There were Japanese players who had shone in Germany before. Yasuhiko Okudera signed for Cologne in 1977 to the first emerging star of the emerging Bundesliga sun, while Kamada’s partner Makoto Hasebe in Frankfurt has rented an apartment in Germany since reaching Wolfsburg in January 2008.
But none of them had kagawa’s effect, at least not yet.
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“He told me that Dortmund had German champions because I had played for them,” Kagawa told Goal. com, recounting a verbal exchange he had with his former BVB chief.
“Of course there were other players, but it actually stepped forward my confidence. “You don’t have to worry,” he told me. I didn’t worry. These words made me happy, I will never do it right now. “
Kagawa had been invited to Europe for testing with Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen, as well as Dortmund. The defeat of Royal Blues and Die Werkself was undoubtedly the black-yellows’ victory as Kagawa, that is, in their season so far with thirteen goals and 12 assists in 31 league games: he helped Klopp’s team win back-to-back Bundesliga crowns.
Kagawa took the time to take off at BVB, and Kamada’s Bundesliga career lasted even longer. In Frankfurt since 2017, he made only three high-level appearances in his first season in Europe, and only after a 2018/19 loan success with Belgian company Sint-Truiden in which he scored 16 goals and recorded nine assists he got here to stand out.
“I’ll have to admit that I was surprised, in a smart way!He came here in leaps and bounds, not only as a player, but his character also stood out,” coach Adi Hutter admitted.
“Of course, we followed his trail and his goals in Belgium, but our first idea was to send him back on loan. After 3 days of training, we looked at each other and the idea: “This is not the Daichi before. “I may have let him go, but I told [sports director] Fredi Bobic that it was better to stay with him. “
Hutter’s instincts proved right. As maliciously artistic as Kagawa, Kamada a key artistic detail for Frankfurt after wasting Sebastian Haller, Ante Rebic and Luka Jovic before the 2019/20 season. Although inspired by his small eulogy in the Bundesliga, He is the top notable player when the Eagles flew to the UEFA Europa League’s 18th round.
“He was brilliant, he’s a player,” Bobic said after watching Kamada score twice to claim a 2–1 organization-level win at Arsenal. The Japanese foreigner continued with a hat-trick against Red Bull Salzburg in the last 32nd to make a significant mark on the competition.
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He also scored his club, extremely happy to point out a new contract at the start of the 2020/21 season. “Daichi Kamada is a better representation of how we can expand and nurture young players,” Bobic said after adding two years to the offensive midfielder’s contract, which expires at the end of the existing campaign.
“The loan also did him good. He has made wonderful progress in Belgium and was very impressive for us last season. We’re glad Daichi has to stay with us. We are confident that it can play a vital role in our team. “in the coming years. “
Kamada has done it before, scoring once and recording three assists, a total that would have been much higher if more than 22 passes had been completed in one shot or 42 centres in the best league.
If Kamada’s Bundesliga career was introduced on loan, Doan turns out to be a transition season in Germany as a blow to the arm. The 22-year-old arrived in Bielefeld on loan from PSV Eindhoven last summer and is the third European club of former young Gamba Osaka who originally moved to Groningen.
Happy to function as a winger or forward, as well as the playmaker role in which Kagawa and Kamada have compatibility, Doan has shone on a struggling team as he offers to take a spot on the Japan Olympic team for his House. bid for the gold medal next summer.
“Ritsu is a smart winger with a smart rhythm,” Arminia coach Uwe Neuhaus wrote of the club after Doan’s arrival. “He has qualities in both determination and the game of preparation. This means that it can be used flexibly in the offensive [prepare]. “
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Doan scored two goals in 19 Eredivisie games with PSV last season, but already has a pass and a purpose in the Bundesliga, and what a collector’s item that was.
Few controlled to score his first goal against one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Doan did so when he hit Manuel Neuer and Bayern Munich in a 4–1 loss to the 2019/20 tre-shirt on the fourth day.
“I was excited,” said Doan, who was nominated for the October Rookie of the Month award. “I am pleased to have scored against the most productive team in the world. I’ll keep painting hard to help my team win matches. . “
Despite Doan’s efforts, Arminia followed three more losses, also recorded his first Bundesliga and assisted in the fifth-day defeat to Wolfsburg. Described as a “very exciting player” through former Bayern coach and current Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, Doan could well enroll in Kamada to meet the stratospheric criteria Kagawa has set for Japanese game creators in the Bundesliga.
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