2014/16 Junya Tanaka @ Sporting Club de Portugal (POR)

NaohiroTakahara · Sep 1, 2015

Half Europe should go for him. His stats are awesome. He should be really the Nr 1-2 in Lissabon

28 games - 7goals- 6 assists = This means a scoring point every 2,1 game but look how many minutes he stands on the pitch !

1162 minutes he played = 12,9 games.

So 13 games and for this time 7 goals and 6 assists are incredible strong. Every 89 Minutes he scored/asissted, every game also ! That is a absolutely top count.

+ he can shoot freekicks and penaltys, he is fast, he is big,strong, solid technique and is not bad in headers.

Dax · Sep 1, 2015

As funny as it sounds, back in april he had the best goal rate per match after Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi in Europe.

seolseol · Sep 1, 2015

NaohiroTakahara said: ↑

Half Europe should go for him. His stats are awesome. He should be really the Nr 1-2 in Lissabon

28 games - 7goals- 6 assists = This means a scoring point every 2,1 game but look how many minutes he stands on the pitch !

1162 minutes he played = 12,9 games.

So 13 games and for this time 7 goals and 6 assists are incredible strong. Every 89 Minutes he scored/asissted, every game also ! That is a absolutely top count.

+ he can shoot freekicks and penaltys, he is fast, he is big,strong, solid technique and is not bad in headers.
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Too bad no one goes for him

Dax · Sep 1, 2015

the problem wasn't receiving offers, but probably suitable ones for both Sporting and him (so rejected from turkey, uae etc)

seolseol · Sep 1, 2015

Dax said: ↑

the problem wasn't receiving offers, but probably suitable ones for both Sporting and him (so rejected from turkey, uae etc)
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So what options is left now??

Dax · Sep 1, 2015

fight for an unlikely place until january, I guess?

NaohiroTakahara · Sep 1, 2015

I really don`t get it why no club in Germany,England,Spain or Italy want him.

There was the rumour 3-4 weeks ago that he might change to the Bundesliga. I think there were some clubs who are interested in him. Other scenario is not possible cause he was more or less a beast at Lissabon with his limited playtime.

Dax · Sep 2, 2015

Sometimes you can't want a player you don't even know to begin with... that's an agent's work. The rumors to Bundesliga could have been for the 2nd division maybe, or maybe did not materialize.
Actually, as many people were suggesting, the thing I was really expecting was a loan to another portoguese club.

However, maybe Tanaka and his agent went the "if you don't want me, then you'll have to sell me" way, to prevent a loan every year for the rest of his contract (or at least until JJ is in charge).
Whatever, in the end now we'll see what he does in january.

seolseol · Sep 2, 2015

Dax said: ↑

fight for an unlikely place until january, I guess?
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Yeah, fight to January and the start over again I guess.

Majster2 · Nov 4, 2015

A Bola wrote that Rayo Vallecano is interested in transfering him to Madrid.

seolseol · Nov 4, 2015

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A Bola wrote that Rayo Vallecano is interested in transfering him to Madrid.
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I just hope he plays regularly in January. In Europe that is.

Dax · Nov 4, 2015

To be precise, they are asking for him on loan.

Gordon1995 · Nov 7, 2015

Majster2 said: ↑

A Bola wrote that Rayo Vallecano is interested in transfering him to Madrid.
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He might as well give it a shot since he is not having much playing time at the moment but I think it won't be much different for him in terms of playing time tho.

NaohiroTakahara · Nov 8, 2015

Why that ? He showed how genius he is last season. He should be a sure startet eben at Sporting, it is a shame. Look at his incredible crazy stats last season.

In a little lower club, he should be the super boss.

Gordon1995 · Nov 8, 2015

NaohiroTakahara said: ↑

Why that ? He showed how genius he is last season. He should be a sure startet eben at Sporting, it is a shame. Look at his incredible crazy stats last season.

In a little lower club, he should be the super boss.
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Rayo is not a lower level club, maybe lower than Lisbon. I just feel that he may not be a starter there for sure, like Inui.

Dax · Nov 8, 2015

Probably wouldn't start for sure, but "won't be much different for him in terms of playing time" compared to never playing seems a bit exaggerated... if they're asking for him, they probably would want to try him.

NaohiroTakahara · Nov 8, 2015

Inui was starting the first 5 games and now he sits on the bench 2 times, this says nothing. I think Takashi made a good impact, thats why Barcelonas coach said that he loves Inui and he is one of his favorite players before the match against Eibar.

Rayo is in compare to Sporting a 2nd or 3rd league club.He should be Ronaldo there. Tanaka only gets no playing time cause the coach still think he doesnt fits in the system/doesn like him but when you look on his last season stats you see that he is an superb striker who can even be a starter in a better team like Sporting when he gets the trust.

This all has nothing to do with his qualitys.

Dax · Nov 8, 2015

Tanaka has always been a good player but often things need to click. He was clicking in Sporting under Marco Silva but there is no guarantee that he would necessarily work in Rayo and in La Liga (which is an even harder league)

Anyway, we're commenting on nothing... since nothing happened yet

seolseol · Dec 20, 2015

He actually played 11 minutes when they lost today.

zdrstvte · Jan 6, 2016

http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/...tanaka-recusam-transferencia-para-a-tailandia

Both Sporting and Tanaka rejected a loan offer from Chainat in Thailand. Tanaka wants to stay in Europe, but Sporting still are looking to sell Tanaka.

Dax · Jan 6, 2016

The article actually never suggests that Sporting is actively trying to sell Tanaka, and I suspect that's actually something Tanaka's agent is more interested in, as for the club it's not like a big monetization.
It says that Sporting has not "closed the door" for an exit of Tanaka, but it depends on suitable offers and possibility of finding a suitable replacement. Which is why the club, before the player, had already refused previous offers, too.

zdrstvte · Jan 6, 2016

Dax said: ↑

The article actually never suggests that Sporting is actively trying to sell Tanaka, and I suspect that's actually something Tanaka's agent is more interested in, as for the club it's not like a big monetization.
It says that Sporting has not "closed the door" for an exit of Tanaka, but it depends on suitable offers and possibility of finding a suitable replacement. Which is why the club, before the player, had already refused previous offers, too.
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They don't need replacement for him. He's not even making the matchday squad. In all aspects, he is a surplus to the club.

Dax · Jan 6, 2016

You're arguing with the article, not me. I didn't post my opinion in those line in the post.
He was in the squad and played 3 times since the 30th of november, btw.

If he was seen as a surplus and not a comfortable back up, he would have been sold this summer already when Sporting obviously had a much much better chance of gaining some actual money from the transfer.
I think they just see him as a professional player which will be allowed to go if he asks for it, and the club gets an offer they are fine with.
As for the replacement, you need a certain number of strikers anyway in a team to prevent injury crisis\form problems. They have 4 atm

seolseol · Jan 19, 2016

On the bench in the cup tonight.

Dax · Jan 25, 2016

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2015-16/1/tm-news--11624-8760-.html

According to Kicker, Reysol and two german clubs are interested in Tanaka's services. MSV Duisburg, and Ryo Miyaichi's St. Pauli. Sporting seems open for a loan.