May 22, 2021
Saitama – For nearly three years, Urawa Reds fans have waited for a chance to see Vissel Kobe captain Andres Iniesta in the flesh.
On Saturday, 4,917 got their chance but it was goals from Tatsuya Tanaka and Kasper Junker that would bring them to their feet as Urawa overcame an error-strewn first half to win 2-0 at Saitama Stadium.
Tanaka’s header off a superb Koya Yuruki cross came just two minutes into the second half, allowing Urawa to hop onto the front foot much to the surprise of Kobe’s star-studded side.
“When we gave up that goal it was inexcusable,” Vissel manager Atsuhiro Miura said. “We lacked concentration, we were too loose. We shouldn’t have given up a goal at that time, and that threw off our balance.”
Reported January Celtic target Junker scores two goals in a week for his new club
Celtic were among the clubs reportedly keen on striker Kasper Junker in January.
But he accused Bodo/Glimt of blocking his exit and going back on an agreement he had with them.
In January, he said: “The agreement was that I would come to Bodo/Glimt, show my potential, and then I would move on. (The club) said: ‘If you score 20 goals, we will sell you’. I scored 27 goals.
“I was going to go, deliver, boom, then move on. I feel I have the opportunity to fulfil a dream but the club will not even negotiate. They do not keep their promises. It makes me both disappointed and frustrated.”
Apr 30, 2021
Urawa Reds’ marquee signing Kasper Junker has only been training with his new team for a few days since completing his 14-day quarantine following his arrival in Japan earlier this month.
Yet the Danish striker already has a bold message for the Saitama Stadium faithful who are waiting for the team to kick into gear after a slow start under new manager Ricardo Rodriguez.
“Buy my uniform, you won’t regret it,” Junker said Thursday at the end of his first media appearance a strong statement considering the high expectations placed on any Urawa signing by the club’s dedicated fans, to say nothing of the shirt’s ¥18,425 ($169) price tag.
Mbappé and Haland
With young and talented players like Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland lurking, and with the Argentine and Portuguese in the final stretch of their careers plus their clubs spending low hours in Europe, it
seems that we are approaching a change of cycle in football. international, although of course, if one of the two kings of football manages to be crowned with their teams in the upcoming Copa América and Eurocopa respectively, their chances of winning the award would grow.
The young French striker is a bookmaker s favorite. Today he is one of the most coveted forwards on the planet and his display at the Camp Nou in the round of 16 with a hat trick against Barcelona and then his double at the Allianz Arena against Bayern in the quarterfinals, have given him a very nice image.
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Celtic brought in a striker last summer in Albian Ajeti, but he has yet to really show that he can be a long-term solution for the Bhoys.
With Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths having somewhat unclear futures, the Bhoys may need to head back into the market for another striker this summer.
One recent target was Kasper Junker, with TEAMtalk reporting that Celtic were in the race to sign the Dane alongside a host of English clubs.
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