WTF YOU WANT TO SELL TOMIYASU?!!?!?!?!?!? I'm 4 seconds in but I'm unsubscribing

Before thinking of selling Tomiyasu, consider this; Tomiyasu plays ALL four (4) positions across the back line, very very comfortable. Very few in European football can do that at the highest level like Tomiyasu. Next, Tomiyasu now flawlessly inverts to great effect. So we can safely say that’s 5 players in him. For me he’s the most important player among our defenders.

Selling Tomiyasu is a NO. Maybe tierney, partey, cedric, eddie, el neny, well even ESR should be sold. But TOMI is a NO

He is so young and so great, he is Japan's version of Saliba, keep him for years

Tomi must have seen this before getting two amazing assists in the UCL :p

Stop it pls. Mr reliable ain't going anywhere

Tomiyasu is an underrated Defender pretty much on his way to becoming a Japanese Virgil Van Dijk. Easily a top 20 premier League defender who doesn't even start that many games.

Tomiyasu is our trossard but in defence. Not a first team starter but effective off the bench. Hes also so versatile, its rare to get players like tomiyasu. I would only sell him for 40-50m or a crazy deal like that.

Tactically, no player gives you such flexibility.. Especially on the safe side. With Timber out, having Tomiyasu as an option is so important on both sides.. Especially when facing better wingers

no fucking way.. hard to replace such an amazing versatile defender considering how we have dif needs that he fulfills

If it is in January, it must be some stupendous amount of money not because Arsenal is reluctant to sell, getting replacement in January is notoriously difficult. If during summer transfer season, the price will naturally be less but anything less than 60mil should not be considered. Tomi's ability to cover for multiple positions is very useful tactically. Lossing Tomi would be like losing 2 players hence anything less than 60 should not be entertained.

Absolutely love your video essays. Deffo one of my favourite content creators on KZfaq. Thanks for all you do!!

Tomi is the long term Zinny replacement and CB cover, he’s untouchable for me, there’s a reason Bayern want him and as far as I’m concerned I wouldn’t sell for anything under 60m

tomiyasu one of the best 1v1 defenders in the world got pace strength brains can play every position across the backline yea come buy him 500m euros

A few arguments against this: 1. Many new signings don't work. I'll take a player we know does work over a potentially better signing who might not. 2. We are terrible sellers of players. So unless the Saudis offer 50m, chances are it'll be a low level Italian side offering 8m + add ons, and whoever we replace him with will charge us 40m minimum.

Timber is a ceiling raiser and he is on the books

Very thought provoking, you’re really making me think with all these great videos lol. Keep up the great work man!

Great content mate ❤ keep going 100k soon! 🎉

This did not age well😂😂😂After tonight's performance just delete this already😂😂

Alex, just letting you know that your work is really second to none. Always thought provoking presentations that by the end of the video you walk away with much more to consider than when you started. Excellent at what you do! Appreciative!

Love your content DK. I know its tough to keep to your own style with the pressures of content creation. Hope you can stick to your fundamentals and continue to grow. "Shock-face" thumbnail incoming! I think a big part of his value is his ability to play a range of positions, similar to why I like Havertz and does speak to your "floor/ceiling" framework

I think we all can agree, Tomi is a CB and should be the backup for Saliba. Interesting to see where Tomi will be when Timber is fit. For now, selling Tomiyasu is a HELL NO. We'll talk in May2024.

If anyone must be moved on, that would be Zinchenko, and at editing point, Zinchenko doesn't fit any ceiling raiser profile. He is a floor, a high one but defensively a floor all the same.

I think Tomiyasu is worth 75 + it would be stupid for Arsenal to think about selling him when we got a good thing why would we throw it away. And that's from the head not hot

Players like Tomi and Trossard fill out the squad so much. This is what Kai COULD be like if he was a more reliable player. Kai should have at least 3/4 more goals than he has already but bottles it in front of goal.

