Takumi Horiike laughs out loud as he recalls clashing with a headstrong Reo Hatate when he coached the Celtic transfer target during his university days.A former defender capped for Japan 58 times, Horiike has been coach and assistant professor at Juntendo University, an hour northeast of Tokyo, since 2015.
Hatate joined the following year, and soon made an impression, not only for his skills and work rate, but also for his confidence and sometimes fiery attitude.“One time we were playing a friendly against a J League team and Hatate made a run down the wing and cut inside.
One of his senior teammates was running at goal, and we were shouting at him to square it. But he didn’t pass, tried to go all the way by himself and ended up shooting
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