2019/22 Takuma Asano @ FK Partizan Belgrade (SRB)

Scored a goal today, his 4th of the season, and had an assist earlier in the same match:

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His assist:

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His goals:

 

What caught my attention in both goals is that he was near the central of the field when at least 4 of his teammates were in the attacking zone exchanging passes, then he surged forward in both occasions and collected a pass, and beat the defence by his pace to find himself in a one-on-one situation against the goalkeeper.

In the first occasion he managed to score, and in the second his shot was immediately blocked, causing the defence to scramble, then he collected the ball and shot it into the net.


What I liked in what I saw is Asano's involvement inside deep midfield to support the build-up and either create opportunities for his teammates and himself.

Earlier in his career he only played aa a striker, and that is what made his experience in Germany uneventful, as coaches played him either wide on the wing or in attacking-midfield.

He seemed that he was unable or reluctant to adapt to such roles, but now he seems to be well-accustomed to play in these other roles, even if sometimes he has to drop deep into positions usually occupied by central midfielders and wing-backs.

This makes me think about the possibility of deploying him as a No.8 in the central midfield with the national team, especially with Shibasaki being so inconsistent.

 

Asano scored again yesterday, 2 goals in 3 matches so far this season.

His goal:

 

Full Asano's highlights:

 

Asano scored another goal.

3 goals in 4 league games so far.

His highlights and goal:

 

6 goals in 5 matches, and top scorer of the league so far.

To be more specific, he scored 6 goals in the last 4 matches, as he didn't score in Partizan's season opener.

His goals:

 

Drawn against FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni (from Moldova) in the Europa League 2nd qualifying round.

 

Takuma Asano celebrates his NT call-up by scoring his 7th league of the season in the Serbian league (7 goals in 12 matches).

By scoring tonight Asano ended a 7 games scoring drought in the league.

Highlights:

 

Takuma Asano scored his 9th league goal of the season in the Serbian top division, as helped his team to consolidate their place as the 2nd of the league.

 

Scored today as well.

12 goals in 23 league matches so far.

He is tied-second among the league's top goalscorers.

 

Asano's goal @ 2:29

 

Extended highlights:

 

14 goals in 24 league matches, he is currently the joint-top scorer of the Serbian league.

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