First of all, I have to say I really enjoy your content, your video essays are the best Arsenal content on this platform so keep going, you deserve every success. However this might be your worst opinion. Tomi IS starter level (gazillion times better than Zinny and more consistent than White for me), with the right level of confidence and fitness, he could be the best fullback in the world (I said could). He is two-footed, insanely versatile (RB, LB, CB), an insane defender of every situation (1v1, aerial, high line...) as well as, in my view, very good in attack (on the sample of the 21/22 season where he had reached heights I had never seen since Ashley Cole for a fullback). All that makes him an invaluable asset than none of the alleged "superstars in the making" Diomande, Scalvini, Frimpong could possibility match in the short term (or ever). He fits the right age profile, has the best attitude, is close to reaching his peak and is shockingly underrated. He even started doing the inverted role very convincingly this season. If he can maintain his fitness, I genuinely believe he is TOP 4 most important/best players in this team. We have other possible money raising sales in these positions/department in the short term that would give us almost the same amount of money (with Tierney, Kiwior and possibly Zinchenko), because let's face it, the sale of Tomi wouldn't amount nowhere near enough what he is really worth (about 80M+ in this crazy market), with him being criminally underrated and suitors unserious. Let's not forget we are blessed in depth for these positions (Timber, White, Zin, Tomi, KT, Kiwior?) and the players I mentioned before should be the only ones considered for sale (with Cedric being undesirable even in League One). I hope this reasoning makes sense and looking forward to your next one ! COYG !

Who else can play 3 different positions from RB, CB, LB as good & consistent as Tomi? Selling him for even 60M, you will need to buy 2 or 3 players to do the job that he can do. Not for Sale

I value tomi over white. White can play RB, CB and DM. We have cover in DM and CB if either of them go. Tomi can play LB CB and RB. We do not have cover in either LB or RB if white or tomi would go. I value only risking one position over two. Also I think White is better overall for us but the way we have set up against better teams shows a role for tomi that I haven't seen anyone in arsenal or anywhere else do where he's basically just a roamer. I think he was the reason we beat city and I'm not gonna sell that.

I'm so happy with our depth in defense. It's our strongest area! If you are going to raise the floor anywhere it needs to be Nketiah/Jesus or Partey/Elneny/Jorginiho.

Tomi watch this before yesterday game and took this personally

Thanks for the good discussion. The Tominator could play anywhere along the back four and he has been used as a specialist to neutralize quality threats from the wing position. No deals for Tomi until this season is over, but if the price right, a transfer has to be considered. If Tomi is happy in the swiss army knife role, great. But if he wants more regular football, we have to love him enough to let him go.

I agree with your point of view!

So happy you mentioned Diamonde, the profile is very interesting

I fucking love the utter depths and nuances that this channel goes into when answering simple-sounding questions. Of course the answer is no, but then by the end of the video I’m like, hmm, he’s got a point. Great, constructed arguments. Imagine Lee Gunner answering this: “Selling Tomiyasu? Levels mate. What about buying Tomiyasu? The standards of this club. Dead manager” The end.

Why would Arsenal sell Tomiyasu in a situation where both parties are happy. No reports suggested that Bayern are going to spend 50-60mil on Tomi. They are probably looking for a cheap deal. If you want to find extra funds, sell Partey, Tierney, Nketiah etc.

4:30 bayern does have that sort of network, if there is someone better, they'd know and go for him instead. Buying a player is always a risk, they might not fit in at the new club like they did the last one, Tomiyasu does. Find the replacement, test him, then sell.

