DBasia.news – Arsenal slowly rose to find their momentum to play after starting the season badly. The Gunners have lost three games in a row against Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City and have conceded nine goals.
Arsenal invested in the summer transfer market by signing Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Takehiro Tomiyasu are on the deadline of the transfer window.
The results are starting to show. Arsenal’s defense began to improve when Tomiyasu was placed at right-back (in addition to being a central defender), Ramsdale became the main goalkeeper, Ben White regularly played at the back.
Arsenal kept clean sheets in wins over Norwich City and Burnley, conceding one goal in a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby. Tomiyasu put on a great appearance.
Only 22 years old, Tomiyasu has shown maturity to play. The Japanese defender was signed for 17 million pounds from Bologna and has played for three years in Europe.
Bologna signed him for eight million euros from Belgian club Sint-Truiden in 2019 after Tomiyasu had previously played for Avispa Fukuoka. European football upbringing and good work ethic developed his career.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mentality
Andre Pinto, Sports Director of Sint-Truiden opened Tomiyasu’s career in Europe. He saw firsthand how Tomiyasu’s character and games, playing 40 times in the 2018-2019 season for Sint-Truiden.
Pinto did not hesitate to describe Tomiyasu’s character as the Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, in terms of determination, hard work, and maintaining a healthy diet.
“What’s amazing about Tomi is that he received nothing but success. He was unlucky, nobody came for Tomi because he was lucky. He was just a hard worker,” Pinto told Goal.
“You find a lot of dedicated players, but Tomi has a bit of a Cristiano Ronaldo mentality in terms of determination, when it comes to working hard and when it comes to eating healthy.
“He is the type of player who is never satisfied. He will always continue to work hard to continue to develop himself,” added Pinto.
This season Arsenal may have gone through difficult phases amid inconsistent performances, but as a club they have made the right move in securing their future by investing in young players.