It took less than a full season, but Shinji Okazaki and equalized goal by England teammate Shinji Kagawa of Japan, whose unhappy Manchester United relay lasted 26 months.
Catchy Okazaki, airstrike Leicester City were 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Monday night, with five points was clear at the top of the Premier League his sixth goal in 31 games in all competitions.
Kagawa playing for three different manager has only six goals in 57 games before succeeded Louis Van Gaal had tried surplus and sent back to the middle ground Borussia Dortmund in the first month of the 2014-15 season.
"I wanted to realize my dream of the Premier League, but now I'm happy to be back on this great team in Dortmund," the official website Kagawa site club said on his return to Germany. "Dortmund is like a family ... I am again."
While Kagawa never really settled at Old Trafford that injuries and were played out of position felt, Okazaki has become an integral part of the revolution Claudio Ranieri at the King Power Stadium. While his strike partner Jamie Vardy has eclipsed him with 19 league goals, chipped Okazaki with important contributions, but only his meticulous masterpiece 25 that a home game settled against the tense Newcastle who wanted to impress new coach Rafa Benitez.
After a free kick from Riyad Mahrez not cleaned properly, Vardy led through the box Okazaki from six yards dramatically to connect.
Okazaki is now on the right track Kagawa correspond to a Premier League title win - was made by Sir Alex Ferguson on his debut in the 2012/13 season - but with a team that was widely expected, is to fall at the beginning of the campaign ,
His move to England after two successful seasons crowned Mainz - and a total of five in the Bundesliga - seemed a calculated risk at best. After the rapid withdrawal of Kagawa Borussia Dortmund defender Maya Yoshida was the only Japanese in the Premier League, and was a much stronger side appeared to Southampton, with aspirations of European football.
But Okazaki as Leicester, had a good start and has not looked back. His first goal came in his second game won as the foxes away to West Ham United on August 15 and the winner was at Goodison Park on December 19th in a 3-2 win against Everton scored that set the top team on the table enter the period of Christmas and New Year.
The fact that many of his best performances and important goals have come away from home shows its resilience. It was also effective from the bank - nine times in 35 games in all competitions - net as a substitute in the crucial games against Tottenham in the FA Cup in January and against Newcastle in the second leg of the League in St Park in October. "James.
With 47 goals in 96 games Okazaki is the third most prolific scorer in the history of Japan - Kagawa has 23 in 73 - and always seem to find a way past the keeper. It is an indispensable quality in a national team who traditionally struggle to convert possession in the center of domination and leads to the resistance range world class.
It is part of a select group that in 2010 about the friendly opposition of South America in 1-0 win over Argentina in 2010 and 2014 Blue Samurai were also scored a rare victory in two world championships.
He put three goals in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup AFC in Japan today and will likely add his record with home matches against Afghanistan and Syria to close their second-round matches later this month.
And with Thailand belonging to a history of successful Asian desperately Leicester, Okazaki has the perfect solution. He is friendly, hardworking, successful and a real team player, which fits perfectly with the United Nations Leicester. The page that the game against Newcastle on Monday night, had nine different nationalities.
So why experience Okazaki was the most famous and more pleasant than the painful fate of Kagawa at Old Trafford?
Shinji older - the 30 turns in the next month, while Kagawa 27 17 march - had the advantage of flying in East Midlands of England under the radar, while its predecessor was in Manchester, where his glass every move, and even examined mimic.
And that is to avoid the expectations of Master Ranieri, including mention dampening the objective of descent sitting in the early season on the table in Leicester, took the pressure around the world, including Okazaki.
Undoubtedly both Shinji have to catch up a lot when they meet next week for the national camp before the two qualifying Group E in Saitama.
Shinji Kagawa is certainly gaining Japanese international, the first medal winner of the Premier League. But if you can keep Leicester, Shinji Okazaki have English trophy estimated more to gain his experience.
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