FC Schalke 04 has signed Satoshi Tanaka, the new midfielder who is expected to support the team with his intense playing style and skills in the midfield. The Japanese player fits perfectly into Miron Muslic's football system for five reasons. Tanaka pursues his opponents tirelessly and brings enormous aggression. After his team loses the ball, the 23-year-old immediately switches. This fits Muslic's intense pressing football and the goal of directly destroying the opponent's game with the ball. With 28 intercepted balls, the former Japanese national player was one of the best sixes in the league according to official Bundesliga statistics. Other reasons for the fit are his discipline, his left foot, and his ability to create switching moments. Tanaka went an entire season without a yellow card and received only 19 yellow and one red card in 212 professional games. The Japanese player thus gives the S04 new options in the game build-up and can support the team with his robustness and quick reactions.