CELTIC goal Tomoki Iwata’s mentor believes the Yokohama F.Marinos star is the hardest-working participant he has ever labored with and his versatility has made him one among Japan’s finest gamers.
Hoops supervisor Ange Postecoglou has focused one other Japanese worldwide with Iwata strongly linked with a transfer to Glasgow, the place he would be part of up with 5 of his countrymen – Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Yosuke Ideguchi and incoming Yuki Kobayashi.
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Iwata was enjoying for decrease league membership Oita Trinita for six years earlier than he was signed by Postecoglou for Yokohama earlier than the Australian moved to Celtic.
He was managed at Oita Trinita by Tomohiro Katanosaka and the pair received two promotions. And he underlined what Celtic followers can count on if and after they full the signing of Iwata.
He mentioned: “When Tomoki was named because the Most Useful Participant in Japan I really shouted for pleasure as a result of I used to be so glad for him.
“He’s a participant who takes his soccer extraordinarily critically. He is without doubt one of the hardest trainers I can ever bear in mind. He has labored extremely arduous to enhance and get the place he’s right now.
“He used to remain behind after coaching as a result of he wished to get higher.
“I labored with him for 5 years and It was fantastic to see him enhance each season. His angle was all the time exemplary too.
“He even scored an essential purpose to assist us win a promotion once we had been within the Japanese third division
“What I like about him is his versatility. I performed him as a central defender, proper again, central midfielder and as a defensive midfielder. He excelled in all of them. I believe every time he performed in a special place, his general recreation improved.
“He has been an excellent signing for Yokohama. He fitted into the membership rather well and the awards he received had been not more than he deserved.
“For me, I believe central defence is his finest place and it exhibits how nicely he did as a result of the MVP in Japanese soccer is often a striker or artistic midfielder.
“He is devoted to soccer and can get higher and higher.
“And there is no doubt he performed a giant half in serving to Yokohama win the title this 12 months.”
