So after Podolski another important name is set to come in Japan. He's Jose Paolo Guerrero. We go back in time? Ok, are not many big signings, but according to the reports Gamba wants to pay 9$m for him. It's pretty much. Nothing official yet for any of these two players anyway.
Las Palmas is set to send out Sergio Araújo on loan to AEK Athens, freeing up a non-EU player slot and the #10 jersey. All signs appear to point to the Shibasaki deal happening. Mateo Garcia is also said to be on his way out.
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Shibasaki has apparently flown to Las Palmas to finalize his contract. In other Kashima news, they have signed South Korea NT goalkeeper Kwoun Sun-tae.
Why? All 5 are national team players, and 2 of them were developed in Japan. You also have to consider that 2 of the GKs in the Japan NT pool are currently abroad.
Several reports from Spain are contradicting Sanspo basically saying that while Shibasaki is in Madrid, he won't sign for Las Palmas.
They are good goalkeepers, by all means, but it also mean that there are 5 (6 if we count Iwata and Kaminski too) less starting spots for a Japanese goalkeeper. Not saying it would make a direct difference, but like anyone else, goalkeepers need to play to develop. And if there are only 12/13 starting spots instead of 18 in J1, it could mean a big talent would have to sit on the bench. Do you think we would have been just as excited about Kosuke Nakamura's prospect if he had to sit on the bench behind for example Kaminski or Kim JH the last 2 seasons instead of being a starter for Avispa and Reysol? For a smaller league like Japan, I think they should sign foreign players ONLY if they are significantly better than what's available in Japan, and it should not go on the expense of the domestic talents. We've seen this happen in dozens of leagues before. Norway is one example. Wth the 4+1 rule they have in Japan/asia, this will not be that big of a problem I think, but as it is now, 1/3rd or 6 out of 18 GK spots are being held by a foreigner and thats not a good thing I think. Same goes to some degree for strikers. And are Gonda/Kawashima really in the NT pool anymore? I really doubt we'll ever see either one of them start in a important NT-game again..
Looks like Tsukuda failed to place Saito yet again - only that this was probably the last chance I guess. http://www.sanspo.com/soccer/news/20170129/jle17012923530010-n1.html
Didn't you just answer your own question? If you can't get Nishikawa or Higashiguchi, and you don't have a promising young GK in your organization like Nakamura or Schmidt, you look for the next best thing, someone who is at the national team caliber. I was dubious on Jung SR but he definitely improved Frontale, as die someone like Kim SG for Kobe. And Kim JH and Gu SY are guys that were signed by Cerezo out of college and developed in Japan, regardless of their international allegiance. Plus, the loan system seems to be functioning well for young goalkeepers.
No, it's more complicated than that. For the national team it is close to a disaster to see 1/3rd of the GK spots being in the domestic league being occupied by foreigners. Especially when the GK position have been one of Japan's main weaknesses for years now. When have Japan really had a match-winning GK in their ranks? That's my main point. And the development of new and better Japanese GK's will certainly not improve under this situation, atleast not in the short-term. You can argue that it might still be good, cause now the 2nd best GKs can learn from someone better ( in this case the foreigner), so in the long-run it might benefit, but that's a big IF. For the J.League clubs however, they need to obviously get the best players that's available within their budget and scouting area. So from their point of view it doesn't matter where the GK is from, as long as he is the best of what was available. That 2 of the GKs were developed in Japan (Cerezo) is of course a different story. But of course its not the clubs job to develop Japanese NT-players. But yeah, if I were a GK coach at the NT (also youth teams) I would be worried about the current situation.
Sure, it goes beyond that, but also if I am a GK coach in the NT I'm paying more attention to specific situations. Are there any goalkeepers of interest to the national team program who are not getting adequate playing time? In hindsight it's puzzling how long even well-heeled J clubs were willing to put up with bad goalkeeping. It's a chicken-and-egg problem - better youth development and identification, along with higher standards at the professional level both need to be implemented. If that means signing good keepers from abroad to replace mediocre veterans, the JFA shouldn't be particularly irked by this development.
I'm with Nipponbasse on that one, and Kashima tried to sign two or three other Korean GKs before Kwon, which shows they were less about quality than nationality. And you expect that from Daehanminguk67 when he plays Football Manager but not a legitimate sporting director.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170131-00000129-spnannex-socc lmao Shibasaki seems to possibly be joining CD Tenerife after all. (2nd div).
It's true, it's the reason he came back. It's not like he should be depressed for the rest of his life...