Indeed, Endo will get out his magnetic tactics boards to demonstrate the inner workings of a game he’s just played in.
The Pick Up Match feature has become a must-watch for those in Japan keen to enhance their tactical understanding.
“It is just incredible that a footballer goes this deep into all the matches he played in and everything he tells is so interesting,” Yumiko Tamaru, branch secretary of the Official Liverpool Supporters Club in Japan, notes.
“I have never heard such a detailed match analysis from any other Liverpool players. I also find it amazing that he has [such] good memory and remembers every detail very clearly.
“Both his blogs and videos go deep into the details of the matches he played in – how he played, what he was thinking about and aiming at when he was playing, especially when he had to defend, how his teammates played, how he builds the relationship with his teammates during the matches, what Jürgen Klopp required, what Pep Lijnders said to him, how he values his teammates, and so on.
“I think he has a huge influence on lots of footballers in Japan and he is inspiring them a lot.”
And then there are the glimpses into his life away from the pitch.
Ta reveals: “Shinji Okazaki went to see a match and they drove home together and his mum was just talking with Okazaki!”
When Endo talks, people in Japan listen, given where he’s reached in football and as leader of the national team. That was the case long before his switch to Liverpool.