Machida Zelvia had never played in the Japanese top flight before this season but are on course for J-League glory.
Machida Zelvia had never played in the Japanese top flight before this season, but they sit top with 14 games leftEight years have passed since Leicester City shocked the world by winning the English Premier League - but there is an even more far-fetched and unlikely story brewing in the Japanese top flight.
"We have passed the halfway mark and played everyone. We can match it with anyone in the league, no matter what the history of the other teams. They have to chase us and it is ours to lose," Duke said. After an impressive promotion in his first season and a tilt at the title this time, the gamble has paid off - but this is more about hard work than good luck.
"Each session was really tough, and everyone was doing it seriously. The intensity was so high. I think that is showing in their games."While money has been spent, it helps that this is a team without ego and without stars.
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