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Keisuke Honda left Vitesse after playing four games

Keisuke Honda surprisingly decided to leave Dutch outfit, Vitesse Arnhem after just a month and a half at the club.

The 33-year-old only manage to play four games for Vitesse after arriving in early November.

On his official Twitter account, Keisuke Honda said he felt responsible after his manager Leonid Slutskiy was sacked after losing five games in a row.

“I decided to leave the club because my mission was, when I came here, I wanted to change the situation. That was the mission, and I couldn’t change the situation and Slutsky left the club,” Honda said.

“I’m feeling the responsibility for that, so I shouldn’t stay here after the winter.”

Slutskiy was Honda’s manager during his time at CSKA Moscow.

The 48-year-old manager had only recently joined Russian club Rubin Kazan last week.

Vitesse is the second Dutch club Honda has player after VVV-Venlo back in 2008.

He is currently a manager for Cambodia national team.