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[Albion] Mitoma













Mental Lental

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Jul 5, 2003
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Shiki-shi, Saitama






Sheebo

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Jul 13, 2003
29,319
One thing that’s always baffled me since we made this signing. I was a bit meh about it and thought he may be one that we’d never see in an Albion shirt and here’s why. He was what 25 or so when we signed him I think - not going. He’d not played much or regularly for Japan. So I thought it looked an odd signing on paper. How wrong I was - hats off to the recruitment team and f*** off Chelski.
 


A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
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Deepest, darkest Sussex
Love this guy
 




Mental Lental

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
2,287
Shiki-shi, Saitama
One thing that’s always baffled me since we made this signing. I was a bit meh about it and thought he may be one that we’d never see in an Albion shirt and here’s why. He was what 25 or so when we signed him I think - not going. He’d not played much or regularly for Japan. So I thought it looked an odd signing on paper. How wrong I was - hats off to the recruitment team and f*** off Chelski.
Japan has a really good university sports setup. Japanese Uni students don't graduate til 22. Loads of young players choose to play right through university before going pro. That's what Mitoma did.
 


Sheebo

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Jul 13, 2003
29,319
Japan has a really good university sports setup. Japanese Uni students don't graduate til 22. Loads of young players choose to play right through university before going pro. That's what Mitoma did.
Ah ok - thanks for that. As I say, it was probably lazy snap judgement on my part - what a player he looks… I still feel Undav may come good as they both tore it up with USG.
 






dwayne

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Jul 5, 2003
15,993
London
Japan has a really good university sports setup. Japanese Uni students don't graduate til 22. Loads of young players choose to play right through university before going pro. That's what Mitoma did.

When was the last time Japan had a worldie though ? Asia hardly ever produces top players weirdly.
 


Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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Sorry ‘Shithouse‘ behaviour waving the card for the sending off.

Flip it round and Watkins does it next week and gets Adam Webster sent off 🤷‍♂️
 










Swansman

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May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
When was the last time Japan had a worldie though ? Asia hardly ever produces top players weirdly.
Best CB in the world is Asian!

Last dance for the Japanese old gang in the upcoming World Cup but they have some interesting talents right now.
 






stss30

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Apr 24, 2008
9,546
in all honesty waving a red card at a clear red card offence shouldn't upset a game where people just fall down untouched
This, Wolves players were diving all day second half and got awarded at least 3 free kicks they shouldn't have been imo. Ref seemed to want to compensate perhaps?
 




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