| Attacking | 5 |
| Defending | 6 |
| Fitness | 12 |
| Mental | 9 |
| Tactical | 5 |
| Technical | 8 |
| Working with Youngsters | 5 |
| Adaptability | 5 |
| Determination | 13 |
| Discipline | 7 |
| Man Management | 4 |
| Motivating | 11 |
| Judging Ability | 8 |
| Judging Potential | 5 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 11 |
| Distribution | 5 |
| Handling | 11 |
| Shot Stopping | 9 |
| Physiotherapy | 5 |
| Sports Science | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensuke Nagai | 1 | 10 | Remembers him well | Retired |
| Haruto Suzuki | 1 | 1 | Remembers him well | Released by the club |
| Kyota Tokiwa | 1 | 10 | Remembers him well | Loan ended |
| Katsuhiro Nakayama | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Tsuyoshi Kodama | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Marcus Vinicius | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yohei Takeda | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Hideki Ishige | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tomoya Koyamatsu | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Sho Inagaki | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Mateus Castro | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Ryuji Izumi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yuya Yamagishi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Teruki Hara | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Takuya Uchida | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Akinari Kawazura | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Shuhei Tokumoto | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Taiki Yamada | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Haruya Fujii | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| KennedyEgbus Mikuni | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Masahito Ono | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yuya Asano | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Juanpe | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yota Sato | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |