“You’re going to take this with you when it’s an injury?”… Brighton’s surprised ‘Il Ace’ Mitoma was called out

Brighton coach DeCherby was also surprised.

The British media ‘BBC’ reported on the 2nd (Korea time), “Brighton coach Roberto de Gervi said he was ‘surprised’ about injured winger Mithoma Kaoru’s call-up to the Asian Cup.”

Mitoma is a crack-type winger who beats the opponent’s defense with spectacular dribbles, and because his feet are quite fast, he can break down the opponent’s defense. He is the most difficult player to stop from the point of view of the opponent’s defense because he is quite good at dribbling using instantaneous speed.

Starting his professional career with Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League, he had his best season, scoring 18 goals and 14 assists at the beginning of his professional career, winning the J-League, the Emperor’s Cup, and being selected as the best 11 in the J-League season.

After moving to Brighton after the Tokyo Olympics, he left for the Belgian league’s Winion Saint-Zylouaz on loan because he did not have a work visa. He helped his team top the league with eight goals and four assists at Winion in the 2021/22 season, returning to Brighton in the 2022/23 season.

Last season was Mitoma’s best season. From the beginning to the middle of the season, he shook the Premier League’s defense line by displaying dribbles that he could not even recognize. He broke the record of most goals scored by a Japanese Premier League player with 10 goals and seven assists.

Mitoma, who is in his second Premier League season, has three goals and four assists in 17 league appearances so far. However, he left the stadium on crutches after being replaced late in a match against Crystal Palace on Dec. 21. 월카지노

Previous reports said that the injury made it highly likely that he would not make the Japanese national team for the Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10. “Kauru will be out for about four, five, six weeks. I don’t think he will be able to play in the Asian Cup,” Brighton coach Dae Gerbi said.

However, he made the final entry for the Asian Cup. He has already started walking and is recovering well. The pain in the injured area has also subsided, and he has expressed his willingness to play if the team allows him to. He will likely return to the final tournament on Jan. 28, five weeks after his injury, although it will depend on his recovery from now on.

De Zerby was also surprised at the selection. “I was really surprised because the medical staff told me that Mitoma needs four to six weeks to recover,” De Zerby said in a pre-match interview with West Ham.