After receiving a red card away from home, Bobovic was in good spirits again at the press conference.

"Hasegawa's red card? Everyone knows that there is a problem with the red card, and that guy got it by faking it. ”

"Lin? I never doubted his ability, I said a long time ago that his future is in Europe and that he will become a star. ”

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"After Yuto Nagatomo, another player from the Gas team who has a chance to land in Europe? 》

This is a report from the next day's "Nikkan Sports", Tokyo FC has always been only a mid-table team in the J-League, and the most famous player produced so far is Yuto Nagatomo, who plays for Inter Milan.

After five rounds of the J League, Tokyo FC is temporarily in third place in the standings with 4 wins, 1 loss and 12 points, ahead of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who also has 4 wins, 1 loss and 12 points, and Sendai Vega Tai with 4 wins, 1 draw and 13 points.

You must know that among the four J-League teams participating in the AFC Champions League this season, Tokyo FC is currently the highest ranked in the league, and the highest ranking other than Tokyo FC is Nagoya Whales, who are in 7th place in the standings.

In Asia, football is not as developed as in Europe, and the investment of football clubs is relatively small, and most teams only rely on a set of lineups to win the world, so when facing multi-front battles, they tend to advance on one line and barely maintain the other.

From the AFC Champions League, 02 years to learn from the Champions League to restructure so far, this is the tenth AFC Champions League, the previous nine seasons of the AFC Champions League, only the first season of the AFC Champions League champion Saudi Arabia team Al Ain is the double champion, that is, to win the AFC Champions League and the domestic league championship at the same time, the other eight seasons of the AFC Champions League champions have not been able to win the domestic league championship, and even many AFC Champions League champions in the domestic league that year are only at the midstream level. The reason why this is the case is mainly because the team's lineup is not thick enough, and it can only rely on a set of lineups to fight, and naturally it can't take care of both lines.

Of course, now that the Chinese Super League is on the rise of Jinyuan football, Ringer remembers that Evergrande will soon break this tradition, and in the 13 and 15 seasons, Evergrande is the double champion of the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League. Evergrande, a local tyrant who invested more in a season than all the teams in the entire J-League combined, is normal to break this tradition.

Therefore, the current two-line parallel development of Tokyo FC has surprised many people.

In stark contrast to FC Tokyo, another J-League team that competes in the AFC Champions League, Gamba Osaka. Gamba has not had a good start to the season, ranking second from the bottom with only one point after five rounds of the league, and three points from one win in three rounds in the AFC Champions League group stage, and the qualifying situation is not very good. What's even more bizarre is that Gamba is currently the team with the most goals in the J-League, scoring 12 goals in 5 league games, 1 more than the current first-ranked Vega Tai Sendai, but only got a draw, ranking second from the bottom, which is also strange enough.

Ringer probably remembers that this season in the J-League will be quite chaotic, and now that is only five rounds away, it is clear that this is the case. After 5 rounds of the league, Gamba Osaka scored the most goals and ranked second to last, and the penultimate was more interesting, the first giant Kashima Antlers in the J League, like Gamba only got 1 point in five rounds, and the inferior force of goal difference "won" the vice squad leader.

Kashima Antlers is definitely the number one giant in the J League, they have won the J League championship 7 times, and they have completed three consecutive league championships from 07 to 09, you must know that the team with the second most wins in the J League has only won the championship 3 times, and Kashima Antlers' J League No. 1 giants deserve it. The only fly in the ointment of Kashima Antlers is that they have never won the AFC Champions League, and their best result is only to reach the quarterfinals, which makes many people criticize Kashima Antlers for being an amateur in the civil war.

Such a dominant league giant, currently ranked first from the bottom, has indeed surprised many people.

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Tokyo FC's next opponent is Kashima Antlers, and in the sixth round of the league, Tokyo FC will host the giants' vice-presidents.

At this time, at the club's president's office, Tokyo FC president Kenji Akune was talking with head coach Ranko Bobovic.

"Ranko, I have to say, you have done a great job, our current results are unexpectedly good, and this is all due to you." Kenji Akune said as he poured tea.

"Thanks, is there coffee? I prefer that one. Bobovich said.

"Okay, there's coffee." Kenji Akune said as he changed his coffee: "We are in a good situation in the league and the AFC Champions League at the moment, but I still have to say that this is our first time participating in the AFC Champions League and I hope the team can go as far as possible. ”

"Mr. Chairman (President), you should have seen that the current situation in the J-League is quite chaotic, the previous strong teams are inexplicably in poor form, and the J-League is currently in a mess, if we work hard, we may not have no chance in the league." Bobovic clearly has ideas about the league as well.

'No, Ranko, we don't have enough squad to play on two fronts and I hope that when there is a clash between the AFC Champions League and the league, we can prioritise the AFC Champions League.

"Well, Mr. President, I'll do as you say." Bobovich replied helplessly.

On April 14, in the sixth round of the league, Tokyo FC hosted Kashima Antlers, who are currently at the bottom of the rankings, and since the upcoming midweek will be the fourth round of the AFC Champions League, Tokyo FC rotated again in this game, Ringer and Chima Watanabe were on the bench, and Hasegawa was suspended due to the red card in the previous game.

With the three most important players on the offensive end all absent, FC Tokyo played well, at least in their home stadium without shrinking in defense, and even had a considerable advantage on the field.

But advantage does not mean winning, Tokyo FC was not lucky, in the 26th minute of the first half, goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda was injured in a sortie, Bobovic had to replace the substitute goalkeeper. Fortunately, the team's substitute goalkeeper Hitoshi Shiota rotated with Shuichi Gonda last season, and this season he was only a year older before he changed to a substitute, and Renshi Shiota's ability is slightly less than Shuichi Gonda, but it is not too bad.

After a goalless first half, Kashima Antlers gradually regained their form and relied on delicate foot skills to control the midfield and score first in the 66th minute, before Tokyo FC launched a counterattack to equalize in the 81st minute. Bobovic did not replace Ringer or Chima Watanabe, he thought it would be good to get a point in the rotation, and Ringer, who was sitting on the sidelines, also thought that the game would end in a draw, but Kashima Antlers scored from distance in the last minute of injury time, and did not even give Bobovic a chance to make amends, and finally Tokyo FC suffered a second defeat of the season 1:2 at home.

Speaking of which, FC Tokyo's only two defeats so far have come at home, which has made the gas fans who have come to support the team at home a little upset. Tokyo FC suffered two consecutive defeats at home, and some Chinese media are using this to cheer for Guoan, Tokyo FC is a home bug team, and the next round of the AFC Champions League Guoan away has a lot to do.

Promising? Blind and can't see that this is Tokyo FC abandoning the league for the AFC Champions League?

In this round of the league, Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka both won, and the two J-League giants also rose one place to the bottom and third from the bottom.

Losing this game, Tokyo FC fell from third to fifth in the standings, but everyone didn't care too much, this was the manager's arrangement, the league rotated, and the AFC Champions League was retained.

On April 16, Beijing Guoan arrived in Tokyo one day ahead of schedule to prepare for the Tokyo FC.

In terms of the current situation of Guoan, they still have a chance to qualify if they win Tokyo FC away, and if they lose away, the hope of qualifying basically only exists in theory.

But it doesn't matter, China's sports media are good at calculating the possibility of qualifying theoretically, because Chinese football repeats it again and again - theoretically there is a chance of qualifying, and they are all familiar with it.