2012年01月21日
Finally Darvish signs for Rangers
I don't use to write about Fighters though I'm up-to-date on their news, because this is a blog where I use to write mostly about Consadole, but I think that Darvish's signing for Rangers is important enough to write something.
So, it has been some weeks since Texas Rangers won the rights to negotiatiate with him and finally they've reached a deal.
It's a really bad news for Fighters because he'll leave a really big hole in the starting rotation. Darvish meant victory haha But well, I think we all totally understand his decision.
The Texas Rangers are one of the strongest teams in USA so it's great chance and challenge for him. The Rangers has a good batting so I hope Darvish be able to get a lot of victories there.
The "good" news is that Fighters will earn a lot of money.I'm looking forward to see how they spend them.
I wish him the best there. I'm sure they aren't going to regret to spend such a big amount of money. He's an awesome pitcher and I'm sure he'll succeed at MLB.
I'm not a big fan of MLB but now that he's there I'll try to watch some of his games.
Thank you so much Darvish! And good luck!
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2012年01月16日
Kick Off 2012
Yesterday the traditional Kick off event was held at Sapporo Dome.
As every year, the fans could see for first time the new signings, the new uniforms,etc.
I read that Mikami hasn't decided yet about the new foreigners then at the moment this is the roster and the numbers:
GK
1 Takahiro TAKAGI
16 LEE HO SEUNG
21 Toshiyasu TAKAHARA
28 Yuya HIKICHI
30 Tetsu SUGIYAMA (New)
DF
2 Takuma HIDAKA
3 Jade NORTH (New)
6 Shunsuke IWANUMA
25 Kazuki KUSHIBIKI
29 Tatsuki NARA (New)
31 Takayuki MAE (New)
34 Kazunari OKAYAMA
35 Takaya OSANAI (New)
36 Naoto MATSUO (New)
MF
4 Ryuji KAWAI
5 Masaki YAMAMOTO (New)
7 JUMPEI Takaki
8 Makoto SUNAKAWA
10 Hiroki MIYAZAWA
14 Issei TAKAYANAGI (New)
15 Hiroyuki FURUTA
17 Yasuaki OKAMOTO
18 Hironobu HAGA
27 Takuma ARANO (New)
FW
9 Masashi NAKAYAMA
11 Shunsuke MAEDA (New)
13 Yoshihiro UCHIMURA
22 Yosuke MIKAMI
23 Hideo OSHIMA (New)
24 Junki YOKONO
26 Shinya UEHARA
32 YUSUKE Kondo
33 Shota SAKAKI (New)
As for the new uniforms.. The away uniform is the new template of Kappa but I don't like it too much..
But well is also true that they had a difficult challenge trying to create something better than the away uniform of the last 2 seasons because for me it has been the best away uniform in Consadole's history.
The first uniform is cool but is more of the same. The template they've used is the same that the away uniform of the last 2 years but they've added the round collar and the draw of the snow over the stripes.
The preseason is gonna be as in the last seasons.
From today the team will train at Sapporo Dome until Friday.
Then they'll fly to Guam on the 25th where they will stay until February 9th.
Later they will come back to Japan on February 12 where they will stay in Kumamoto.
The time they'll be in Kumamoto depends on the fallen snow conditions in Sapporo.
So, now let's see what Mikami decides about the foreigners. Seemed Quirino was going to come back, but know nobody knows what's gonna happen with him finally.
In my opinion, at least one brazilian would be good.
Hope the team makes a good preseason. We'll need it cuz it's gonna be a hard season!
Can't wait! VAMOS!!!
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2011年12月30日
News!
Finally this week there were some news!
The worst news for us was the signing of Yamashita for Cerezo Osaka. It was pretty surprising, we didn't expect that. I guess that when Cerezo's people were seeing his great performance in Sapporo they were pulling their hair out.. haha I guess mustn't have been too expensive and difficult for them to get him back. Coming back to Cerezo was also a good proposal for Yamashita. He'll come back to the team were he was grew as player and he well be near to his family as well. Just wish him good luck there and thank you for everything!
But everything weren't bad news, there were also "good news". Finally the club announced the signings of Issei Takayanagi, Shunsuke Maeda, and there was a surprise, the signing of Kashima's keeper Tetsu Sugiyama. With a keeper like Sogahata he didn't have any chance to play so he's looking for minutes. Anyway.. I'm afraid to say that if Lee stays at Sapporo he has also few chances to play as well. XD
With Takahara still Injured, and without know if Hikichi will be ready for the beginning of the season the club was forced to sign a keeper.
And today Sponichi wrote about that Quirino will be back for the next season. mmm I knew something about it before this, that's because I wrote about this possibility in the last post. hehe
Now we just don't know who will be the foreigners for the next season. Yesterday the club published on the site the list of the staff for the next season and Ulisses and the korean translator are still there so seems Lee will stay.
About Lemos,Bruno and Diogo is still unknown.
HFC has holidays from today until January 4th in the morning. Let's see what happen from then.
