I tried to find some sort of link between the two clubs and found absolutely nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. No common personnel whatsoever. Usually when I write these previews, I always fall back on the easy angle of saying "Blahblah faces his former teammates in what sure is to be a bloodbath of epic proportions" or some such nonsense, but I have nothing.
Mito finds itself currently stuck in a very muddled middle of the pack. The team has yet to lose a game so far in 2010, but has only one win on its books, that coming in a 2-1 victory over Tochigi FC. Since then they have managed to draw three times and score only once. Both squads are among the league leaders in defense (Actually Kashiwa is first with 1 goal allowed on the year and Mito is tied for second with 2). Both teams have managed to struggle on the offensive end. Kashiwa has yet to find a viable replacement for the Ancient Goalhawk Franca while Mito relies on a pair of Saitama castoffs in former NT and Omiya Ardija whipping boy Kota Yoshihara and former Urawa Red and Thespa Kusatsu....an? Junki Koike.
Mito is one of the lower funded teams in J2 but still manage to stay competitive, especially in the early parts of the season. Possibly the most dangerous player on the team is a returner from the K League, Masahiro Ohashi. Ohashi is not the swiftest player on the pitch but can do damage through his right foot. He could possibly be the best set piece specialist in J2. However he can be attacked on the defensive side of the ball. It's going to come down to Sawa and Leandro to exploit the matchup.
Battle......Dragons....Get it?
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