Rubén Blanco

Goalkeeper - Yokohama F. Marinos
9 Sep 2026
Wednesday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 6 Transfers Relations Events 46 Awards Matches History

Events

46

  1. Clashed with Ilgyu Park 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.

  2. Personality clash with Jordy Croux

    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.

  3. Personality clash with Ryotaro Tsunoda

    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.

  4. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  5. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  8. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  9. Media narrative around him has shifted

    Minor
    Cause
    Pundit and press tone has flipped after recent results.

  10. 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.

  11. Mounting media pressure on his form

  12. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  13. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  14. 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
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Personality clash with Taisei Inoue

    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.

  16. Personality clash with Ryo Miyaichi

    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.

  17. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  18. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  19. Clashed with Ilgyu Park 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.

  20. Left out as Hiroki Iikura was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Hiroki Iikura 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.

  21. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  22. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 5.9 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  23. 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.

  24. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  25. Personality clash with Kota Watanabe

    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.

  26. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  27. 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.

  28. Personality clash with Ken Matsubara

    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.

  29. Personality clash with Thomas Jok Deng

    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.

  30. 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.

  31. Personality clash with Hiroki Iikura

    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.

  32. Personality clash with Ren Kato

    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.

  33. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $2.1M/y

  34. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $2.1M/y

  35. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.3M/y
    Who
    Nakata Hiroki

  36. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.3M/y

  37. Told he is not in the manager's plans

    Moderate
    Cause
    The manager has made his verdict on where this player fits plain.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  38. Wants European football

    Serious
    Cause
    He is at an age where he expects Champions League / Europa football, and the club cannot offer it. (He is openly ambitious.; The club has no realistic path to continental football.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  39. Wants to test himself in a stronger league

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has outgrown his league and wants to prove himself at a higher level. (He is openly ambitious.; He is clearly above the club's overall level.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  40. Wants the board to strengthen the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He feels the squad around him is not strong enough to match his ambition. (He is openly ambitious.; The squad's quality sits below his own level.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  41. Clashed with Ilgyu Park 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.

  42. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    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.

  43. 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
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  44. Personality clash with Kaina Tanimura

    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.

  45. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  46. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.