Gabriel Martinelli should be the starter in the World Cup for Brazil national team, he is more technical player and more direct than the dancer Vinicius Jr 🔥🙌👍
I thought Arsenal did well but I watched the highlights after and I realized that 3 of Arsenal goals met a Brighton foot on the way in, and the other one was mishit into the ground first. We're on a lucky streak as well as a good run.
Was hoping to have a closer look at how far 'offside' Mitoma was… sadly not to be, with the giant 'thumbnail' of the next vid covering the bottom left of the screen
I wrote the following about Mitoma not long after he signed for Brighton – that is to say, a few weeks after he went to Belgium on loan. [posted on a Mitoma highlights video] ———————— . . . Mitoma is the most uniquely dangerous player that Asia has ever produced, because he has a quality that Ive only seen in a handful of players in my life (and I was a Liverpool fan back when Kenny D was just a curlyhaired kid from Scotland). He hasnt had many chances to show it yet, but his ability to run past people on the wing is genuinely unique. Most people see it for the first time and think: "Boy is he fast". But if you watch him run wind sprints with teammates you realise that it isnt SPEED, really. Taka Tomiyasu beats him almost every time in the 50-yard sprints, so it isnt as if he has "blazing speed". What he DOES have is something that I have named "continuously variable transmission", because thats exactly what it looks like.
Watch any average player "go through the gears" with the ball at their feet. They will display three clearly different "poses" as they speed up. In order to accelerate, they have to alter the "shape" of their stride and you can instantly "see" that they are going to accelerate.
Mitoma, however, has an amazing skill when accelerating. Somehow he goes from a slow walk to full sprint without ever changing the "shape" of his stride. One minute he and a defender are going along shoulder-to-shoulder, and then suddenly Mitoma will start to pull away. Nine times out of ten the defender will freak out, change his "gear" and start sprinting to catch up, only for Mitoma to swerve and decelerate, cut inside and leave him in the dust (or alternatively, round the corner and cut the ball back). Defenders have no clue to figure out when he is going to change speeds, because his stride never changes. This is something that is extremely rare, and very hard to defend. — [Added for this video: Ive also noted that the way he "maintains stride" allows him to keep the ball very close to his feet when he makes his cut. Lots of players take a heavy touch when they start to accelerate, and can lose possession. Mitoma accelerates without changing the length of his stride so he generally keeps the ball in the same dribble-area. He speeds up but still has close control]
Unfortunately, Mitoma didnt start playing as a pro until his early 20s, because he went to university first. Japan's university football is pretty competitive (theyve won the world Universiade competition several times), but it lacks the sort of coaching in terms of tactical and positional sense, which most European players get from around age 18. As a result he still has some room to improve in terms of how well he can fit into a team. But in that dimension he has improved greatly and I think a season in Belgium will help address these weaknesses. Trust me, if he gets a decent run of time in the Premiership he is going to prove his worth.
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KING MITOMA
Gabriel Martinelli should be the starter in the World Cup for Brazil national team, he is more technical player and more direct than the dancer Vinicius Jr 🔥🙌👍
I thought Arsenal did well but I watched the highlights after and I realized that 3 of Arsenal goals met a Brighton foot on the way in, and the other one was mishit into the ground first. We're on a lucky streak as well as a good run.
A Man U Fan ,But Respect To Brighton
Martinelli and Saka are like Mane and Salah of Liverpool in their prime
Gonners
Was hoping to have a closer look at how far 'offside' Mitoma was… sadly not to be, with the giant 'thumbnail' of the next vid covering the bottom left of the screen
Why would you show your offside goal? lol
English commentators smh
Whispers: It's in
Whispers: and they have
Whispers: excellent work
Whispers: four
very good Japan player
10 chances he can score 3
Mitoma!!
Musim luar biasa Arsenal
I wrote the following about Mitoma not long after he signed for Brighton – that is to say, a few weeks after he went to Belgium on loan.
[posted on a Mitoma highlights video]
————————
. . . Mitoma is the most uniquely dangerous player that Asia has ever produced, because he has a quality that Ive only seen in a handful of players in my life (and I was a Liverpool fan back when Kenny D was just a curlyhaired kid from Scotland). He hasnt had many chances to show it yet, but his ability to run past people on the wing is genuinely unique. Most people see it for the first time and think: "Boy is he fast". But if you watch him run wind sprints with teammates you realise that it isnt SPEED, really. Taka Tomiyasu beats him almost every time in the 50-yard sprints, so it isnt as if he has "blazing speed". What he DOES have is something that I have named "continuously variable transmission", because thats exactly what it looks like.
Watch any average player "go through the gears" with the ball at their feet. They will display three clearly different "poses" as they speed up. In order to accelerate, they have to alter the "shape" of their stride and you can instantly "see" that they are going to accelerate.
Mitoma, however, has an amazing skill when accelerating. Somehow he goes from a slow walk to full sprint without ever changing the "shape" of his stride. One minute he and a defender are going along shoulder-to-shoulder, and then suddenly Mitoma will start to pull away. Nine times out of ten the defender will freak out, change his "gear" and start sprinting to catch up, only for Mitoma to swerve and decelerate, cut inside and leave him in the dust (or alternatively, round the corner and cut the ball back). Defenders have no clue to figure out when he is going to change speeds, because his stride never changes. This is something that is extremely rare, and very hard to defend.
— [Added for this video: Ive also noted that the way he "maintains stride" allows him to keep the ball very close to his feet when he makes his cut. Lots of players take a heavy touch when they start to accelerate, and can lose possession. Mitoma accelerates without changing the length of his stride so he generally keeps the ball in the same dribble-area. He speeds up but still has close control]
Unfortunately, Mitoma didnt start playing as a pro until his early 20s, because he went to university first. Japan's university football is pretty competitive (theyve won the world Universiade competition several times), but it lacks the sort of coaching in terms of tactical and positional sense, which most European players get from around age 18. As a result he still has some room to improve in terms of how well he can fit into a team. But in that dimension he has improved greatly and I think a season in Belgium will help address these weaknesses. Trust me, if he gets a decent run of time in the Premiership he is going to prove his worth.
I'm an Arsenal fan but I always love how Brighton plays after this game most definitely it's my 2nd best team in Premier League
Mitoma just oozes class. He’s going to be one of the best players in the world, I hope he comes to the gunners
Mitoma always dangerous for defender
I don't really understand・・・ 💀💀💀💀💀
mitoma is best！！！
Mitoma Is the best
I also want to see the manager and staff on the bench during the game on this channel
I am Japanese. I think December's @BrightonTools Goal of the Month winner is Solly March or Evan Ferguson.
I would like to see mitoma sign for arsenal i like his speed
Well played ▶️ 👏