SAITAMA -- To look for a perceptible change in the Urawa Reds this coming season, one will have to turn to their attempts to win the Asian Champions League because new coach Holger Osieck insists he won't be changing a winning formula on the domestic front.

News photoUrawa Reds coach Holger Osieck hopes to maintain his new team's domestic success while turning it into the top club in Asia. KYODO PHOTO

Osieck is staying true to the formidable framework predecessor Guido Buchwald put in place -- with which the Reds won their first-ever J. League title and retained the Emperor's Cup for a brilliant double in 2006 -- as the 58-year-old German looks to repeat his compatriot's success.