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Crystal Palace’s Takehiro Tomiyasu was substituted midway through halftime in the Premier League’s Matchday 5 clash with Leeds (a scoreless draw) on September 20 local time. He had started at the center of a back three, but after the match the manager explained that he had “hurt his calf.” With the Japan national team set to convene on the 21st, concern is mounting over the impact on his call-up, and on 5ch, comments praising his actual performance mixed with laments over his recurring injuries, with some calling him a “Spelunker” (after the notoriously fragile video-game character). Opinions also weighed in heavily on how he’s being used by the national team amid a packed schedule.
“He wasn’t in a state where he should have pushed through.”
In Matchday 5 of the Premier League, held on September 20 local time, Crystal Palace — home to Daichi Kamada and Takehiro Tomiyasu — traveled to face Leeds, who count Ao Tanaka in their ranks. The match ended in a scoreless draw.
In this game, Tomiyasu, who started at the center of the back three, was substituted at halftime.
Source: soccerdigestweb.com / Original article here
What people said
he's just a hard player to rely on.
No club's going to sign him after this.
Zion and Tomiyasu have quietly turned into pros at ball distribution.
Valencia vs Real Sociedad — neither Ryunosuke Sato nor Takefusa Kubo featured… Kubo's now started on the bench four matches running, clearly sliding down the pecking order
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c2193d5c88b0161a21cdfc610dfe5c9f55d7e400
His actual performance was good, though — didn't expect him to break down before halftime.
Who do they call up in his place?
The names being floated would do fine — Okamura from Machida, Inamura from FC Tokyo, or Inoue from Yokohama.
Serie A or something — how about that?
He could go until 50.
He'd probably be happier seeing out his career in a lower-tier league from here.
A defender who can't last 90 minutes is nothing but a liability.
Must just be his constitution.
It's rarer for there NOT to be a 'shockwave' these days.
He'll probably be fine by October, but he'll likely pick up a new injury before then.
AI could pull that off, right?
The gap between them has really widened.
Good thing it doesn't sound like the same spot as before.
But it's always right when he's playing well that he gets hurt.
Part of why he's so injury-prone is that Moriyasu has been running him into the ground.
Get it together, you idiots at the JFA lol
Tomiyasu's probably done at this point.
Smart move if so.
8/28 Matchday 2: 74 minutes
9/5 Matchday 3: rested
9/12 Matchday 4: 54 minutes
9/20 Matchday 5: 46 minutes
At this point it's basically abuse.
Honestly, you shouldn't even be planning around a player who gets injured this much.
Totally fine by me though.
Is it amnesia or something?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Tomiyasu has repeatedly suffered injuries — to his hip, knee, hamstring, and other areas — dating back to his time at Arsenal in 2023, and this latest injury is being discussed in that context. As of this writing, the only official information is the manager’s comment about a “calf injury”; the results of any detailed examination and the length of his absence had not yet been confirmed at the time of this article. In the thread, some pointed to his playing time this season (Matchday 1: 19 min, Matchday 2: 74 min, Matchday 3: rested, Matchday 4: 54 min, Matchday 5: 46 min) to question how he’s being used, which could be read as the result of both club and country repeatedly giving him short spells on the pitch. Meanwhile, some speculated this could be a precautionary move to avoid a national-team call-up, though that remains pure speculation. Worth noting: his on-field performance itself is being rated highly, and the discussion tends to treat his injuries and his performance as separate issues.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “[Soccer] Shockwave hits the Japan national team as it convenes on the 21st… Takehiro Tomiyasu subbed off with injury. Palace manager explains the situation: “He hurt his calf”.”
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