2013/2015 Sotan Tanabe @ CE Sabadell FC \ Yukiya Sugita @ Hercules Alicante (ESP) Thread [R]

Time for a "otsu-esque" preconvocation letter by Zac.

 

LFP's official website (Spanish First and Second division) also published news regarding Sugi.

http://www.lfp.es/noticias/sugi-la-nueva-promesa-del-hercules

Nothing we didn't know but one more big source talking about him. They pretty much summed up everything we have been talking about and all the recent news.

Looks like Portillo (used to play for Real Madrid, Fiorentina and others) said "Sugi has one of the fastest ankle twists I've ever seen".
Not sure if that last translation makes sense to you in English. I hope you get the idea.


P.S: I think it would make sense to change the topic title and put Sugi's name before Tanabe.

 

I think I already told you, there was some bright reporter that messed up his name completely and other news sites copied that name thinking it was correct... it got so "viral" that even official sources assumed the name was correct xD
In fact, the first time that I heard about Sugi I read that wrong name and tried to google it but couldn't find any info about him... which made me suspect that it was wrong. Thanks to some user of this forum I finally found his real name.

BTW, another BIG source talking about him! Mundo Deportivo is the most famous sports newspaper in Barcelona:
http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20131...cer-en-japon-gracias-a-pique_54395098300.html
They got his name right !!! it's not so difficult!!!


Oh, and about the topic name thing, I realized if you go to google images and write Sugi's name, Tanabe's pics also appear due to BigSoccer's great influence. In fact, this topic seems to be the most important source of tags and info for google.

 

haha so you are actually watching it? didn't know that second division streams were available.

I'm watching FC Barcelona B - Sabadell -> Tanabe warming up at the beginning of the second half.

 

Ohh I'm happy to read that good feedback thanks for the info.

For Sabadell, Tanabe comes in to play for about 14 minutes.




Edit: Final whistle. Tanabe couldn't do anything, Sabadell lost 0-2 and he didn't have many chances.
The problem is that his attitude was not very good either. I saw other players running to pressure the defense like crazy after having played 90 minutes and being tired, but he was not running even if he was fresh after coming out from the bench... I just don't understand this attitude.
He never has minutes, if he doesn't do anything special when they give him a chance it's gonna be impossible to get a spot on the team.

There are rumors about him going back to Tokyo at the beginning of next year, but there might be another player coming from Tokyo FC.

 

Yeah you're right. It's very easy to see whether a player is ready for Europe or not, and that attitude is the best way to measure it. It shouldn't be the only indicator but if a player is not hungry for anything, it means he's not ready.

I wouldn't mind having Kazuma Watanabe in Sabadell

About Sugi, he has 2 difficult matches ahead, in the next 2 weeks. I liked the fact that he was on the starting eleven again though.

 

That shot was excellent, what a pity it didn't reach the back of the net. I didn't expect that kick at all while watching the video... too bad the keeper reacted so fast. Would have been a great goal.

About the foul, should have been a penalty of course

 

Tanabe was sent to Sabadell because he wasn't making the bench on a regular basis anymore, FC Tokyo won't transfer a player that has some sort of importance.

 

60 000€ a year I think.

 

Yup, it's 60 000 a year

Thanks for the news Dax!! it's certainly a good deal for Hércules, I just hope that he can evolve and develop his skills well in this team.
3 years is a lot of time for a player with this progression speed, I hope the team does not become a barrier for him to keep growing (I'm talking in the long term now).
But of course I do prefer that he plays 90' per match in Hércules rather than the last 10 minutes for a better team.

 

It's just a formality ... I doubt he's ever good enough to warrant a 10 millions pricetag.

 

A formality that could become a problem.
As Dax said, Hércules could be relegated, in fact they are in a dangerous position right now, so who knows what could happen by the end of the season, and now we are not even talking about 3 years from today, we are considering what's gonna happen in 6 months.

Of course if we look on the bright side, the hypothesis that he will become a great player will have a direct impact on his team's results and possibly help prevent relegation.

Maybe it's too soon to start guessing what's gonna happen, but imho 3 years might be too long if he keeps progressing like this.
The good thing is, he's only 20 yo.

 

If Hercules need money they won't wait for 10m€ before selling him. We can worry about his pricetag when he has proven something.