Against the two sides: Tokushima Whirlpool vs Osaka Sakura
Competition time: 13:00 on November 3rd
Sakura Osaka has trained Asian midfielder Shinji Kagawa, shined after Shinji Kagawa joined Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga in 2010, joined Premier League giants Manchester United two years later, and then played in the Turkish Super League, La Liga and Greek Super League.
Shinji Kagawa was once on an equal footing with Sun Xingyu of the same period. But now the 32-year-old Shinji Kagawa has long since faded the glory of heaven, and the teenager who did not think he would play in the second division of any country is no longer there.
Sakura Osaka still has big ideas for the once-talented teenager, and Shinji Kagawa's contract expired at the end of June 2021, so returning sakura Osaka in this winter's transfer window will incur a transfer fee.
Even with a huge transfer fee, Sakura Osaka still hopes that the legendary star will return to where his dream began. Although Sakura Osaka also took the initiative to invite Shinji Kagawa a year ago, unfortunately, Shinji Kagawa himself decided to stay in Europe and did not return to Japan.
In the 35 rounds that have been completed, Sakura Osaka has only won 11 games, scoring 42 goals and conceding 43 goals, the winning percentage has fallen below 34% at one point, and the team's ranking in the Japanese Professional League has reached 12th, although there is still a distance from the relegation zone, but the team's current state is already dangerous.
Compared with Sakura Osaka, Tokushima Whirlpool's record is even more ugly, 8 wins, 6 draws and 19 losses, the team's war spirit this season is not very strong, and many game defeats have also hit the morale of the team. The team enjoyed two consecutive wins after six consecutive defeats.
But the two-game winning streak came too late, and tokushima Masuda, now ranked 17th in the JCL, may have a hard time escaping the relegation zone. This season's return to The Japanese Second Division is probably nine out of ten. It was also futile to go all out in this game, and it was not the first time that the home defeat was made.