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Ryo Nakagawara

J2…plus Reysol / Rodriguez（because they were too interesting to leave out)


GK

Hayate Tanaka（Tokushima Vortis）
田中 颯（徳島）

Despite a very strong defense in front of him, still had to make plenty of very good saves.


DF

Back 4: RB: Kaishin Sekiguchi （RB Omiya Ardija）. CB: Rio Omori （FC Imabari）, Taisei Inoue （Sagan Tosu）. LB: Rikuto Ishio （Vegalta Sendai）
RB: 関口 凱心（大宮）. CB: 大森 理生（今治）, CB: 井上　太聖（鳥栖）. LB: 石尾 陸登（仙台）

Sekiguchi/Ishio: Both somewhat larger than your typical Japanese Full Back. Very powerful when carrying the ball. Ishio also has great passing technique. Omori: Grown a lot on loan over the past few seasons in J2, should be given a chance in an aging FC Tokyo Back 4 in 2026. Inoue: Lots of composure (defensively and in the build-up) in his first pro season after graduating university. Earned himself a big move to Marinos.


MF

CM: Taisei Abe （V-Varen Nagasaki）, Hiromu Kamada （Vegalta Sendai）. LW: Yumeki Yokoyama （FC Imabari）. RW: Koshiro Sumi （Jubilo Iwata）
CM: 安部 大晴（長崎）, 鎌田 大夢（仙台）. LW: 横山 夢樹（仙台）. RW: 角昂 志郎（磐田）

Abe: Lovely left footed technique. Kamada: Performs so many roles in central midfield (#6, #8, #10). Passing, finding space, making runs forward from deep. Yumeki Yokoyama: Wonderful dribbler, earned a big transfer to Cerezo Osaka. (I wrote about him in depth here:) Needs a bit more time in Japan before Europe inevitably comes calling. Sumi: Quick technical player, loves to turn forward and speed play up. Gets shots from his own carries/dribbles or runs behind.


FW

AM/SS: Ren Asakura（Fujieda MYFC）. ST: Shion Shinkawa（Sagan Tosu）
AM/SS: 浅倉 廉（藤枝）. ST: 新川 志音（鳥栖）

Asakura: Agile dribbler, always positive and trying to turn forward. Receive in good spaces in build-up or in transition. Gets into the box and takes shots. Shinkawa: Great 1st touch to settle the ball and very quick trigger to get shots off. Quite tough despite his size.


監督

Ricardo Rodriguez (Kashiwa Reysol)
リカルド・ロドリゲス（柏）

Completely transformed a club that had been mired in the bottom half for the past few seasons, all the while playing some absolutely lovely football.


クラブ

Kashiwa Reysol, Omiya Ardija, Vegalta Sendai, Iwaki FC, FC Imabari
柏レイソル, RB大宮アルディージャ, べガルダ仙台, いわきFC, FC今治


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