The Vegalta Sendai Chronicle
Squad16 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Vegalta Sendai
Shunta Araki and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Vegalta Sendai
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daiju Sasaki was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Hidetoshi Takeda gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market16 Nov 2026
The Kokoro Kobayashi story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Kokoro Kobayashi signs something — a contract at Vegalta Sendai or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa has seen what the next man earns
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room and never have. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and at Vegalta Sendai that is a harder question to answer.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Ryunosuke Sagara asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Mateus Moraes
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Ryota Oshima
- Squad Good reports on Ryota Oshima