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Flowers for Tomiyasu + Odegaard’s dip in form

Morning all.

There have been a couple of bits on the Arsecast yesterday that I believe is perhaps price mentioning right this moment. First, though I spoke about him a bit in the Sevilla review blog, I’m actually glad to see Takehiro Tomiyasu get his flowers for his efficiency in opposition to Sevilla. I say that as somebody who has all the time thought he was a wonderful participant, and in addition somebody not fairly as down on Oleksandr Zinchenko’s performances at left-back as others appear to be.

His harm points have been a slight concern, however final season’s slip and knee downside was not like a participant who continues to have muscular issues. It was simply unlucky. I might contemplate Thomas Partey way more harm susceptible than Tomiyasu, and whereas we don’t have any element on what the harm he picked up in coaching this week is, I’ve seen it advised it’s a thigh downside once more – a form of catch-all for the repetitive muscle accidents he’s been sidelined with since his arrival on the membership.

I believe the harm that Tomiyasu picked up final season clouded individuals’s view of how concerned he had been to that time. Whereas he wasn’t a ‘first identify on the staff sheet’ form of participant, he nonetheless began 13 video games (together with that nice win over Liverpool at residence when he stored Mo Salah so quiet he was hauled off), and had made 31 appearances in all competitions. Clearly the William Saliba harm had a big effect on our last interval of the marketing campaign, however I genuinely consider the Tomiyasu harm was the double-whammy we simply couldn’t cope with. If we’d had him obtainable, both as right-back or that right-sided centre-half, we’d have coped so much higher.

The signing of Jurrien Timber was, to my thoughts a minimum of, a nod to that, as we introduced in a defender who we thought was comfy at right-back and centre-half, however who it seems can play left-back too. And that is one thing I believe will get neglected a bit, simply how good you need to be to have the ability to try this. Most defenders are specialists of their place. I like Saliba, however don’t ask him to play as a full-back. You couldn’t put Zinchenko at centre-half. We’ve got a pleasant proper foot, left foot steadiness with Gabriel and Saliba, however return in time to the period of two proper footed gamers and also you often had one who’s extra comfy on the left and the opposite outdoors him.

To have the ability to play each full-back positions, and each centre-half positions with such high quality is a testomony to Tomiyasu’s physicality, in fact, but additionally his high quality and intelligence as a footballer. His defensive instincts are simply so good, he’s somebody I get pleasure from watching as a result of his first thought is about the place he must be and the way he’s going to cease the opposition. That he can couple that with calmness on the ball and an excellent vary of passing makes him, as I’ve stated earlier than, the Swiss Military Knife of this defence. In opposition to Sevilla on Tuesday, the very best praise I pays him is that I want we had one other one among him to assist us see out the ultimate levels of the sport.

As followers, there’s a sure aspect of ‘out of sight, out of thoughts’ in terms of gamers who’re injured. I noticed loads of dialogue as as to whether we should always ‘transfer on’ from Tomiyasu, and I’m glad that’s now been put to mattress. He turns 25 subsequent month (though till then he stays 24, that’s the way it works), and whereas Edu’s contract pen continues to be heat from different offers we’ve executed, I’d be very eager for us to suppose intently a few new one for Tomi, sooner reasonably than later.

One other factor we spoke about was Martin Odegaard and his latest dip in kind. I don’t suppose there’s any doubt he’s been under his better of late. We speculated about whether or not he misses that reference to Thomas Partey, and that might undoubtedly be a factor. Elevated defensive focus from the opposition on our right-hand aspect attacking menace is perhaps one other issue. And he may, like many gamers, simply be experiencing a little bit of a blip when it comes to his personal excessive requirements.

Then I remembered this:

Is it too simplistic to attract a line between the actual fact he had his ankle crunched, then performed two video games for Norway throughout the Interlull, and his performances since? We all know gamers will push themselves by way of ache frequently, however in our final two video games he has had simply 36 and 30 touches of the ball. It’s noticeable as a result of within the earlier fixtures, he had 61, 49, 71, 47, and 61 respectively. That could be a appreciable drop-off, and maybe indicative of a participant who’s both feeling the harm or defending himself a bit.

It might be coincidence, there are myriad the explanation why gamers don’t fairly attain their finest degree in sure video games, however I’ve a suspicion this could be a part of it in terms of Odegaard’s shows in opposition to Chelsea and Sevilla.

Proper, let’s depart it there for this morning. Have an incredible day.

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