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Japan’s rise as a developer of technical midfielders has felt inexorable for a decade, and the J.League pipeline keeps delivering.
The case studies are already familiar.
Kaoru Mitoma left Kawasaki Frontale for Brighton, and Takefusa Kubo has played for two of the biggest clubs in Spain.
Ao Tanaka, 27, belongs in that conversation for different reasons.
He is not a winger who breaks the game in wide spaces but a central organiser who affects all phases together.
He stood out in the EFL Championship last season and has carried that level into the Premier League for newly promoted Leeds United, holding his own against richer squads and heavier midfields.
Mention a Japanese player, and you see immaculate technique and control.
That is true in the women’s game and the men’s, where the national sides have come to be known for quick circulation, active counterpressing and the kind of positional discipline that lets a team play at its preferred tempo.
Tanaka is a direct expression of that heritage.
This Ao Tanaka scout report will assess Ao Tanaka, his background, his style of play as a comfortable technician who can get about, and what makes him so good and invaluable to Leeds.
AS Roma have been missing a reliable striker, other than Evan Ferguson, to provide a heavier presence in the box and help finish the team’s chances with consistent efficiency.
It will be very important for the Giallorossi to sign a striker during this transfer window in order to continue competing for the top four spots seriously and avoid getting behind, especially with the fierce competition of the top Serie A teams.
Having a proper striker would guarantee more goals, more reliance on through passes in space during counterattacks, and more threat from set-pieces as well.
It is true that with Ferguson, Roma have not looked bad; however, bringing in a more reliable, experienced, and powerful striker would make Roma even more dangerous in attack, with Ferguson remaining as the plan B option and adding freshness in second halves, for instance.
Therefore, this AS Roma recruitment analysis will primarily focus on the three striker profiles Roma are considering for the January transfer window.
The analysis will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each profile while providing a fair comparison between the three profiles in the end.
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Take a look at our Raffaele Palladino tactical analysis as they face Inter Milan today.
Can he help them climb up from 9th place?
12 place Cremonese take on 4th place Napoli.
Can Jamie Vardy find himself on the scoresheet today and get his team a massive 3 points?
Take a look at Régis Le Bris's tactics as Sunderland face Leeds United.
They sit in 7th place, can they climb up for a top 4 finish?
