Naoki Kase

Right Wingback - Vegalta Sendai
30 Dec 2029
Sunday
Process

Events

90
  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  3. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  4. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  5. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
  6. He got what he wanted: First-team football

    Mind
  7. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  8. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  9. Head coach left the club

  10. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  11. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind
  12. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  13. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  14. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  15. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  16. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Ko Miyazaki

    Mind
  17. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Yuji Ono

    Mind
  18. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  19. Worried by competition from a new signing Kakeru Yamauchi

    Serious
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  20. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  21. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  22. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.
  23. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  24. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  25. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  26. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  27. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  28. Manager broke a promise

    Major
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
  29. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  30. Clashed with Ko Miyazaki over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  31. Clashed with Yuji Ono over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  32. Fighting to save the manager's job

  33. Worried by competition from a new signing Ryuji Sugimoto

    Serious
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  34. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  35. He has started to want: To end the drought

    Mind
  36. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  37. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  38. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  39. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  40. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  41. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  42. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  43. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  44. Yota Sugiyama, a close friend, was sold by the club

    Serious
    Cause
    Losing a close friend at the club is still felt. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  45. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  46. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  47. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  48. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  49. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  50. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  51. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  52. Squad praised for bouncing back

  53. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  54. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  55. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  56. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  57. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  58. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  59. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  60. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  61. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  62. He has come to believe: He never rated him

    Mind
  63. Worried by competition from a new signing Yuji Ono

    Serious
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  64. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  65. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  66. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  67. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
  68. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  69. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $430.9K/y
  70. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $430.9K/y
  71. He has let it go: Someone to lean on

    Mind
  72. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  73. He has said it out loud: First-team football

    Mind
  74. Worried by competition from a new signing Sena Ishibashi

    Serious
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  75. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.
  76. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  77. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  78. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  79. He got what he wanted: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  80. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind
  81. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind
  82. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind
  83. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Vegalta Sendai
  84. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board
  85. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Shonan Bellmare →
  86. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board
  87. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $400.7K/y
  88. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $400.7K/y
  89. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $400.7K/y
    Who
    Soma Ritsu
  90. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $400.7K/y