The challenge for the soccer Yokohama F. Marinos J1 victory is ... February 23, 20:18
Last season's champion Yokohama F. Marinos lost to Gamba Osaka one-to-two in the opening round at home in J1. As each team studies F. Marinos' aggressive soccer and takes countermeasures, it is likely that further maturity of the tactics will be an issue for successive victories.
F. Marinos took on the opening game with Gamba in his home city of Yokohama.
Last season, he won for the first time in 15 years and was expected to make a further leap forward.
After that, F. Marinos continued to struggle with Gamba's good starting pressure and he was unable to make his quick pass.
What made me feel that F. Marinos' soccer was being studied was the loss of the second goal in the first 34 minutes. The psychology of wanting to catch up sooner worked, and the extra space behind the defense line, which had taken a higher position, was taken away.
Last season, Teruhito Nakagawa, who also won the league top scorer and best player, recalled, `` It is not bad to raise the defense line and attack, but it is necessary to respond firmly '' .
He said, "I think your opponent will be doing research, but if you do not overcome it you will not be able to win consecutive victories. Just because you lost in the first match does not change your style, F. Marinos's offensive this season I really want to play soccer. "
The champion who wants to win the championship has been challenged from the first game to make the aggressive soccer more mature and fight more than the opponent's measures.