Koki Anzai

Left Back - Kashima Antlers
2 Feb 2027
Tuesday
Process

Events

59
  1. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.
  2. He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career

    Mind
  3. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind
  4. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  5. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  6. Personality clash with Akito Mukai

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  7. Personality clash with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  8. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Akito Mukai

    Mind
  9. Built a stronger partnership with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  10. Core player

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  11. He has said it out loud: To stay here

    Mind
  12. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Yu Funabashi

    Mind
  13. Personality clash with Akito Mukai

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  14. He got what he wanted: First-team football

    Mind
  15. Personality clash with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  16. Built a stronger partnership with Akito Mukai

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  17. Built a stronger partnership with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  18. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind
  19. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  20. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  21. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  22. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  23. Personality clash with Akito Mukai

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  24. He has started to want: To stay here

    Mind
  25. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.
  26. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  27. Personality clash with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  28. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  29. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  30. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  31. Worried by competition from a new signing Kyota Tokiwa

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  32. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  33. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind
  34. Dropped to the bench as Kim Tae Hyeon was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Kim Tae Hyeon was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  35. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.
  36. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  37. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.
  38. Worried by competition from a new signing Taichi Yamasaki

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  39. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  40. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  41. Stayed back for extra training

    Minor
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.
  42. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  43. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  44. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.
  45. Personality clash with Akito Mukai

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  46. He has started to want: A bigger club

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

    Mind
  48. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  49. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.4M/y
  50. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.4M/y
  51. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y
    Who
    Maeda Ko
  52. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y
  53. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.
  54. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  55. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  56. Personality clash with Yu Funabashi

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  57. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
  58. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
  59. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.