It's never happened in Japanese historyThe most prestigious coach in the relegation crisis, the third coach of the season, came forward

Jun 24, 2025

 It's never happened in Japanese historyThe most prestigious coach in the relegation crisis, the third coach of the season, came forward
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Yokohama F. Marinos, facing the worst crisis since its foundation, decided to appoint its third coach of the season.

Yokohama lost 0-1 in the 21st round of the Japanese J-League against Faziano Okayama in the 2025 season at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on the 21st. Yokohama, which has won three consecutive games after two consecutive wins, is showing no signs of rebounding from the bottom of the league.

Yokohama is one of Japan's most prestigious clubs. He has won the first division championship five times and is also a prestigious player who has won the Japan FA Cup seven times. It is a traditional master who has never been relegated since the creation of the J League. It is also a well-known team for Korean fans, including Yoo Sang-chul, Ahn Jung-hwan, Yoon Il-rok and Nam Tae-hee.




Such a team has fallen into the worst crisis in the club's history. The beginning of the crisis was manager Steve Holland, who was brought in ahead of the 2025 season. Yokohama sought the top position in Japan by bringing in Holland, who previously served as the head coach for the England national team under Thomas Tuchel.
 It's never happened in Japanese historyThe most prestigious coach in the relegation crisis, the third coach of the season, came forward
However, Holland was replaced in April, just a month after the league opened, with the worst performance. It was the worst appointment in the club's history. Afterwards, the Yokohama leadership entrusted the acting system to Patrick Kisnovo, Holland's head coach. Despite the worst trend of eight consecutive official games under the Kisnovo system, Yokohama appointed acting Kisnovo as its official coach.

Yokohama faced a shocking result of losing to a fourth-division team in the fourth round of the League Cup, although it seemed to rebound with a second consecutive league victory in late May. In the end, Yokohama made a super-strong move to dismiss coach Kisnovo as well. It was the first time in Yokohama's club history that two coaches were dismissed in one season. Coach Holland went out, but Yokohama couldn't get out of it because it was on the path of collapse made by Coach Holland.
 It's never happened in Japanese historyThe most prestigious coach in the relegation crisis, the third coach of the season, came forward
Japan's Sponichia Nex 'Yokhara leaders decided to replace him with two consecutive losses in official games. Kisnovo has been acting head coach since April, and was promoted to full-time head coach in May. However, they have only won and lost two games in the last 10 official matches, and lost to the JFL (fourth division) in the second round of the League Cup. Yokohama failed to escape the crisis, saying, 'It was the first emergency in the club's history to dismiss the coach twice during the season.

After Kisnovo's departure, Yokohama also decided to win internal promotion. He announced on the 24th that he would appoint head coach Hadeo Oshima as the coach. Coach Hadeo said, `First of all, I am working with the mindset that I have to take the initiative myself to overcome this difficult situation. To stay in the J1 League, it is clear what we need to do. Showing Yokohama-like competitiveness will lead to that path. At the end, I hope we can finish the season with joy together. I ask for your continued support in the future."
 It's never happened in Japanese historyThe most prestigious coach in the relegation crisis, the third coach of the season, came forward
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Yokohama is not hopeless. In the J1 League, the 18th, 19th, and 20th places will be demoted to the J2 League. There are only six points difference from FC Tokyo, which is currently ranked 17th. It's two games apart. It is a gap that can be overcome enough because there are still about half of the league left. Still, the flow cannot be ignored. Coach Hadeo and Yokohama will not continue until the end of the season only if they rebound quickly.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.