I wouldn’t sell for anything less than 80 mil in January. He’s so important, can play any position across the back 4, and with the injuries we have had we need to have him available. However, in the summer we will hope to have timber back, and I think Kiwior has a higher ceiling than tomi. Any serious off should be considered so we can reinvest in the squad. Love him to bits and he is so important for the title run this season but I don’t think he’s unsellable

Brilliant insights...very thought provoking

Tomiyasu only leaves if he wants to leave

Is our ceiling that high? GK, LB, Left No. 8 and CF positions are definitely not anywhere close to a ceiling. Plus in terms of raising the floor (our subs) we need a RM and right No. 8. So we have at least 6 other positions I'd rather fill first. Albeit, an improvement in Havertz and Vieira could reduce the need for no.8s.

tomiyasu is on his way to becoming another rolls Royce

I'm so glad Tomiyaso is in the Arsenal team. The guy is no nonsense, solid, built like a brickshithouse and versatile..... I rate him alongside Saliba, Marghales, and Rice as being that absolute Steel impregnable Spine that no other team can fuck with.... However.......... Money talks, and if a top flight team are willing to part with STOOPID cash for his services.......we shall see. For now, in recognition for what he brings to the team, i hope he'll be rewarded with a HANDSOME contract from Arsenal...

aged well

Difference is, Coutinho WANTED to leave AND the money was crazy

Tomiyasu for me is one of the best defenders itw... Good vision, passing, controls, plays with both foots, hes good on the air, amazing on tackles, good decisions... Just play him as Central Defender in a 4 / 3 defender line. For me the best posible is: Zinchenko Tomiyasu Saliba & Timber (or White)

you have to consider how young he is. Defenders rather peak close to their thirties. I think he has the perfect profile for a modern full back: Body and 1 on 1 ability like a centre back, but good on the ball and comfortable to invert. He might not have the creative output, but in a 2-3-5, which pretty much always is our attacking shape, is is a solid part of the 3 deep midfielders. I think there is a good chance that he can become one of the best on his position and it would be devestating to that happen at Bayern. Our 1st team defence is not gonna be fit forever (just like right now) he will get more than enough game time to improve even more.

The thing with Tomi hes good with both feet and can either play as left or right Wing back and CB…also hes a tall strong lad, good team player who knows the system…considering all that there is no way he can leave in January. If Saliba or Gabriel gets injured he can easily replace them and rotate with White and Zinchenko depending on opponent and tactics…hes too versatile to sell in Jan. Definite NO

He's contract situation could be a reason why clubs are sniffing around. We tie him on a longer term contract, I see pontietal suitors looking elsewhere. So Tomi moving will be a question of how much arsenal value him(what so of contract they are willing to offer him) and how happy is he with his current role

The thought this made me have is that the best course of action would be to keep Tomiyasu, but sell White. I feel like you can find a ceiling raiser on White. But keeping Tomi, as he can play all across the back four and is obviously quality, seems sensible.

I think he's gonna be in it for the long run, he's a perfect Arteta type of defender and seams the perfect professional. I would honestly prefer to let Zinny but we never know how Arteta will see it once timber finally in action for us. Either way i'm very excited about how good our defence is/can be as I love the age, defences are best when they grow and learn together.. we already know how good our attack can get. exciting times to come. COYG

Club does not want to sell, player does not want to leave. Case closed. Personally, he is the second most important player in the defence after Saliba, above Gabriel.

There’s no player available in Europe right now who can replace Tomiyasu. You’ll need to buy minimum 2 or 3 player to replace what he offers Mikel Arteta right now . HES DEFINITELY SIGNING THE NEW CONTRACT.

Love u broo❤

We should keep him precisely because of what happened last season when Saliba got injured last season

Half time against Lens and this has already aged like milk

I think it would make sense if he moved on in the summer, but January would leave a massive hole in the squad. We can't get complacent, A player like Tomiyasu will be extremely useful in the run-in, especially if we're juggling some injuries and still in the Champions League. The summers going to be very interesting. I think Mickel will really push to the next stage of the squad build. It wouldn't surprise me to see lots of former starters leave.

You talk about only selling him if we could find a ceiling raiser, i get that but then you mentioned two center back not full backs or inverted wing backs. you need to replace like for like, Tomi played both left and right back, not center back although he can. I was genuinely excited to see who you could name as a replacement but you let me down there. If you was making a case for the potential sale of Gabriel then the two you mentioned would be interesting.

Selling Tomi? What are you sniffing? 😂😂😂😂 Talk about selling Cedric, Fabio Viera or Kai. Not Dependeble players.

