Episode 245 - J1 Matchday 28 & Kashima v Suwon Preview

Scott McIntyre and Scott Whitelock guest on this very special episode of J-Talk to round up the weekend's J1 Matchday 28, and look ahead to the first leg of Kashima's ACL semi final against Suwon of South Korea.

In Part 1 Scott McIntyre and I discuss Kawasaki taking over at the top flight summit after their win at Nagasaki, which followed another slip up by incumbents Hiroshima, this time away at Gamba Osaka. We also discuss the run-in for the top two, and the outlooks for both Gamba and Nagasaki, who were the bottom two when the matchday began (to 25:20). We then move on to Kashima's big day out at Kobe, and the deepening sense of crisis both on the pitch and in the dugout at Vissel (to 35:40).

Then Scott Whitelock, the Suwon correspondent for K League United, joins us to chat about the Bluewings' road to the ACL semis, their recent K League 1 form, and key players that Antlers will have to be wary of over the two legs. Plus, Scott tackles the age-old question: Does the ACL really mean more to Korean teams than it does to their J.League counterparts? (to 1:14:35)

Finally, in Part 3 Scott McIntyre and I finish our wrap of the typhoon-affected J1 matchday, and look ahead to how the top flight #RelegationDogfight may play out.

#AUDIO ISSUES# At times it does appear that Scott (McIntyre) might have been in the general vicinity of a helicopter, but I have it on good authority that might have had more to do with static on our Skype connection, which also got a bit tired towards the end, so it appears I cut him off a few times - as tempting as that can be, I'm pleading innocent and blaming it on Skype.

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