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    How GOOD is Kaoru Mitoma ● Tactical Analysis | Skills (HD)



    In-depth tactical analysis of Brighton’s rising Japanese star.. Kaoru Mitoma. After catching the eye against the likes of Liverpool he has had a host of top European clubs chasing him but what are his key tactical attributes and more importantly… just how good is he?

    0:00 Intro
    0:25 Dribbling
    2:02 Goal Threat
    3:11 Possession
    4:07 Creativity
    4:59 Cross
    5:49 Long Pass
    6:36 Heading
    7:10 Defending
    8:00 Tactical Talkboard – Brighton
    9:03 Conclusion (Overall Player Rating)

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    1. Pythagoras in Boots on

      Could be suitable for Milan and Napoli if Kvara and Leao leave. Bayern is a good destination too now that Gnabry is declining, Sane doesn't play LW anymore and Coman is featuring more and more on the right. His balanced nature will get the best out of Davies in a tactical league where he'd thrive, just like the dozens of Japanese before him. Thoughts on future moves?

    2. Edmond on

      Top notch analysis as per usual. Can we get an analysis of one player from top flying teams like arsenal? Personally I'd love to hear your take on saliba or oddegard

    4. AimToBeAsGoodAsMe on

      Can't disagree, bottom lvl is slightly better than group lvl champs League, max level is top 3-4 LW in world. And realistically top 5-9 is most likely seeing his age, build and lack of playing both wings.

    9. K Matsu on

      There is one very important factor with Mitoma that you havent touched upon. I have blathered at TLDR-length about Mitoma's continuously variable transmission, and the reasons why he can run past people. However there is another factor that makes him a tactical genius, and if you want to know more about it, all you have to do is read his university thesis:

      Among the other things he discovered, when analysing the movements of attackers and defenders, was that passes/shots using the outside of the boot were not only much more effective at fooling the defender, but more importantly, the statistics suggested that when you make roughly 1/5 or more of your passes with the outside of the foot, it somehow "scrambles" the defender's ability to read your next move. When attackers use the outside of their foot frequently, the defenders become progressively LESS capable of defending!

      Naturally, Mitoma immediately started working on his skills using the outside of the boot. His goal against Liverpool is a perfect example of how good his "outside touch" has become. From a tactical standpoint this has a major benefit for whoever is overlapping on the wing or the channel. The defender *cannot* overplay Mitoma to the goalward side. If he does, then Estupinian can surge into space and Mitoma will have a wide angle to meet his run with the outside-of-the-boot pass.

    12. lupin402 on

      Its almost impossible to expect mitoma to improve his quality of cross and create tons of assists to strikers in premier league level because he could not do these things even in japanese j league. I think mitoma is a dribbler version of Inzaghi, a man who shines in a moment.

    13. Noal J on

      Will you make an analysis on del piero in the near future analysis of legendary footballers? He was such a fun player to watch.

    20. frederick rich on

      Very interesting point of view, but I think Mitoma will go right to the top, he is improving in every game he plays its frightening how good he can be, just hope he stays at Brighton for as long as possible!!!

    26. Rathin Sinha on

      Sometimes, analysis ain't everything. Not saying he will be generational, but there are also other factors to success. He was at a university for three years before going pro. Also, you always have late bloomers who start in the late 20s and can have spectacular career for 4 to 5 years. However, we really need to see how he is against teams like Utd, City, Barca, RM. I will not totally rule out the possibility of him becoming one of the best in his position.

    28. N Lest on

      Can't really predict his career path like other footballer as it's not normal to begin with, dominated the j league in his debut season at 22, continue being the headline in Belgium and now England (both also his debut season). Can't wait to see what happens next

    36. turbo gene on

      By the way, the original title of Kaoru Mitoma's graduation thesis at University of Tsukuba is "A study on information processing of the attacking side in one-on-one situations in soccer: Why I can dribble past defenders".

    38. Karma Hui on

      starts saying good things about mitoma the goat plays all the misses of mitoma on the bavkground NOW THATS A LEVEL OF SARCASM I CANT UNDERSTAND

    47. it's everyday 風呂 on

      One quality Mitoma has is he can carry the ball from the box in his own half, all the way to the opposition box, without dribbling past the opposition players. He just slowly dribbles the ball, and the opposition player slowly retracts & gets dragged back to their own box area. It's quiet a unique skill, if I were to make a comparison, it's kind of like how Kevin de Bryne can dribble & carry the ball all the way deep into the opposition's half and the oppositions team some how gets pushed back, while they'er tracking him. The difference is Kevin can do this through the middle of the field, while, Mitoma can do this on the left wing. 

      This move was really useful for us (team Japan) during the worldcup, because it negated the need for doing buildup through the central midfield. Mitoma just bypassed the opposition's midfield.

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