Didn't we alrdy buy a ceiling raiser in thisish position in jurrien timber?? An unlucky injury like this is why tomi's sale isn't prudent. But yeah what bout jurrien

The eye test beats that AI analytics and jargon if it brought in Willian and Kai "Willow the Wisp" Havertz (goal vs the Bees does not wash away even 1/5th the sins). Who else raises our floor across ALL defensive positions as much? I cant remember any player ever doing so so well. Bayern have similar access to data and better profile and aren't choosing those other players.

Open to any discussion around improvement but i don't think this is a robust argument whrn considering the type of money we'd actually get for Tomi. I get the point when applied more broadly though.

SO UNDERRATED! 🇯🇵 IF BAYERN ARE INTERESTED YOU HAVE SOMETHING OF VALUE!

Realistic transfers for a guaranteed PL title: Nketiah + cash -> Toney Smith Rowe + Ramsdale -> Pedro Neto Sell Partey + cash -> Douglas Luiz ------------------------------------------------------ Net expenditure ~ £50-60 million for a near-complete squad improvement. // Nketiah way better than Wissa. // Wolves considering selling Sa + need more creativity. + Toney is as fast as Eddie, stronger & a good aerial threat. Kane-like passing vision + incredible linkup play. + Pedro Neto offers the best of Saka and Martinelli in a single package and will cover both wings. + Douglas Luiz is as close to perfect & proven a replacement for 22/23 Partey you can find. The most unrealistic transfer is Douglas Luiz. The others are very realistic to get done and simultaneously raise the ceiling & floor of the squad.

I agree with everything you said… just not with Tomi.. with Zinchenko

Feels like the intro of your parents telling you they are going to divorce but everything will be fine

If someone needs to be sold, should sell Kiwior to Roma if the price is right. Tomi is much more defensively solid imo

I think when Timber returns Tomiyasu will be more suited to the system then, when we play a more traditional back 3 like we did at the start of this season.

You also have to keep in mind that merchandise sales in Japan have probably gone up significantly. This will also be taken into account before selling the player.

I feel selling Tomiyasu would be one of our biggest misktes of the seasons simply put who will be RB if White is injured or break? Timber Injured, Cedric shit, Norton-Cuffy loan and Walters is being converted into a CB. Also Zinny what happens if he gets injured/break KT is on loan and Sousa might not be ready. The guy can play anywhere and is always class if we are going to sell him do it in the summer so we can look at getting a replacement either through academy or sign. RN would be awful and would damage our season massively.

truth be told i love your content alot 🥲

you have to aknowledge that he is literally developing every game he plays, when he initally played for RB, it was his first time playing as RB and few games after pocketing wingers like salah, Son. Then when he became, LB he lacked in inverted LB skill like zinchenko, however after one game he is playing the inverted role. And after Tommy claimed his RB position this season, he was lacking in overlaps but look at yesterdays game, he is overlaping and giving great crosses. He is literally evolving every game and improving. Also his defending skills are beyond superB mate.

I love Tomi. Hard working man and can play anywhere in the back.

Pls no

Kiwior is a quality player. Sadly he's been a victim of circumstances. Saliba-Gabriel partnership just functioning too well at the moment. But there could be a much bigger role for him in the future.

*Others* : _"If you are important defender, who you will be?nr. 2?4?5?or3?"_ *Tomiyasu* : _"YES!"_

Nice argument 👍

I really love your videos

I though you said Varane but I relistened and it was Ferran Torres 😅😂

Tomiyasu isn't a defender - he's a Swiss Army knife. Right now, should anything happen to White, Saliba, Gabriel or Zinny, Tomi would plug that gap. He's unique in the squad that he could play anywhere across that line and the drop off would be minimal. I'm not saying there wouldn't be a drop off but we're unlikely to be able to replace that combination of versatility and quality. Imagine if Bayern had bought him at the start of the season - then the Timber injury arrived. We'd be one injury away from disaster and having to play all 1st choice defenders in every game. That didn't work out in the latter stage of last season and it wouldn't work now. Is there a price I'd be prepared to see him go for? Yes. In January? Not a chance.

