2019- Ko Itakura | Ryotaro Meshino @ Manchester City FC (ENG)

Thanks bud I’ve actually been here for a few years but I don’t use forums very often. I was the guy who supports the Scottish team Kawashima came to, Dundee Utd so I was keeping you guys updated with that. .....not good times haha

 

Watched Groningen 0-1 PSV today. Itakura with a flawless display as centre-back, did not commit a single mistake defensively and also provided good passes to support the attack. He has been playing as CB for a while now, I hope Moriyasu is already considering him for the main national team over Naomichi Ueda.

 

You caught him at a good time cause he was out of the team for a while. He's still a little bit too sloppy overall.

 

https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-groningen-wil-itakura-graag-definitief-overnemen-van-manchester-city

Groningen set to sign Itakura on a permanent deal.

 

Good for him. I don't think City would have been in his sight anyway.

 

League has ended in Scotland and Hearts is relegated. Too bad Meshino kind of vanished after that impressive start.

https://web.ultra-soccer.jp/news/view?news_no=374809

 

Let's hope he will be loaned to a better club next season.

 

I think you could say his season was somehow positive, right?
I just hope to see him like at Rangers or in a more competitive league.

 

I don't think so.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman....g-hearts-curious-case-ryotaro-meshino-1571834

 

Yeah, but the change of coach and the consideration of his role - not encouraging they're framing him as a midfielder - might have had some impact on his season.

 

Itakura will have a great company at Groningen next season, as Arjen Robben joined the club for the 2020/2021 season:

ARJEN ROBBEN = 🔙

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

➡ https://t.co/D5R0JKwGjp#Arjenvolgjehart #laatonsweereensjuichen

— FC Groningen (@fcgroningen) June 27, 2020

 

Itakura had good stats last season.

63.3% - Ko Itakura won 63.3% of his 139 duels in the 2019/20 Eredivisie season, a team-high and the ninth highest in the league among players with at least 1000 minutes. Locked. https://t.co/taVGzkkFKR

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) July 24, 2020

 

Good on him! Probably the surprise of the season (along with Gonda possibly).

 

If I'm right the frst match of the season is a big one, against PSV!

 

After a promising start he began to struggle in our league so suggesting he should have been in a more difficult league is a strange one. There is definite talent there as he showed early on but he struggled to impose himself in matches after his strong start. It’s a mucky rougher league than people think. I think most Hearts fans would agree that the change of manager was bad for him.

 

Nothing heard or reported about Meshino in the past 3 months so far.

 

Meshino joined Portuguese club Rio Ave in a 1-year loan deal:

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It was reported as a two year loan.

 

Just checked the announcement on Rio Ave's website. True, 2 years loan.
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FC Groningen - PSV 16:45 cest.
Opstelling FC Groningen: Padt, Dankerlui, Dammers, Itakura, Van Hintum; Van Kaam, Matusiwa, Lundqvist, El Hankouri; Robben, Strand Larsen

Opstelling PSV Eindhoven: Mvogo, Dumfries, Teze, Boscagli, Max; Gakpo, Rosario, Thomas; Mauro, Lammers, Malen

Scheidsrechter: Serdar Gözübüyük

 

Meshino's Rio Ave will travel to Turkey to face Besiktas in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League next Thursday.

Meshino wasn't part of Rio Ave's squad which won tonight's 2nd qualifying round match.