed by Shonan v Niigata (to 33:40), plus all the usual Most Bravo Player chat (to 39:35) and a double preview of the weekend and midweek fixtures (to end).

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J1 returned after the international break over the weekend, and after a brief Emperor's Cup review at the start of the pod, Jonny and Ben welcomed in Hiroshima correspondent Robert Turner, to chat about Sanfrecce's 2-0 away win over Tokyo Verdy on Sunday, and the club's best performers this season so far, as they sit just a point off the top after nine rounds (to 25:50).

Then we round up the rest of the top flight matchday, including Kashiwa going top with their win over previous leaders Kobe, and huge wins for bottom six teams Fukuoka and Nagoya.

In a quick-&-cheerful mini-pod, Jon Steele looks back at all of the key points from last week's J2 fixtures.

Includes some Most Bravo Player chat, and a preview of this weekend's Round 10 action!

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In this month’s episode of J-Talk: Short Corner, regular JTET co-hosts Jon Steele and James Taylor check in on the varying fortunes of four teams from J3. They start with league leaders Kagoshima (to 10:15), then chasers Yamaguchi (to 20:00) newcomers Shiga in midtable (to 25:50) and struggling big club Matsumoto (to 35:40). Then, James picks a Most Bravo Player from those clubs and previews matchday 10 (to end).

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After Japan defeated New Zealand to lift the Kirin Cup on Monday night, Jonny and Ben were very pleased to be joined by everyone's favorite Kiwi, Richy Palmer, to chat about the clash at the National Stadium (to 34:20).

Then in Part 2 we run through Japan's most impressive performers across the international break, and areas of concern in the squad three months out from the Asian Cup (to 44:30), before wrapping up with a roundup of the Levain Cup and Emperor's Cup, and a look ahead to the return of J1 this weekend.

Back after a week of solo pods, Jon Steele and James Taylor talk about J2 matchday 8 in this episode. The featured game is Omiya v Kofu (to 25:30), followed as usual by Most Bravo Player (to 34:30) and a preview of the weekend’s action (to end).

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Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben following the final whistle of Japan 2-1 Venezuela on Monday night, to chat about the major talking points from the win in Hiroshima (to 35:20), and the 3-1 win over Uruguay in Miyagi last Thursday (to 52:05).

Then, as we turn our attention to J1, Ryo shares his thoughts on a pair of disappointing and (positively) surprising team through the first eight rounds of the season, and some promising youngsters that might be the subject of a future Scouting Report.

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