| Attacking | 2 |
| Defending | 3 |
| Fitness | 1 |
| Mental | 7 |
| Tactical | 8 |
| Technical | 3 |
| Working with Youngsters | 1 |
| Adaptability | 1 |
| Determination | 1 |
| Discipline | 1 |
| Man Management | 7 |
| Motivating | 7 |
| Judging Ability | 1 |
| Judging Potential | 1 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 7 |
| Distribution | 1 |
| Handling | 1 |
| Shot Stopping | 1 |
| Physiotherapy | 1 |
| Sports Science | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyas Lefrancq | 1 | 31 | Remembers him well | Sold by the board Never let him down |
| William Popp | 1 | 1 | Remembers him well | Retired Went missing in big games |
| Yutaka Michiwaki | 1 | 28 | Remembers him well | Asked to leave Built the side around him Asked to leave |
| Chumbinho | 1 | 31 | Remembers him well | Released by the club |
| Sebastián Cavero | 1 | 25 | Remembers him well | Retired |
| Takumi Kubo | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Released on his say-so |
| Nagatomo Maeda | 1 | 5 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Takumi Inoue | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Koji Kubo | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Takuya Ogiwara | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| KennedyEgbus Mikuni | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Masaki Murata | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tomer Zarfati | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Toya Myogan | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tomoya Kubo | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Ken Masui | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Daichi Suzuki | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kalifala Doumbia | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Edin Omerović | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yota Sugiyama | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Akira Miyoshi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Takehiro Endo | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |