2011/12 Yuki Otsu @ Mönchengladbach (GER) Thread [R]

according to a guy Otsu had a bad match yesterday, loosing almost all battles, missed a sitter, played without any motivation

 

who was watching the match of reserve team, yes its just one person, but we wont get any/much information about he is doing there anyway, so i thought lets post it

he definitely didnt impress so far, lets see when he sees the bench of first team

 

that was just one person in a soccerboard (Tm.de) i checked for other oppinions, not much to find, one on BMG board said he thought he was "ok" and lacks finishing, but that was it...

but all agree that one of the main reasons could be communication, coach Favre loves tactics and wants all of the players to fully understand it, dont know about Otsu's translator, because JP (Junpei Yamamori) has many clients around there, not only Kagawa and he wont be there for all of them...

lets just wait, at least he gets to play there even if its the reserve for now but i hope he keeps his motivation

 

If his playing time gets dictated by the availability of Junpei then we might as well give all hope up for Otsu this season.

 

You might call me mad for saying this depending on what you think of him but this 1 has always been interesting for me cuz I could never decide how special he is so I've been in a let's wait and see long term mode. I'm more curious about what sorta effort he's making where nobody is looking and what steps he takes on monthly basis to EVENTUALLY prove himself long term cuz he's been thru this sorta thing before.

 

http://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles-termine/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2910&cHash=115db7c079c9f65ad87ffe759b89f348

His performance doesn't sound that bad according to the club's website. He didn't score but he assisted their 2nd and hit the post. Of course, if someone watched the whole match he might get a different impression though.

 

http://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles-termine/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2954&cHash=847938795d8de818028cba2e1003503d

We can already assume that Otsu will not play for the first team today if he is used 89 minutes in the U23.

 

http://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles-termine/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3013&cHash=955babe32f41b8e5610899ea668f24dc

2 assists for Otsu (who apparently took some corners and FKs) in a friendly against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He could have scored one too, but match ended 3-1.

Finally some positive news from Gladbach.

 

He seems to be in great condition and playing well. would he get to play in the first squad anytime soon? like to see him play...

 

My bad it was Duisburg not Düsseldorf they played against.

However, I don't know about his first team chances. This was a test match without all the internationals and probably some regulars were left out too.
It's just positive that he doesn't seem demotivated.

 

I like that, the coach was very praising of him in the interviews. Otsu seemed positive.

I'm feeling a little more optimistic about his chances.

 

More positive news now. He scored today in a friendly today. He should be on the damn bench soon at least.

FT Monchengladbach [3 - 1] AA Gent
21' [1 - 0] R. Brouwers
45' [2 - 0] Y. Otsu
80' [2 - 1] E. Coulibaly
85' [3 - 1] Y. Otsu

Not a bad team Gent, second place in the league now.

 

And he assisted the other goal with a corner,so he made all 3 goals possible.

 

no videos or highlights? well, considering it's a friendly match, I guess not.
But if there is, please do post.

 

Reports say his 2nd goal was a 40m lob over the keeper.

 

only on fohlen.tv but you have to pay (like many or all Bundesliga teams have their own media site where you can watch exclusive videos)...

 

Finally some good news about Otsu!

 

On the bench today.

 

For the first time, unexpectedly.

 

Pity that our manager didn't bring him or Joshua King (on loan from ManU) during the last minutes at least. But I'm sure that both will get playing time soon after Bobadilla's & DeCamargo's injuries. It seems the fitness level of both players has improved a lot lately.

It was a superb goal.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing both of these two players. Hope we will soon.

 

Otsu again on the bench.

 

i thought so when i saw he wasnt in squad for reserve team yesterday ... maybe he will get some minutes this time? lets see