The Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta described as “a great season to remember” the performance during the recently completed 2021 campaign of his team, the Vissel Kobe Japan, who finished third in the Japanese league, the J-League, thanks to “tremendous consistency.”
“It is the best season since I have been here and surely historically,” the one from Fuentealbilla said in statements released by the club, who was “very happy to experience these moments with Vissel”, where he has played since 2018.
“We have had a very good line of play, of results, and we have achieved the objective of being able to be in the Champions“, said about the classification of his club to dispute the” playoffs “that can give him access to the Asian Champions League (AFC), the most prestigious club trophy on the continent in which your club failed to participate this past season.
The ex-Azulgrana footballer pointed out, however, that the team has a lot of work ahead of it and must improve both at a tactical, physical and game level to continue advancing in its objectives.
“When we have achieved a goal, we will be required to stay there and take another step. It is what we have to achieve, maintain that line of work and try to improve in everything, because surely what we have done this year, next year will not serve us, “he declared.
Iniesta considers that the achievements of Vissel Kobe They should not stay where they are, but continue to evolve and set improvement as “a constant”, to “improve in the J-League or try to fight for the league “and keep setting new goals.
The Vissel Kobe finished the 2021 season third in the first division of the Japanese league, with 73 points, behind the Kawasaki Frontale (92) and Yokohama F. Marinos (79), who will be in the Asian Champions League next to Urawa Red Diamonds, champion this year of the Emperor’s Cup.
The western Japanese team, where the Spanish also currently play Sergi samper Y Bojan Krkic, finished 14th in the 2020 pre-season.
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