The Japan Super Cup was held in a neutral venue, with Kobe Victory versus Kawasaki Frontale. The Japan Super Cup has always been a traditional prelude to the start of each new season. Although the teams are still improving their form and making final adjustments to prepare for the new season, this tournament provides an opportunity for the participating teams to play some official matches, get some new players on the field, and give the teams a chance to try to execute some tactical deployments.
Kawasaki Frontale will be playing as the last champion of Japan Emperor Cup, and we all know that when they build up their offense, they will try to keep the ball in their possession and then look for a chance to score. On the other hand, the former Japanese champions Kobe Victory are happy to have less time on the ball, and then when the time is right, they will try to score with quick counter-attacks.
Apart from seeing two of last year's champions go head-to-head, the JCP Cup will also give fans a chance to see how the new signings are performing, with two of the best midfielders, Yosuke Ideguchi and Yuki Yamamoto, joining Kobe Victory and Kawasaki Strikers respectively, and I'm particularly looking forward to seeing how they perform.
Talking about the main players of both sides, I think Isao Osako is undoubtedly the core of Kobe Victory Boat's offense in front of the field, not only is he a very good scorer, but he can also stop the ball in front of the field to help the team to keep the ball possession, while Taedo Wakizaka will be the center of gravity for Kawasaki Striker's midfield to drive the offense.
