2012/13 Shinji Kagawa @ Manchester United (ENG/CL) Thread [R]

This should be fun

Was just about to make a thread! lol And here. we. go!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/7795893/United-agree-Kagawa-deal

According to this site, about 15 mil Euros potentially rising to 21 million depending on performances.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...ster-united-agree-shinji-kagawa-transfer.aspx

they have a wallpaper up already too.
http://www.manutd.com/~/media/Wallpapers/2012-13/Shinji_Kagawa.ashx?w=2560&h=1600

They copied Inter when Nagatomo joined.....

the red sun is an easy, if not lazy motif, for all things japanese.

We'll have a lot of fun. Kagawa behind Rooney is potentially fantastic.

Now I just hope Sir Alex Ferguson does not play him out of his position and tries to make him into some "working horse" similar to the type of play to Ji Sung Park

Kagawa: "The transfer is not perfect as I didn't sign yet." "I want to focus on the upcoming NT matches." etc.

he'll sign after he does the medical after the WCQ

it's on the BVB website
http://translate.google.com/transla...VSX_enGB389GB389&biw=1280&bih=675&prmd=imvnsu

Well, am I the only one who thinks that timing of this announcement is a little bit unfortunate? 'Let's talk about National Team from now on' he said to the press. I hope that nothing in his head haven't changed since the beginning of the training camp.

It's quite unusual that both clubs make official announcements, and the player tries to calm down talk. Some communication problem between Kroth and his client maybe? Anyway, there'll be no turnaround at this stage, but hopefully this doesn't affect the NT.

only if you can read korean. there are replies on the bottom side of the page and these are brutal. we koreans especially in our homeland can be the biggest japanese haters in the world. but i do read some of them also have nice things to say about kagawa.

http://sports.news.nate.com/view/20120605n24935

http://sports.news.nate.com/view/20120605n23184

im not too thrilled either. but for kagawa, he has earned his spot. i mean i saw how us koreans took united as our second national team, probably today many of those ppl will start to twice about that idea. and i could see japan loving their start playing for united with number 7. and with unfortunate previous event of nakata and inamoto, japanese probably couldn't resist buying kagawa shirt at unbelievable pace. anyway congrats to kagawa.

I don't think that it is an official wallpaper, seeing how they forgot the capital A in Asia. Could be wrong, of course.

Fuji's news program made a mistake which will go down Japanese TV history books.
The text: "Breaking News: Kagawa officially agreeing terms with ManUtd"
The pic: Kabuki-actor Teruyuki Kagawa

Whoa, this is lame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2155092/

Daily Mail says that ManU fans are upset that the team is not spending more cash on "bigger" names. The article goes on to say that Kagawa was more "efficient" than Robben and Ribery last season. I guess they'll find out soon enough the bargain that's dropped into their laps.

Seeing that it's Fuji TV, that was most definitely not a mistake and likely intentional. Fuji TV in the past several years have pulled subliminal crap like this constantly to break Japanese people's spirit while promoting Korean culture as "superior", watch this: This is likely due to the underground Koreans who have their pockets deep into Fuji TV. And if this was really intentional (which I really think it is, they've done this far too much to be coincidental), this might have been done to undermine Kagawa's move to Manchester United especially since many Koreans are now emotionally invested into the team.

Before the 2010-2011 season, BVB fans know nothing of Cerezo Osaka's Shinji Kagawa. he was signed mainly as a back-up midfielder. He impressed enough during the summer training and friendlies matches that Klopp moved him up as a starter. Fans saw how good he is. What they didn't expect was him helping Dortmund in the first half of the season and named as Bundesliga best player that first half. even without playing in the 2nd half, he did enough to be named in the Bundelsiga Top XI. This season was even better. not the first couple of matches, but they dominated since he was rested for that one game.
(fyi, when Dortmund and Kagawa was slumping, I was one of the posters here who said that give him a rest and he'll return to fitness and better condition. I was right, since then, he and Dortmund went unbeaten.)
In just 2 seasons, he help Dortmund to 2 Titles and a Cup. Amazing!

Though not official yet, if and when he does transfer to Manchester United FC, I have full confidence he can succeed and achieve something great there. It would just be a matter of time when he'll start clicking. He might get alot of criticism at first, but once he adapts, he'll show his abilities and gain confidence and improve his skills.

That's exactly what I thought when I read "FujiTV", of course it was intentional. How this FujiTV is still broadcasting their dailycrap anyway?

I think maybe you're digging too much into some kinds of conspiracy theory here. I don't see in any kind of logic that mistaking Kagawa with a Kabuki artist can play down Japanese culture, if not vice versa.

I recognize there were some fuzz around FujiTV last year, but all of them are related to pop music or soap liked TV drama. The fans of that things can imagine all kinds of theory to make up for their likings.

A mistake sometimes is simply a mistake.

Are you blind or what?

lol

2ch conspiracy theories.