And he reckons former Yokohama F.Marinos boss Postecoglou has set his team up to play the way Vissel Kobe did when linked up with Furuhashi in the J-League a few years ago.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10492091/celtic-ange-postecoglou-iniesta-kyogo-ex-coach/

Brazilian striker scored his 10th goal of the season as Cerezo Osaka beat Yokohama FC 1-0 in the only J-League first-division matchon Sunday.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/08/21/soccer/j-league/ceara-scores-win-cerezo/

He returned to Kawasaki in 2020 after graduating and took the J-League by storm, before signing for Brighton and spending a year on loan at Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/kaoru-mitoma-japan-english-premier-league-brighton-gopro-3276131?cid=cna_flip_070214

The better players had a three-year pro contract thrown in. Rice did not merit that but Westley, now technical advisor to Japan’s J-League, remembers the internal debate at the club over whether to keep Rice or not.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12156275/Declan-Rice-cut-West-Ham-age-16-weird-running-style.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490