Mitoma leads Brighton charge with dribbling mastery

3 months ago

Mitoma leads Brighton charge with dribbling mastery

BRIGHTON: Kaoru Mitomaโ€™s pace and movement in the final third has been a breath of fresh air for Brighton & Hove Albion this season, but his skills on the ball come as no surprise with the Japanese winger having written a thesis in the art of dribbling.

Mitoma conducted his research while at the University of Tsukuba by strapping cameras to his teammatesโ€™ heads to observe their reactions and field of vision when an attacking player received the ball.

Armed with a physical education degree, he then tested his theories on the pitch to become one of the J Leagueโ€™s best players before moving to Europe.

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