‘He’s Rarely Disappointed’ ‘Top Performance’ Arsenal Fans Back Defender For League Starts After Excellent Showing In Zurich

‘He’s Rarely Disappointed’ ‘Top Performance’ Arsenal Fans Back Defender For League Starts After Excellent Showing In Zurich

Arsenal fullback Takehiro Tomiyasu made his first start of the season in the 2-1 win over FC Zurich on Thursday evening.

While the Japanese international didn’t venture forward too often, he was extremely solid defensively, with the player seemingly back to peak physical condition following a number of injury problems.


Supporters on Twitter have been praising Tomiyasu, with some believing that the 23-year-old should be favoured ahead of Ben White for league games on the right-hand side of defence:

After this weekend’s Premier League fixtures were postponed, it looks as though the fullback may get to start consecutive matches for the first time since last season, when the Gunners take on PSV Eindhoven.

Muscular injuries have plagued Tomiyasu’s first year at the Emirates but, if he can stay fit for a lengthy period of time, he could make a strong case for himself to break back into Mikel Arteta’s first choice eleven.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.