http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/6967844/ Apparently Kiyotake could have signed for Werder Bremen, but they missed out. The article is by a Japanese journalist who helped Werder Bremen's scout look for players when he came to Japan. They noticed Kiyotake, but lost out to Nuremburg because they were too slow. It seems like Werder Bremen are taking a more patient approach, but judging by the article, it seems like we will probably see a Japanese player there in the near future. They seem to be actively scouting Japan.
with Hideto Takahashi's agent shopping his client to pretty much every club, Werder will have another chance to get a japanese player.
Takahashi: German media citing 4-4-2 or some similarly reliable site --> Japanese media citing German media --> now German media is citing Japanese media.
A classic. Like Gazzetta dello sport with Honda, everyday. "Japanese press reports..." except that they were reporting stuff from other italian websites
Nuremburg could definitely use a player like Ogihara. There's absolutely no creativity in the center of the midfield.
Yes.... They rely on Kiyo´s long ball too much to aim for something bigger than staying in the first division.
They almost made for sure, but the point is that 90% of the dangerous plays were created by Kiyo´s aerial balls. Will it work everytime?
The whole team looked like they were losing on the physical side. He was available where he could but they were reluctant to give him the ball in the midfield, trying to pull off some kind of 'great' stuff instead of keeping the game in a more simple way. Could that be that they they don't want to get another 'Kiyotake and 10 others' titles in the press This game proved that's what they are right now. He hit the post also. Not bad for a 'quiet' game from him.