How have Japanese foreign players performed in V.League?
In the history of V.League, the number of Japanese foreign players can be counted on the fingers. And they have not had successful performances in the S-shaped land.
Getting Started with UseJapanese foreign soldiersis Hoang Anh Gia Lai. In the 2016 season, the mountain town team signed a contract with Ideguchi Masaaki from Yokohama FC. This is an exchange deal between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Yokohama FC. In which, midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh plays for the Japanese club on loan.
In 2 seasons playing for Hoang Anh Gia Lai, this player born in 1988 played 33 matches and scored 3 goals. This is a temporary acceptable contract for the Mountain City Team. Currently, at the age of 36, Ideguchi Masaaki is still playing for FC Chanthabouly of Laos.
After Ideguchi Masaaki, midfielder Karube Ryutaro moved to play for Dong A Thanh Hoa in V.League 2018. With a beautiful physique (1m88 tall) and rich playing experience, the Japanese midfielder was expected to add steel to the Thanh team's midfield. However, what Karube Ryutaro left behind was only 2 goals after 11 appearances and soon said goodbye to Dong A Thanh Hoa.
Even so, Karube Ryutaro still has a comeback period.Vietnamto wear the Saigon Club shirt at V.League 2021. This is the time when Saigon Club is led by coach Shimoda Masahiro, who used to be the head coach of the Japan U23 Team.
Under the reign of Mr. Shimoda Masahiro, Saigon Club has had 3 Japanese foreign players. Besides Karube Ryutaro, there are also Matsui Daisuke and Takasaki Hiroyuki.
Among them, midfielder Matsui Daisuke stands out, who has played 31 times for the Japanese national team and scored 1 goal. Matsui Daisuke's experience and handling are still being used a lot in the Saigon Club shirt. However, due to his past peak performance and declining physical strength, this midfielder born in 1981 cannot help Saigon Club play well in V.League 2021.
Just like Matsui Daisuke, striker Takasaki Hiroyuki also did not leave much of an impression during his time playing in V.League. After 5 matches, Takasaki Hiroyuki could not score a single goal.
Along with the cancellation of V.League 2021 due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Japanese foreign players also said goodbye to Saigon Club, leaving fans with great disappointment.
It can be said that the playing style of the teams in V.League is not really suitable for Japanese foreign players. And this is the reason why V.League rarely has Japanese foreign players even though tournaments in the Southeast Asian region use them quite a lot.
With theLam River Nghe AnWith Japanese midfielder Wada Koji currently on trial, Nghe An fans hope that this midfielder born in 2001 will erase the curse of Japanese foreign players in Vietnam and shine in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt.
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