I'm pretty sure we dropped our interest when Tanganga played very well against city.Sanchez form killed this deal
Maybe. We'll never learn.Sanchez form killed this deal
Hope that's not the reason.I'm pretty sure we dropped our interest when Tanganga played very well against city.
I'm pretty sure we dropped our interest when Tanganga played very well against city.
Hope that's not the reason.
Didn't think of it that way.I wouldn't be surprised if it was as Japhet was close to heading out on loan.
Correlation doesn't imply causation - I think those situations are far more down to the quality of the respective players and their personalities rather than any issues with cultural adaptation. Much like Kagawa, Mikhitaryan failed to do well after moving to the UK from Dortmund. Does that mean Armenians struggle to adapt too?i think he was too big a risk for us to take. I really haven't seen a Japanese player really thrive in the EPL, Okazaki, and Yoshida are the only two that are playing at a pretty high level. but I am more concerned about the big stars that didn't make it, Kagawa and Nakata.
I will eat my words if he becomes a revelation at arsenal, but i feel it's tough for a Japanese player to settle in England. but i think he will struggle at arsenal, how many of their players speak Japanese or Italian?
Correlation doesn't imply causation - I think those situations are far more down to the quality of the respective players and their personalities rather than any issues with cultural adaptation. Much like Kagawa, Mikhitaryan failed to do well after moving to the UK from Dortmund. Does that mean Armenians struggle to adapt too?
Korea is about as culturally different to the UK as Japan, yet Sonny is absolutely tearing it up and Park Ji Sung did great up at United.
I lived in Korea for 2 years and it's still very bloody different from the UK, believe me.Korea is very different from Japan. Frankly, Korea has more "western" influences as compared to Japan, who likes to keep everything "in house"
i really don't think he will settle. but hind sight is 20/20, so we shall see how he does at arsenal