[Albion] Mitoma

[nicko31]

Such an exciting player, a real fox in the box. Expect a lot more Japanese fans around the Amex soon...

 

[Milano]

He’s going to be the next lazy media link with a ‘dream move’ to ‘insert top 6 club name’.

 

[dazzer6666]

It's astonishing how easily he gets in behind, in really dangerous areas and then seems to have an age to pick out a pass.
Must have done it 4 or 5 times already.

He seems to be getting a great understanding with Leo over the last couple of games.
Hopefully they will be delivering a hatful of goals this season

£100m strike partnership is better than an £80m striker

 

[Machiavelli]

It's astonishing how easily he gets in behind, in really dangerous areas and then seems to have an age to pick out a pass.
Must have done it 4 or 5 times already.

He seems to be getting a great understanding with Leo over the last couple of games.
Hopefully they will be delivering a hatful of goals this season

Oh agreed. When he goes towards the touchline, I'm convinced his next touch will be a cross with his left, but his acceleration and control mean that, more often than not, there are further touches enabling him to execute a better cut-back.

 

[chickens]

He’s going to be the next lazy media link with a ‘dream move’ to ‘insert top 6 club name’.

They’ll say “Chelsea”, the British press don’t put a lot of effort in.

I am genuinely excited by Mitoma. Less raw than Enciso, better end product than Solly, same attacking drive as Tross with at least equal skill. We have a great player with us, long may it continue.

 

[dazzer6666]

They’ll say “Chelsea”, the British press don’t put a lot of effort in.

I am genuinely excited by Mitoma. Less raw than Enciso, better end product than Solly, same attacking drive as Tross with at least equal skill. We have a great player with us, long may it continue.

……and almost the pace of Lamptey

 

[Weststander]

There's loads in the Bundesliga. German scouts have been pillaging Japan for years. Secret's out now.

M. Hasebe	Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt
H. Ito	Bundesliga	Stuttgart
D. Kamada	Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt
T. Asano	Bundesliga	Bochum
G. Haraguchi	Bundesliga	Union Berlin
M. Yoshida	Bundesliga	Schalke 04
R. Dōan	Bundesliga	Freiburg
K. Itakura	Bundesliga	Borussia M'gladbach
K. Mizuta	Bundesliga	Mainz
W. Endo	Bundesliga	Stuttgart

It’s The Axis.

 

[METALMICKY]

Mitoma was a student at University of Tsukuba, one of the best universities in Japan, and for his graduation thesis he analyzed the mechanism of dribbling past an opponent!

 

[Machiavelli]

Mitoma was a student at University of Tsukuba, one of the best universities in Japan, and for his graduation thesis he analyzed the mechanism of dribbling past an opponent!

Wow. How did you find that out?

 

[jcdenton08]

My boy Mitoma

 

[nwgull]

Just had to Google to remind myself of the transfer fee we paid just 15 months ago: 2.5m. Incredible bit of scouting for a player that has hit the ground running as far as the PL is concerned.

 

[METALMICKY]

Wow. How did you find that out?

It was one of many comments on a YouTube thread. There seemed to a fair few comments from Japanese fans so better chance it wasn't bull

 

[jcdenton08]

It was one of many comments on a YouTube thread. There seemed to a fair few comments from Japanese fans so better chance it wasn't bull

His degree was in Physical Education (multiple sources online) so it would make perfect sense.

 

[trueblue]

They’ll say “Chelsea”, the British press don’t put a lot of effort in.

I am genuinely excited by Mitoma. Less raw than Enciso, better end product than Solly, same attacking drive as Tross with at least equal skill. We have a great player with us, long may it continue.

Agreed. That's bound to be the link. Beginning to wonder though, regardless of the players' merits, whether Potter will want to look to us for signings. It'd feed into the narrative already growing that he's not big enough for the club - probably needs to be going in for a few names from the the big-hitters, even if they're youngsters rather than established stars.

 

[Eric the meek]

Mitoma was a student at University of Tsukuba, one of the best universities in Japan, and for his graduation thesis he analyzed the mechanism of dribbling past an opponent!

So you can teach yourself to be a top Premier League footballer then?

Where did I put my boots?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Having watched the extended highlights - Mitoma could give classes on heading the ball (and stealing the jump on the defender). He actually puts direction on the ball rather than just deflecting it. He's very, very good.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Seeing the highlights he is a very serious and focused person.

 

[trueblue]

It's astonishing how easily he gets in behind, in really dangerous areas and then seems to have an age to pick out a pass.
Must have done it 4 or 5 times already.

He seems to be getting a great understanding with Leo over the last couple of games.
Hopefully they will be delivering a hatful of goals this season

I remember looking at Undav's goals last season and seem to remember what happened on Saturday was a repeated occurrence. Mitoma hitting the byline and pulling back to Undav on the edge of the 6 yard box. Seems so simple once you've got a player talented enough to make that run - he bursts past defenders so easily.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Seeing the highlights he is a very serious and focused person.

March one one side and Mitoma on the other gives us two players who do not give much away from their facial expressions.

 

[portslade seagull]

Another great goal by this boy. He is something special