The roster up to date(without foreigners):
GK
Takahiro TAKAGI
Toshiyasu TAKAHARA
Yuya HIKICHI
Tetsu SUGIYAMA (New Signing)
DF
Takuma HIDAKA
Shunsuke IWANUMA
Kazuki KUSHIBIKI
Kazunari OKAYAMA
Takaya OSANAI (New Signing)
Tatsuki NARA (New Signing)
Takayuki MAE (New Signing)
MF
Ryuji KAWAI
Jumpei TAKAKI
Makoto SUNAKAWA
Hiroki MIYAZAWA
Yasuaki OKAMOTO
Hironobu HAGA
Issei TAKAYANAGI (New Signing)
Takuma ARANO (New Signing)
FW
Masashi NAKAYAMA
Yoshihiro UCHIMURA
Yosuke MIKAMI
Junki YOKONO
Shinya UEHARA
Yusuke KONDO
Shunsuke MAEDA (New Signing)
Shota SAKAKI (New Signing)
There are too many forwards as well. Maybe some of them like Mikami or Yokono will be on rent to some J2 team next season..
So the next time I'll write will be probably in the next year so I take this opportunity to say:
Happy new year to everybody!
あけましておめでとう!!
Feliz ano nuevo!!
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2011年12月19日
A pity, but well done Consa U-18!!
I think we have to be so proud of them. Only the champions of the 2 leagues are able to be at that final. They didn't win the title but I think just to have been able to arrive to that final is a great news for us.
Last time we saw the U-18 in that final, Seiya Fujita and Daigo Nishi were part of at that team. Usually when a team arrive isn't by chance, it means that they've done the things well and there are good players, as we've already been able to check with Nara.
Next season 5 of them(Nara,Arano,Mae,Sakaki and Osanai) will be promoted,the biggest number since the club was founded.
I'm looking forward to see what they can contribute to the team in a near future!
And these days I've been reading some rumours about the new signings.
With Consa's economy, Mikami and so on doesn't have a easy work.
I've read that seems that the club is interested in Sanfrecce's Takayanagi and Oita's Shunsuke Maeda.
Takayanagi was a good player, but he was injured all the season so his condition after the injury is unknow. As for Shunsuke Maeda, he has done a good season scoring 8 goals with Oita.
I think the next season we'll need some foreigner as well. Although I don't know what's gonna happen with Diogo,Lemos and Bruno.
Danilson will be sold to Nagoya, but we don't have to forget that Quirino and Uesato are on rent. The last one, Uesato,seems he'll be sold to FC Tokyo, but I think to see Quirino coming back wouldn't be strange..
He has been at Daegu and scored 3 goals in 14 matches in the K-League. Aren't a good numbers for a forward.. and he's never been a player I've liked. haha
Diogo was important but his numbers hasn't been good. I think we need someone better for J1.
Let's see what happens this week!
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2011年12月03日
Finally!!! J1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was just GREAT! The Dome looked awesome!! Isn't the best team in Japan, but when I see those fans,etc. in J1 or J2, I'm always so proud to have become fan of this team!
Nobody gave them a hope in hell before the season starts, and less around May! We have to be so proud of this team!
I'll write more later or tomorrow.
Thank you so much for this season!!!
WE ARE SAPPORO!!!!!
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2011年12月03日
Preview - Final match, Consadole Sapporo vs FC Tokyo
People has answered to the call, and tomorrow the Sapporo Dome will be full !!! Just some hours ago the club announced that the SS seats, the only that were still available today, are sold out. There are still 3700 tickets available to sell on the same day of the match for kids, students,etc.
There's gonna be an awesome environment at the Dome. The stadium will look great!
Since I'm fan of Consadole, I think tomorrow will be the day with the biggest attendance there (the match against Kyoto in 2007 ,with 32.599 people)
And since Consadole plays at Sapporo Dome, the inaugural day ,against Marinos, was the day with the biggest one , 39319 people.
From about 2 weeks ago it's snowing at Sapporo so lately the team is facing difficulties to go through with the trainings. Fortunately since yesterday(Thursday) the team have been training at Sapporo Dome.
So this is the starting line-up for tomorrow according to the TVH program "Consa-Ni Assist":
Tomorrow we have the chance we've been waiting these 3 years! Will be a very difficult match but we have to take the most of this chance!!
Can't wait for the match starts.
VAMOS SAPPORO!!! 絶対Ｊ１に行こう！！！
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2011年11月28日
Week 37 Shonan Bellmare 0 Consadole Sapporo 2, Perfect weekend!
Todat when i woke up I couldn’t believe! After Consa’s victory on Saturday, we just needed a victory of Tosu to return to the 3rd position, so this 0-3 was simply AWESOME! Thank you so much Tosu. XD
Now Consadole is third and with +16 of goal average while Tokushima is fourth and with +14 of goal average. With the same goal average we would still get the promotion so I think a victory will be enough the next weekend!
This situation seemed unbeliable last weekend! I think neither the most positive people would have predicted this. XD
About Consa’s game, it was a great victory!! The first half wasn’t too good, but I liked a lot the second. After Kondo got into instead of Diogo the team showed a better play.
