Paris that we talked about yesterday is satisfied again, and I am very happy! Saturday's Japanese League Cup final started early, Uncle Ning sorted out the information early, and today I will talk to you about this major event, the ultimate battle between Fukuoka Hornets and Urawa Red Diamonds.
If you want to compare cup experience, there should be no team in the Japanese league that can compare to Urawa Red Diamonds, right? However, does a team like the Fukuoka Hornets with zero final experience really have a chance to upset their opponents?
Two opinions, one conspiracy theory, support my bullish bullish on the big dark horse Fukuoka Hornets.
First, the Fukuoka Hornets have a better mentality.
For the big dark horse Fukuoka Hornets, the team has not won any cup glory so far, and reaching the final this season is a completely acceptable result. In this game, they are like opening a blind box, winning is a reward, losing is not a loss, and the psychological pressure is relatively small.
And Urawa Red Diamonds are different, their idol baggage is very heavy, the team has won large and small championships, league championships, AFC Champions League, League Cup, Emperor's Cup, etc., they already have 20 championships, and their mentality is more like a side that can't afford to lose.
Mentality, it is better to move forward bravely than to suffer gains and losses.
In fact, Urawa Red Diamonds have a slight advantage every time they reach the final of the Japanese United Cup, but the final result is very average, the team has reached the final 6 times in history, 4 runners-up and 2 championships. The most recent time was in the 2016 final against Gamba Osaka, and the team had to fight for 120 minutes until the penalty shootout to win the championship.
However, the charm of a final is that anything is possible, and a good hand can be played poorly.
This season, Urawa Red Diamonds ranked first in the Japanese league in terms of value, and they also recruited Polish coach Skorza, and the team is still weak to compete for the championship.
However, it's not the first time that the Skolza Cup has overturned. In the 20/21 season, he coached the Polish Premier League team Lech Poznan was indeed powerful, from the mid-table level of the 19/20 season, and directly transformed to win the league next season.
However, in the final of the Polish Cup, the team almost lost to Częstochowa in a crushed form and failed to win the double crown. It's the same big stage for the final, who can be sure that Skorza won't make a repeat mistake?
In addition, it is worth noting that next season, the Japan League Cup will be reformed, and the group stage will be canceled, and the 60 teams in the three leagues J1, J2 and J3 will play directly from the knockout round.
Obviously, in addition to reducing the pressure on the team to play on multiple fronts, this reform also hopes that more lower-level teams will have the opportunity to run out and defeat the strong by the weak, which is very popular in the Japanese football atmosphere, and they love this kind of bloody story.
Well, I also have a conspiracy theory in this final. If the big dark horse Fukuoka Hornets finally wins the championship, what a bloody story will it be? Isn't that a good example for next season?
What do you think? Welcome to discuss, Uncle Ning is looking forward to the Fukuoka Hornets' 90-minute undefeated script for the time being.
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