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2. Shinji Okazaki is the most prolific Japanese Premier League player

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Leicester City are having an abysmal title defence, that cannot be disputed, and one of the big reasons is the demotion of Shinji Okazaki to the bench.

He may not be too prolific (his goal on Saturday was his seventh in the Premier League for the Foxes), but he is now officially the highest scoring Japanese player in the top division, overtaking Shinji Kagawa.

A good personal success in another disappointing afternoon.