CORNERFLICK
Nation
F0
Club
DP
League
25
Age
MF
Position
1
Caps
0
Int'l goals
FSV Mainz 05
Club
DFB Pokal
League
JPN
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
25Years old
MidfielderRole
// the closing word
Kaishu Sano.Japan · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
JPNMidfielderFSV Mainz 05