Another 145: J1 Tokyo's opening match
A FEW DAYS LATER, KATAGIRI'S OFFICE
Good morning Katagiri... Still working hard I see...
Good morning coach Gamo... Yes, contacting sponsors is a hard work...
The opening match will be soon and I must be sure everyone will be here to see...
I was just being polite. You know I only came here for Oozora Tsubasa...
Ah... Sorry then, but Sao Paulo has no intention to let him go for now...
Damn! He'd have made the perfect playmaker for my team... I'm glad that I do have a second choice...
I'm surprised you are so interested in him, I admit he had a positive influence on some...
Are you kidding Katagiri? Did you really watch the winters' nationals finals?
Up until Toho was leading 3-0... I had some matters to attend to, related to Misugi's...
Misugi, Misugi! You are so stuck in your own plans and lies to the press that you don't even see what's right in front of you!
Well, whatever happened, Toho won in the end, and I fail to see...
Yeah, you don't see many things from your office...
Have fun with your sponsors and Misugi, Katagiri. But this year, my team is the real deal...
.........
... So don't expect your "fraud" to win any japanese trophy... We'll be a thorn on your side...
You never approved our choices to begin with, no need to be bitter about that...
Oh, right, what was it again?... Give hope to the next age because this one is doomed to fail... I'll show you the
strength of those who are doomed to fail but didn't lose hope yet!
OHARA TRAINING GROUND, SAITAMA CITY, TRAINING FIELD OF THE RED DIAMONDS.
We can withstand Gamo's daily hellish training pretty easily now...
Don't say that in front of him or he'll make it even harder!
Do you think Gamo will manage to get Oozora Tsubasa like he wanted?
It doesn't really matter though. We're already strong enough as it is...
In any case, I wouldn't let him get my spot in the top team that easily...
Thanks to me you're already used to the brazilian rhythm anyway!
... Yeah, as expected from someone who played in Sao Paulo... Thanks for your help, "Scorpio". We'll be
counting on you to score a lot this season, Emerson.
With Adriano, who also played in Sao Paulo, and in the Brazilian youth team...
Ihara, Tsuchihashi, and Fukuda who all played in the national team...
Yamada and Nagai, who played in the youth national team... And us...
And all the others who withstood Gamo's hellish training... We'll be the strongest!!
... FOREIGN PLAYERS, JAPANESE WHO PLAYED FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM, YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM OR OLYMPIC NATIONAL TEAM AT SOME POINT, PROMISING PLAYERS TRAINED IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT... THE J-LEAGUE, 1ST OR 2ND DIVISION, WAS FILLED WITH THEM! THE GOLDEN AGE PLAYERS WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES TO FEAR...
AND ALL WERE LED BY COACHES AS EXPERIENCED AND FEARSOME AS KIRA...
BUT THE GOLDEN AGE WASN'T PLAYING AGAINST THE RED DIAMONDS JUST YET...