My only argument is this: Selling him when he's finally starting to click is the biggest mistake imo. New guys will have their own adjustment period which will affect our overall chemistry.

I think he should be starting at least 60% of our games. Obviously slots in easily at center back for willo or Gabi if they're unfit or need a rest, slots in at left or right back when we need more defense on that side or at the 60 min mark to shut out a game. Personally think he's one of the best players in our squad but it's hard to drop Benjamin unless we dropped Kai and played a 5-2-3 against the big champions league clubs

We are on verge of building the best defense in the epl and tomiyasu is soo integral for us to win the league. Stop trying to lose viewers

My guess is we are coming close to the "FFP limit" so either we wan't or not we are going to have to sell players, if we don't, we won't be able to buy, and maybe not even be able to comlete the Raya deal.

If Timber and White are fit and firing then ok to sell tomy i guess but after seeing his recent performance i feel like he is necessary even as an impact player from the bench

If Tommy wants to go then I think we should let him, he’s been nothing but loyal to the club but he will always come off the bench for us, he could move his career forward with a move to Bayern, I will miss him and everything he brings if he does go

2 minutes in and I want to say you're absolutely right.😜

Tomi ain't going anywhere.

When Timber went out I bet they all sat down and sighed pheww thank god we didn't sell Tommy

It would be a shame if we sold Tomiyasu. If Bayern want him, it's a clear sign not to sell.

Agreed. He is the best substitute defender for covering up any injury in the backline in a game. He's too solid. If he played for someone else,we all would've appreciated him even more.

How about a video on those who we really need to sell? Ramsdale Cedric ESR Tierney Tavares Lokonga

Great to position different arguments. But Tommy is arguably better then Zinny and Ben White. Why don’t you do one on selling Saliba next?! 🙄😆🔴⚪️

The guy is ambidextrous and can play all 4 positions of defence at a very high level. It is a unique and an excellent profile for a player trying to achieve a long run across multiple competitions. Definitely KEEP.

I love your points about squad evolution but I think you are looking to fix a system that is not broke with no guarantee it’s better Even with squad evolution, there are the key players like saka and saliva you don’t touch and then you have the crucial players to the squad, players that are good and know their role and have accepted it like trossard, kiwior and TOMIYASU Tomiyasu is a warrior that never complains on whatever is asked from him, can play across the whole back line and I think he is scarily good at 1v1 defending and even evolving to add an attacking edge and understanding what Mikel wants in his fullback I think his personality of not complaining does a disservice to how good he can be. I normally agree with your takes but I think you got it wrong here but that’s football we all enjoy and process it differently so you aren’t per se wrong. I just don’t agree

Tomi would have to go for over £70mm to make it worthwhile in January. I’d be happy to unload Eddie in January if we could get some decent scratch while his stats are padded. Maybe to a basement dweller looking for goals in a bid to stay up.

Would sell Ben white before I ever thought of selling Tomi

As much as I hate to say it, we'll need to have this conversation about Smith-Rowe and possibly Nketiah eventually.

Oh and argument 3: he isn't a backup or squad player. He's a vital first team player in certain games. If we know a team is good in the air, he acts as a third CB in the back line. Times have changed. He's not outside the first 11. He's part of the best 15 we use for lineups.

Interesting….I think you have missed one very important point for context. Arteta has built the assault on the PL through defensive solidity. Now whilst there my be “potential” ceiling raisers out there, isn’t it a little risky to let a PL tested if not elite very very good player leave. I think Tomi is a player who is just too good to let go “mid season”. It would be too damaging, he is so good and along with Declan just doesn’t know how to play badly this season. No not in Jan, if Bayern want him in the summer and we can plan to replace him then fine. Not mid season though. Especially if we want to sustain a PL challenge.

Tomi is playing better than Zinchenko at LB right now IMO