Don't worry Adkins will be fluent in Japanese...he has qualifications in everything. Anyway just because he twitters in Japanese, doesn't mean he doesn't speak some English. Remember when Jos joined us he apologised on his twitter site that he now had to switch to English only.
The convention of players being vastly overpriced obviously hasn't reached Japan yet as I believe he is one of the leading stars of the J-League. I don't know for sure, but I'd guess that the J-league doesn't import many overseas players and so doesn't conform with international valuations.
A high price suggest competition for a players services, but in England that can be related to the desire for British players. Being values at 700K doesn't necessarily mean that Lee is not as good as a British player valued at 2-3 million. Have to trust the scouts and the club to make this decision. If he pulls on the red and white shirt, he becomes one of ours and deserves our support until he settles in.
Exactly, I think De Ridder also did the same with his tweets. To be fair he lives and plays in Japan so he has no reason to tweet in English.
I'd also imagine that the J-League isn't that rich, so the teams can't afford inflated fees or wages. Either that or it exists in a bubble where profits don't end up in players' pockets. They haven't gone down the route of becoming a graveyard for players with huge reputations.
Just copy and paste into google translate. It wont be perfect but you get the jist. The tweet that SL Saint has talked about: 行って来ます translates as 'I'm Going' (with a photo of him at the airport) which hopefully means to us. That tweet was 10 hours ago...so he should be arriving soon.
This Tadanari Lee guy looks alright you know! He can lob keepers, he tries stepovers and nutmegs defenders, and he has a bit of pace about him. Not too short for a japanese player either at 6ft tall! Lets wait and see EDIT: He also has a nice left foot lol
Born in Japan but of Korean descent, which may explain his height. Did you see the footage of the over 7ft tall North Korean soldier on the footage of Kim Jons funeral!
