Football Season Guide

Enjoyed mid-table comfort all of last season. At some stage in late autumn even hoped to catch the top 6. In the end, finished only ninth, which was still the best-ever finish for the club. During the Vision League continued to offer good football. The ability to score goals via set pieces and on fast breaks helped them a lot. Able to secure top 10 finish, out of 40 teams, in the final standings. Lost their best centre-back this summer. Dohana has left and this could cause problems. Ushizawa was loaned in to replace him. He is a good player but has a patchy history with injuries and this is a concern. Multiple other players arrived on loan with Iwaki always open to absorb even more of the young players the top teams want to develop. All of last season the attention to detail was Iwaki’s main advantage. The ability to make the most of their set pieces in attack was vital. The manager’s focus on set pieces in training continues and Iwaki should be scoring plenty of goals this way again. Striker Buwanika is yet to prove he can be the long-term leader of the attack. When given starts he had been underwhelming. At the same time, multiple times his contributions off the bench were vital. Not clear if he will start more or less this term.