| Attacking | 11 |
| Defending | 11 |
| Fitness | 10 |
| Mental | 7 |
| Tactical | 10 |
| Technical | 7 |
| Working with Youngsters | 9 |
| Adaptability | 6 |
| Determination | 7 |
| Discipline | 11 |
| Man Management | 12 |
| Motivating | 4 |
| Judging Ability | 13 |
| Judging Potential | 12 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 13 |
| Distribution | 12 |
| Handling | 6 |
| Shot Stopping | 5 |
| Physiotherapy | 7 |
| Sports Science | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masato Morishige | 1 | 46 | Would have him back | Retired Big-match playerNever let him down |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 1 | 11 | Remembers him well | Retired |
| Takumi Tsuchiya | 1 | 11 | Remembers him well | Loan ended |
| Kein Sato | 1 | 2 | Remembers him well | Sold by the board |
| Takahiro Ko | 1 | 39 | No strong view | Asked to leave Built the side around him Asked to leave |
| Henrique Trevisan | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Baek In-Hwan | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Marcelo Ryan | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Alexander Scholz | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Nicolai Vallys | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kento Hashimoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tomoya Inukai | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kei Koizumi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Teruhito Nakagawa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Sei Muroya | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Hirokazu Ishihara | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Keiya Shiihashi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yasuki Kimoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Keita Yamashita | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kai Shibato | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Shion Homma | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kyota Tokiwa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Leon Nozawa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |