Shukyu Ichi Te Chiki No J Club Wo Hikiru Shiki Kan No Kyoji Sorimachi Koji Kobayashi Shinji Ishizaki Nobuhiro (ELGOLAZO)

[Machine Translation] Three coaches who have been promoted to J1 three times in the past will compete in J2 in the 2016 season, aiming for their fourth promotion together. Koji Sorimachi, Shinji Kobayashi, and Nobuhiro Ishizaki. They have worked tirelessly to establish J2 in their local communities, valuing their ties with supporters and their hometowns, both on and off the pitch. The footsteps of these three coaches, with such commonalities, are the history of "J2," so to speak, and the growth of local clubs. What kind of decisions have they made and what kind of battles have they fought for in the past? The reporters who have closely followed each of them will dig up their respective eras, and get to the bottom of their personalities and the essence of their coaching.

過去3度のJ1昇格経験のある3監督が、2016シーズン、そろって4度目の昇格を目指し、J2を戦う。反町康治、小林伸二、石崎信弘。彼らは、ピッチ内はもちろん、ピッチ外ではサポーターや地元とのつながりを大切にし、その地域にJを根付かせようとたゆまぬ努力を続けてきた。そんな共通項を持つ3監督の足跡は、いわば“J2”の歴史であり、地域クラブの成長の軌跡でもある。では彼らは過去、どのような決断をし、戦って来たのか。密着取材してきた記者たちが、それぞれの時代を掘り起こし、その素顔と指導の真髄に迫る。