Derby Preview: Tosu vs Avispa

We are close to the second derby between both teams from nothern Kyushu.
The first game ended 0:0 at Hakata.
We got another bad row with 3 losses and just one goal in the last 3 games...
After the unexpected win against Vegalta, Ehime and Kofu raped us days later with a3:0 in Ehime and a brutal 6:0 at Kose. After the lost against Verdy on sunday, Shinoda is standing on the edge of the cliff...
The team seems tired and several important players are not fit or injured like Jogo, Wellington or captain Hisanaga. Takahashi seems a bit out of form too and can't show his real skills at the moment.

Tosu made a turn-around from the beginning of the season and brought in the succsses with the Marinos-boys Yamase and Havenaar. After a good season with us last year, Mike came back to Kyushu and go on with it what he can do best at Kyushu...scoring goals. The two youngsters seems like to gave the whole team stability what they needed after the bad start.

The biggest problem for us is, how to stop Mike?
Niwa is out after the foul against Oguro and his fourth yellow card...
Nagano got more physical strengh than Tanaka to stop Mike, but he and Nagira totally collapsed at Kose...
So, It's in Shinoda's hands, who will play along Nagira in the central back.

I hope for a exciting and fair derby

My tip:
Tosu 2-1 Avispa