| Attacking | 4 |
| Defending | 11 |
| Fitness | 9 |
| Mental | 9 |
| Tactical | 5 |
| Technical | 3 |
| Working with Youngsters | 3 |
| Adaptability | 8 |
| Determination | 10 |
| Discipline | 11 |
| Man Management | 7 |
| Motivating | 7 |
| Judging Ability | 6 |
| Judging Potential | 6 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 7 |
| Distribution | 8 |
| Handling | 10 |
| Shot Stopping | 8 |
| Physiotherapy | 5 |
| Sports Science | 3 |
Men he has worked with before. A manager arrives at a new club already holding a view of anyone on this list.
| Player | Spells | Matches | Regard | How it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sho Araki | 1 | 1 | Remembers him well | Released by the club His captain |
| Yoshifumi Kashiwa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Retired |
| Hideomi Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Retired |
| Lee Min Ki | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Hikaru Endo | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Filip Uremovic | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kohei Kawata | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kazushi Mitsuhira | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Takuya Okamoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kotaro Omori | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Rintaro Yajima | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Haruya Ide | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Ryuji Sugimoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kazuhiro Sato | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Koki Oshima | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Masaki Okino | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yuta Koide | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Iwana Kobayashi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yuto Hiratsuka | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Renato Augusto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Ryota Noma | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tsubasa Endoh | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tsubasa Nishi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Seigo Takei | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |