The Gamba Osaka Herald
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ryoya Yamashita
Successful dribbles: 56. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match26 Aug 2026
The small margins put Gamba Osaka out
Out, 0‑1 to Kawasaki Frontale, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Market31 Aug 2026
Ryotaro Meshino’s move to Yokohama F. Marinos falls through
The deal that would have taken Ryotaro Meshino to Yokohama F. Marinos has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Gamba Osaka with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Ryoya Yamashita in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Gamba Osaka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Sho Araki
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sho Araki, and the manager let it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Gamba Osaka training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kanji Okunuki is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Asahi Uenaka was the difference for Gamba Osaka
Marked 7.80. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Match29 Aug 2026
Gamba Osaka share the spoils with Vegalta Sendai
A 1‑1 draw with Vegalta Sendai leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Gamba Osaka pick somebody else ahead of Sho Araki
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Eli Adams
- Market The market said no: Yuki Yoshihara stays put