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Thespa Kusatsu-- Preseason Summary
Since entering the J.League in 2005, Thespa Kusatsu has been perhaps the most consistent team in the entire league. Unfortunately, in this case, consistency is not exactly something to be desired. Thespa finished in 12th place in 2005, 12th place in 2006, and in 2007, they narrowly missed making it three in a row, with a 12th place finish due primarily to Mito Hollyhock's accelerating deterioration, rather than anything Kusatsu themselves did to change their fortunes.
In actual fact, Thespa started out the season much better than they did in their previous two campaigns. However, injuries to kep players and a sudden midseason loss of form saw the Hot-Springs Bathers sink slowly into the depths once more.Although they did pick up a couple of promising young Koreans over the winter break, there has not been enough change at the core of the team to expect anything different than what Thespa have achieved in the past.
Dont argue with consistency. This is a team that produces exactly the sort of results it deserves.
2007 Finish: 11th Place
2008 Forecast: 11th Place
Roster Changes
IN |
| Pos. | Name | Former Team | Status |
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| DF | Nobuhide Akiba | Shizuoka Sangyo U. | New signing |
| FW | Choi Sung-Yong | Ulsan Hyundai | Full transfer |
| FW | Oh Jang-Eun | Yokohama FC | One-yr rental |
| MF | Yusuke Shimada | Omiya Ardija | One-yr rental |
| MF | Shingo Kumabayashi | Vegalta Sendai | Full transfer |
| MF | Akira Ishigame | Omiya Ardija | One-yr rental |
| DF | Daisuke Fujii | Albirex Niigata | Rental extended |
OUT |
| Pos. | Name | New Team | Status |
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| FW | Careca | ->Gremio ->S-Pulse | Rental ends |
| FW | Marlon | --- | Released |
| FW | Chika | --- | Released |
| FW | Masami Sato | --- | Released |
| FW | Koji Matsuura | --- | Released |
| FW | Takuro Okayama | --- | Released |
| MF | Takeshi Kuwahara | ->Consadole ->Fukushima | Rental ends |
| MF | Hitoyoshi Satomi | Arte Takasaki | Full transfer |
| MF | Yoshimi Nakai | Sagawa Kyubin | Full transfer |
| MF | Takaya Yamamoto | ->Antlers ->Gainare | Rental ends |
| DF | Satoshi Yoshioka | ->Yokohama ->Gainare | Rental ends |
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