Haruki Yamazaki
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Oct 20, 2026
Peyton GallaherHOST
They're both fullbacks because I know that people are going to probably do fakey things with defenders and put guys who aren't actually defenders where they need to be.
Peyton GallaherHOST
I think both Sebastian Anderson and Haruki Yamazaki are going to be massively aggrieved.
Peyton GallaherHOST
if they're not in this team.
Peyton GallaherHOST
For me, they've been by far the best two right backs in the league, and one of them needs to be 100% selected into this team.
Peyton GallaherHOST
There's an argument that they've got both the center halves for me.
Ryan SekoraHOST
Yeah.
Peyton GallaherHOST
So, yeah, but I don't think there's any way that Haruki Yamazaki is going to make this team, and I think that that's a shame.
Ryan SekoraHOST
Yeah.
Sean SpenceHOST
This is going to be a monumentally huge offseason for Detroit City.
Sean SpenceHOST
We've got so many guys out of contract, including Haruki Yamazaki, Kobe Hernandez-Foster, you know.
Sean SpenceHOST
So, like, the young core of the team is out of contract.
Sean SpenceHOST
So...
Norris HowardHOST
So, uh, they, that's gonna be a huge match, and if Detroit City win and then they beat, uh, Louisville, they will go into the playoffs in first place.
Jer StaesHOST
All right, before we sign off, Haruki Yamazaki won the Black Arrow, which is the most, uh, valuable player as voted by coaches, supporters, all of that stuff.
Jer StaesHOST
Here's the thing, uh, you are smarter at soccer than I am.
Norris HowardHOST
[laughs]
Jer StaesHOST
And I'm really happy for him, and it's really cool, but explain to me like I'm five what he brought this year to the club.
Norris HowardHOST
Yeah, so, uh, not only is he the MVP, I will argue he's the most improved player as well.
Norris HowardHOST
The, the thing that makes Haruki Yamazaki so good and why he's been so effective this year is because he gets to the ball, flat out, right? He plays, uh, right back, which is a very physically grueling position, and he's not the biggest guy on the team.
Norris HowardHOST
But, uh, what he does is he has led the team with 46 interceptions, he has led the team with 69 tackles, he leads the team with 230 duels won.
Peyton GallaherHOST
Like, the 1 plus 1 does add up to 2 with them being able to continue doing it.
Peyton GallaherHOST
What I am curious about, though, John, is the slight shift in the way they're achieving it as of late, which gives me some pause, because it has worked all year, and then all of a sudden we're doing Michael Bryant as the right-sided... elbow-centerback-y thing, and now Haruki Yamazaki's playing right winger.
Peyton GallaherHOST
We've seen them kind of toint.
Peyton GallaherHOST
Rio Hope Gunn did it a couple games ago as well with this lower-lying elbow-centerback thing.