He’s amongst the very best at his age at this position so hopefully he won’t be filling holes for much longer, can’t afford to lose a prospect like that because his coach thinks he’s a Swiss knife.
Skorupski; Tomiyasu, Denswil, Danilo, Dijks; Poli, Kingsley, Soriano; Orsolini, Destro, Sansone vs Augsburg
Looks like he play only as a CB. Last game he was played in the center in a 3 CB Formation and this time again in a 4th Defense as a CB.
82' HE'S ONLY GONE AND GOT THE EQUALISER! 😍Takehiro Tomiyasu with a perfectly placed header! 🇯🇵👉⚽️#BolognaVillarreal 3-3#WeAreOne— Bologna FC 1909 (@BolognaFC1909en) August 10, 2019
Maybe off-side. Anyway is he one of the CBs that move forward on any given (close) fk? Or was he there casually?
https://www.goal.com/jp/ニュース/ボローニャ戦術コーチ関係者が語った冨安健洋の可能性若手cbでは世界5指のタレント日本人df未踏の地にも/txhlk1g8l02o12j0rkg01x4s3 Some interesting context around Tomiyasu's role as a right back at Bologna, featuring quotes from Bologna tactical analyst Renato Baldi, who has followed Mihajlovic from Sampdoria to Milan and Torino previously, and whose interview columns in popular Japanese football magazine Footballista were adapted into an excellent book summarizing modern tactical trends in Europe. The interviewer/translator states that Tomiyasu is to play as a normal wide right back in a four-defender setup, but will transform into a right-sided center back when Bologna has the ball and shifts into a three-defender formation, not only building up from the back but occasionally advancing and tucking inside into the right half-space of midfield to help stop opposing counterattacks, much as Guardiola's fullbacks at Man City do. Baldi comments that Tomiyasu is the fastest defender at Bologna and possesses elite stamina as well as other top-class physical attributes, along with the skill and audacity to play line-breaking forward passes with both feet. In order to maximize his talents, Bologna decided to essentially assign him three distinct positions, shifting fluidly between fullback, center back, and defensive midfielder ("false fullback") in the run of play.
Interesting interview which actually doesn't really back up with what I've seen in the first game highlights, but I'll check tonight. What I mean is that, during the Pisa game, it looked like he actually had to remain wide and run up and cross several time, while my understanding is that the interview suggests that he should go into more central positions. I'm confused, but curious to see how this develops. This part made me smile (in a good way) btw 「そうなるといいね。彼のような選手がステップアップするなら、ドイツやイングランドではなく絶対にイタリアに来るべきだ。ここには他の国にはない『守備の文化』がある。選手として最も成長する20歳前後の時期にイタリアで守備の技術と戦術を身につければ、いままで日本人のDFが誰も到達しなかったレベルに成長することができると思う」
Maybe Bologna hasn’t incorporated all this positional fanciness, at least not for a Coppa match against a Serie B side. Obviously a lot going on with Mihajlovic receiving leukemia treatment and everything. The whole idea does seem plausible with Baldi supposedly having been inspired by watching Guardiola’s teams to quit his career as a tax accountant to dive into football tactics full time. And it would be pretty strange to splash cash on a top international CB prospect to turn him into a conventional fullback. Anyway, some food for thought as the season opens today.
I can only find this highlight, but from what I watched, he was right: Tomiyasu clearly defended the right side but when he pushed forward, he didn't hug the line but occupied the 1/3 middle right Also at 1:15, no normal RB would position like that. He played a mixture of RB/RCB for me.
This is from a different game but yeah, I mean if one guy from the club says it, obviously that's their goal!
Tomiyasu will play in my city tonight. It' will be a tough match since Hellas was kicked out from Coppa Italia as the only Serie A team to lost the pass to the next stage and they will play with blood in the eyes. Very interesting first reality check for him.
So he's gonna do Philipp Lahm. That's a mountain challange for him. I'm not regularly watch Bologna, how is usually Mihajlovic set them-up?
📋 LINE-UPThe starting XI selected by the Coach for our first match of this season's league campaign 👊 #VeronaBologna #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/r79hT4YY0Z— Bologna FC 1909 (@BolognaFC1909en) August 25, 2019
LOL amazing play by Tomi @21'20. I'll try to find a clip after the game, I'm sure someone must have clipped it because it was amazing
Nice first half against 10men team. Now if Bologna will feck up all losing it will ruin his good debut.
Very good game by Tomiyasu, unfortunately his team lacked efficiency in the final third which resulted in a disappointing 1-1 draw against 10-men Verona. Bologna have the potential to do well this season, a mid-table finish will be the most they can achieve, but they have to score goals and win games like tonight’s game.