2019/24 Shoya Nakajima @ FC Porto (POR)

Porto's sporting director was on TV addressing the Nakajima situation and seems to strike a sympathetic tone.

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https://www.record.pt/futebol/futeb...blema-que-nao-escondemos-e-que-vamos-resolver

Basically he said that the issue was down to Nakajima's wife being in a high-risk category with asthma, and that they held a 40 minute Zoom meeting to try and convince him to return to training with his teammates to no avail. He acknowledges that there are issues to sort out but that they will resolve the situation, and meanwhile Nakajima is training and remains a part of the team.

 

Another daily Nakajima update, courtesy of O Jogo.

The club president Jorge Nuno de Lima Pinto da Costa gave a media interview in which he affirmed Nakajima's place in the team for the next season. His perspective was that Shoya "experienced an involuntary paranoia" as a result of the challenges on his family exerted by the pandemic, exacerbated by being unable to fully grasp the local situation as a foreigner. Pinto da Costa asserts that there is "no death penalty" and hence Nakajima will be fully integrated going into the next season.

With respect to his absence from the title celebrations, Pinto da Costa said that Nakajima chose to receive the medal later because he simply didn't feel comfortable mingling with teammates in close quarters at that moment, the same reason he is still training alone at club facilities. The president also took a shot at TV commentators who insinuated that Nakajima had been barred from the medal ceremony.

 

He needs to at least try learn Portuguese. If he came back speaking some it probably would go a long way to patching things up. Sign of intent.

 

Porto keeper Marchesín expresses sympathy for Nakajima and emphasizes his role in the team going forward.
https://www.record.pt/futebol/futeb...e/marchesin-nakajima-vai-ser-muito-importante

 

Nakajima should employ some japanese former pro-wrestler as bodyguard and go to the training camp.

 

Speaking if pro-wrestling, i remember there is a youth NT player called Kosei Suwama whose dad is a pro-wrestler iirc.

 

Haha.

 

If he can leave on loan back to Portimonese, whould be good. He played good there imo.

 

NAKA IS BACK!#FCPorto pic.twitter.com/k7j18KKuDF

— Portista (@FCPortoGlobal) August 31, 2020

 

Conceição addressed Nakajima's reintegration directly.

Sergio#FCPorto #SomosPorto pic.twitter.com/K99bP8w1jD

— Portista (@FCPortoGlobal) September 4, 2020

 

Please translate what gori-senchou said.

 

Nakajima is not in the matchday squad yet, but his shirt number #10 was confirmed for this season.

 

When the ship is sinking why don't try any cards? Nakajima subbed in when the match is already lost is not something positive.