Furuta's goal was just awesome. Nice shoot. For me he was the player of the match. I'm glad about it.
I also wanna praise Lee Ho Seung. One of the best signings in the last years. GREAT keeper. Today, as almost every week, he made some awesome saves. Hope he stays with us many seasons, but I have the feeling soon bigger clubs will get interested in him...
And the defence line was once again great. I like Nara's play everyday more. He doesn't seem a youth player at all!
By the way, I read Konno’s words after FC Tokyo’s match. I was glad to read what he said.
Hope somehow he helps us to come back to J1. hehe
So, next weekend may come true what we are waiting since the team was demoted to J1!
I still can’t believe it. haha
Good rival, great scene and a great chance to come back to J1.
So hope many people go to the Sapporo Dome to support the team!
みんなでＪ１へ行こう！！！
FORZA SAPPORO!!!!!
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2011年11月22日
Good weekend for my spanish teams.
Has been a good weekend for my spanish teams.
Real Madrid got another very important victory as visitor against Valencia. Was a hard game but the team was great once again. It was a really nice game. I like that red uniform by the way.
Real Madrid now is in a great.moment . The win and play a nice football as well. It was a long time since I didn’t see the team as now.
Hope the team arrives at the same level to the first clasico of the next month. I see the team well prepared for the clasico this season.
And with the team already in the next round, seems tomorrow Nuri Sahin is gonna play from the beginning against Dinamo Zagrev. I’m looking forward to see his play.
On the other hand, Malaga played tonight the last game of the week against Racing de Santander and won by 1-3 as visitor as well. The young Isco played his best game since he's malaguista and scored his first goal as pro. I don't have any doubt that Isco will be one of the best spanish players in a very near future. This guy is just great! Remember his name!
Now Real Madrid is at the top of La Liga and Malaga is 5th 3 points under Champions League positions.
This league table is still difficult to believe for me haha
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2011年11月20日
Week 36 Thespa Kusatsu 2 Consadole Sapporo 1, Painful..
Wake up at 5 am to see that.. is painful..
I think Consadole played a good game until the last 5 minutes...
But the last 5 minutes.... You can't let Thespa come from behind and win the game in 3 minutes... They almost threw the season in 3 minutes. I went to sleep pretty sad and upset.
Something I would like to analyise is the strange motivation of Thespa. They celebrated the goal like if they would need the points... for? For stay in J2 again? XD I definetely believe in the briefcases. XD
It's the same story every year and every where.
Teams that doesn't have nothing in play and play like if they would need the points. XD
Now the possibilities are quite lower. Consadole has to win the next weekend against Shonan and seems we will have another chance in the last weekend. Then a draw between Tosu and Tokushima would be the best result for us.
But in the other hand, if Consadole don't win then I think Tosu and Tokushima will try to tie by all means because that result would benefit both.
Anyway I think the team can't give up and they have to try to win the both games and wait to be lucky but.. I better forget about promotion and if we finally get it, great then.
FORZA SAPPORO!!!
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2011年11月13日
Week 35: Consadole Sapporo 2 Oita Trinita 0
GREAT victory!
I liked the team a lot yesterday in spite of the big number of clear chances failed. I had fun. With more effectivity near the goal, I think they would have won with a bigger difference.
For me the best one yesterday was without any doubts Uchimura, and not only because of the oppening goal and the assist to Furuta in the last goal, just because he did almost everything perfect. Sunakawa was also great once more, I really like his play.
About Diogo, he was good at post play, but felt he was too slow. I understood Ishizaki's substitution today. I like Kondo so I didn't care at all. XD Anyway I still think the same about Diogo.
The defence line was again perfect. Now I regret about my words regarding Yamashita in the first weeks.I was totally mistaken. Without any doubts he has been a great reinforcement this season.
And about the midfield, I think Miyazawa-Kawai is a good combination. Miyazawa has grown a lot as center midfielder.
So, after the unexpected tie of Tosu against Ehime, now the second position is still reachable, although because of the goal average Tosu is like if they were 4 points over us.
About Tokushima, I still have to see the highlights, but seems Toghigi played quite better according to the shoots statistics(20-7).
Then Consadole is still 4th, but we have a big advantage respect the others, because Tosu and Tokushima will face each other 2 weeks later.
So, the team has to take the most of this and they have to think in theirselves.
Now the ideal would be to arrive to the last match with the promotion assured, but I don't think this is probable. Anyway FC Tokyo has already sure the promotion, and they are going to be the champion before the last game, so that's good for us because they'll go to Sapporo without nothing in play.
Now the team has 2 outings before the last match at Sapporo Dome against FC Tokyo.
The first one will be to Gunma to play against Thespa Kusatsu. This is one of those games that seems easy if you look where Thespa is placed at the table, but that I think that aren't easy at all. We just have to see how Tosu just could tie against Ehime...
And the next week the team has to go to Hiratsuka to play against Shonan Bellmare.
But now we better think in the next rival, Thespa Kusatsu.
FORZA SAPPORO!!!!
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