The Kashima Antlers Sentinel
Player ratings25 Feb 2030
Kein Sato beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 32. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market25 Feb 2030
Koki Anzai puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Kashima Antlers, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings25 Feb 2030
Yuma Suzuki, 33, rolls back the years — 7.98
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.98 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Boardroom25 Feb 2030
Kashima Antlers close the window on a squad of their own making
10 in and 2 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Boardroom25 Feb 2030
A new deal for Kaoru Kamada
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom25 Feb 2030
8 academy graduates step up at Kashima Antlers
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Boardroom25 Feb 2030
Kashima Antlers beat the market to Robby McCrorie from Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Robby McCrorie has pre-agreed a move to Kashima Antlers, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Match23 Feb 2030
Kawasaki Frontale take the points off Kashima Antlers
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market25 Feb 2030
Takefusa Kamada steps up from the Kashima Antlers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Takefusa Kamada has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Daiki Tanaka joins the Kashima Antlers first team
- Market One of our own: Takehiro Ito joins the Kashima Antlers first team
- Squad Tatsuki Seko in a row with a teammate