Tears in me eyes, Tomi is back
Oh hell I hope Raheem makes a statement today
Ugh NBC what the hell? Why do you have Neville now as in studio today? Why are you subjecting us to him?
Actually am going to miss the game, gotta pay respect to my forefathers. Will be listening in the car though
But I mean can you blame him though? He was trying to create a more positive working environment, he doesn't need that kind of noise affecting his players.
It was also around the time Spotify was thinking about buying the club, perhaps Titi was promised something. Look, Titi is a great player, he knows his stuff as a pundit....but good god I wouldn't want him coaching the team. I've seen how Montreal went, French team he was extremely lucky to have such a talent pool to work with. But also you quit the team after getting the silver medal? Wouldn't you want to build on that?
It's interesting to note that Arteta has an open door policy for ex-players, if they want to hang out at the facilities and mentor they are more than welcome to.
In other news, Tomiyasu has NOT been selected for this upcoming international window.
From his comments about Unai, I think Titi really has a hate boner for Arteta. Even with the results the past few seasons, I've never actually heard him praise Arteta. He praises the team but never Arteta. Meanwhile he was basically jizzing over Unai today and said Arsenal would've done better with him if he was given the time. BS...Unai never even had the locker room, how would it have worked?
They are abysmal....no organization whatsoever, Aaron booting balls but no striker to target
Second course of bbq let's go
Personal terms done for 28yo to join #AFC from #Sociedad on 4yr contract + option of 5th in club favour.
We’re delighted to announce two pre-season fixtures at Emirates Stadium as part of our preparations for the 2024/25 campaign
As well as Leverkusen
58K likes, 1,371 comments - viviannemiedema on May 13, 2024: "Thank you, Arsenal ❤️".
Ngl... I teared up reading her letter.
45K likes, 322 comments - arsenal on February 24, 2024: "Premier League Player of the Match: Our Jorgi 👏 Shot on Google Pixel📱"
Well deserved 🙌🏼
The Japanese defender scooped 64 per cent of the votes to be the runaway victor of our monthly club award
Bloody happy for Tomi. Rice was a good shout but Tomi bloody deserved it.
Rog is a huge Everton fan and a believer of us last season so interviewing Mikel is a huge treat for him
I swear Jorgie's laugh is hilarious. He's slowly becoming one of my favorites.
516 likes, 1 comments - goaljapan on August 8, 2023: "🔴「トップのファン・サポーター」🗣 エミレーツ・スタジアムの独特�..."
Arsenal were top of the Premier League for nine months, then it all came apart. This time, their tenacious young manager is determined to go all the way
The Japan international spoke during Arsenal's pre-season tour of the USA about his latest injury comeback, and fighting for a place in Mikel Arteta's starting XI
When Takehiro Tomiyasu arrived at Arsenal he was an instant hit. The right-back position at Arsenal had been an issue for some time, with none of Calum Chambers, Hector Bellerin or Ainsley Maitland-Niles being able to meet Mikel Arteta's requirements. In Tomiyasu, the Spaniard seemed to have finally found his man.
The Arsenal supporters took to him immediately too. By his debut against Norwich he had already earned himself a chant, and a goal-saving tackle from Heung-Min Son in his next Emirates Stadium appearance solidified him as an instant fan favourite. Over the next few months, the Japan international would hardly look back, establishing himself as one of the best one-vs-one and aerial defenders in the Premier League. Then the injuries came.
Having started every league game from his debut in September up until Boxing Day, Tomiyasu would go on to play just five more matches in the 2021/22 season. He continued to struggle with calf problems throughout the summer. By the time he was back though William Saliba's return had shifted Ben White to right back, and the Japan international would have to make do with a bit part role for the first time in his career, before a knee injury against Sporting CP ended his season in March. It's a period that he admits he found difficult.
"Yes, it was a difficult period for me," he says. "Ben White was doing very well and to be honest I lost confidence. But the injured period was four months and I thought about a lot of things at this time.
"You need to learn from the injuries, also the mistakes from the Manchester City game as well (where his error allowed Kevin De Bruyne to open the scoring in February's top-of-the-table clash at the Emirates). You have good and bad moments but you need to learn a lot of things from the bad moments. Now I am feeling good, not only for the body, but my head also like career, yeah, it’s all positive."
Despite his bad luck with injuries though, Tomiyasu remains firmly a part of Arteta's plans for the coming season. Part of the reason for this is his supreme versatility. Over the course of his two appearances in this pre-season tour of America alone, he has played right centre-back, left centre-back and left back, despite his natural position being at right back. Many players would find such constant change difficult, but for Tomiyasu it's not an issue.
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"For me, it’s the same thing," he says. "I just want to be on the pitch. I want to play as much as I can and help the team. Which position, I don’t care. I haven’t spoken to the manager about it, I don’t know. I just want to help the team."
That goal of being on the pitch as much as possible is set to become even more tricky this season though. In his preferred right back spot Tomiyasu now has to compete with new signing Jurrien Timber as well as White, while over at left back Oleksandr Zinchenko is Arteta's first choice, with Kieran Tierney and Jakub Kiwior also vying for minutes alongside him. Rather than fearing the competition though, the 24-year-old is relishing the challenge.
"The level in training is much higher than last season," he says. "This is good for the team and for me. If you want to be a better player you need to play with better players in a competitive environment.
"The only thing I can do is prove my value on the pitch. That’s all I can do."
Standards across Arsenal will have to improve as they return to the Champions League for the first time in seven years in September. For Tomiyasu though, his focus is on the here and now.
"I am so excited to play," he says. "But the only thing I can do, I just want to be on the pitch to help the team. So the first thing I need to do is prove my value in the training."
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Lia Walti will captain her national side and Noelle Maritz is heading to her second World Cup
Lia Walti and Noelle Maritz are heading to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after being selected for Switzerland's final 23-player squad.
This is Walti and Maritz's second World Cup with Switzerland and only the second time the country has qualified for the tournament. Walti has captained her national team since 2019 and 98 senior caps to her name. Maritz, meanwhile, has represented Switzerland at a senior level since 2013 and has made 96 appearances.
Switzerland's first test of the competition is on 21 July against the Philippines before they face co-hosts New Zealand and Frida Maanum's Norway to finish up Group A.
