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In Matchweek 7 of the Premier League on the 18th, Brighton — home of Kaoru Mitoma — thrashed Crystal Palace, the club of Daichi Kamada, 5-0 at home. The fixture, dubbed the “M23 Derby” due to a rivalry dating back to the 1970s, saw Mitoma left out of the squad entirely as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, while Kamada started. Brighton have been on a scoring spree, netting 23 goals in their last 7 matches, and the thread was divided over why the team is thriving despite key players being sidelined, as well as over what the future holds for Mitoma.
◆ Premier League Matchweek 7: Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace (18th)
Brighton, home to Japan international midfielder Kaoru Mitoma, hosted Crystal Palace, home to Japan international midfielder Daichi Kamada and Japan international defender Takehiro Tomiyasu. Mitoma, still recovering from his hamstring injury, and the injured Tomiyasu were both left out of the squad. Kamada, however, started as the undisputed regular he has become.
The clash between the two sides, whose rivalry has simmered since the 1970s, is known as the “M23 Derby” — a fiery affair despite the clubs not even being geographically close. While the fixture is always expected to be a tight, hard-fought contest, this time it was Brighton, who have been piling up goals all season, who ran out emphatic 5-0 winners.
Source: hochi.news / Original article here
What people said
That's because the teams without Japanese players are strong, and the ones with them are weak.
He was an annoying player to deal with in the Japan match too
(in a good way)
He'll be shipped out this winter.
Just transfer out already.
If the national team manager weren't Moriyasu, who doesn't look after players' conditions, he'd be in a different place by now.
Yeah, I get the sense he's too fixated on short-term results…
Something seems off with the JFA's medical staff too.
If Moriyasu hadn't stubbornly kept playing him through it, he wouldn't be in this position now.
that's rough, right?
I mean, Brighton are in red-hot form right now.
If you get three years of chances,
you're bound to have a good stretch once in a while.
This is that stretch — and it won't last long lol
His dribbling and ball control are good though.
And quietly, Ayari's goal was basically a deflection off Kanbo too, so that's effectively another gift goal.
Even when they slip up, the whole team is committed to never letting the opponent transition, so once Brighton win the ball back everyone piles forward aggressively.
They only play with flair when the situation allows it — and once a player decides he can't beat his man, a backward-pass merchant like Mitoma just doesn't fit this team anymore.
They might seriously win the title.
will probably just stay until his contract runs out,
and then some other team will pick him up, right?
Can't beat a man one-on-one, bad finishing, an absolute bench-warmer (スペ).
What team would even take him?
It's basically a kickoff goal.
https://youtu.be/s4hvAfEs8rE?si=uNC7RsZl-qyiOVGv
Same with Sociedad — their win rate was better when Kubo wasn't playing too.
That's just not the kind of play a player approaching 30 should attempt late in a match when his muscles are fatigued.
He's already been out for close to half a year now.
Brighton right now are genuinely strong.
We're getting a Miracle Leicester repeat. Even if they finish second, City's title won't be recognized, so the title's gonna fall right into their lap 🤣
and they're still this dominant, that's insane.
This club's eye for young talent is just unreal lol
Spare a thought for Spurs, who let Hecke go and ended up with Vushko instead.
But there's a 114-charges fraud club sitting at the top, so it's gonna be tough.
And that's even without Minteh in the squad.
So basically, Mitoma is the reason they couldn't win.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The “M23 Derby” is a nickname for a rivalry dating back to the 1970s between two clubs that aren’t even geographically close, and it’s known as one of the most heated matchups in the Premier League. The thread was divided over the cause of Mitoma’s injury, with some claiming it’s a lingering effect of being forced to play at the Asian Cup, and others claiming it happened landing awkwardly during an official Premier League match — it’s worth noting both theories remain unconfirmed hearsay. Also, the allegations of financial rule violations against Manchester City mentioned in the thread are an ongoing, unresolved case still under review, not a finalized punishment.</analysis>
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*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Geisokuho+) thread “[Football] Brighton Thrash Bitter Rivals 5-0! 23 Goals in 7 Matches“.
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