Since Ryo Miyaichi’s successful loan spell at Feyenoord last season, fans are eager to see the young Japanese star in the Arsenal colours next year.
Wenger might be tempted to use Miyaichi next season, given the natural talent he has exhibited in the Eredivisie. However, it looks increasingly likely that Feyenoord have convinced the North London club that a second loan spell will be the right way to go for the youngster and his development.
Having failed to secure a work permit for the 18-year-old, Wenger swiftly sent him to Holland to gain experience. He performed admirably by scoring on his debut, and played a very important role in Feynoord finishing 10th in the Dutch Eredivisie last season. His pace, dribbling and raw ability down the wing impressed everyone and earned him comparisons with the great Brazilian Ronaldinho.
But it is still unclear whether Ryo is in Wenger’s first-team plans next season, though the boss has revealed in the past that Ryo will be at Arsenal for pre-season. Wenger seems to be clearly impressed with the youngster’s development, and has claimed that his scouts have had nothing but praise for the budding youth star.
Having seen him play so well, there is no reason why he won’t be a success at the Emirates next season. But should Wenger take that risk?
Personally, I feel Ryo is an important player for the future. One of the few natural talents to emerge out of Asia, he has the potential to be an important asset, both in footballing and marketing terms for our club. His development will aid Arsenal’s growing popularity in Asia, an important market for football clubs these days.
In this case, a loan move looks the wiser this summer. He is sure to gain more playing time at Feyenoord than at Arsenal, where he is sure to be restricted to cameo appearances. Playing regularly will help him gain confidence in his abilities and give him valuable experience of European football. Also, his physical and mental strength can be better understood in match situations than in the training ground.
Not playing regularly might hinder his development as a footballer. And most importantly, I don’t think he should be exposed to the physicality of the Premier League at such a young age, as there are more chances of him picking up an injury in England than in Holland – we don’t want another Ramsey episode ensuing now do we?
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Badly thought out and written article! Why would he not get as much first team experience with Arsenal as with Feyenoord, If he showed Wenger that he could handle the EPL level?
Why would he not risk getting injured in the Eredevise but more likely in the EPL? Have you bothered to watch the Eredevise lately. It is as fast and furious as the EPL and while less technically pacey (slower buildup to counterattacks),it is a tough league (Ajax, Rotterdam, FC Twente etc. are tough teams). Vermaelen said that the Dutch League prepared him well for the EPL, as did RVP when he came here.
AW will try out a lot of new and loanee players over their Asian tour and we may see them starting ,either on the bench or onfield in August. I hope that Miyachi will be there, IF he can get a work permit!
I totally disagree with another loan spell for this young star but my problem is work permit. I’m struggling to understand why Arsenal always finds it difficult to get work permits for our stars who come from outside Europe whereas if it was Man United we all know that the work permit won’t be an issue. Something needs to be done or FA to be investigated. The reason I’m against the loan spell for Ryo, I want him to learn at Arsenal and see how we play so that he’ll rush himself to be picked ahead of deadwood we have at the club. Please Arsene do whatever this time around to get a work permit for this boy, if Arsenal don’t need him next season, do it for me coz I need him there.
Luv to be a gooner
Pointless article. He wont have the permit in time so he will have to go on loan again. He wasnt in the U21 squad so he wont get fast tracked as a special talent so it could be years before he’s playing for Arsenal, remember Samuel Galindo? signed 18 months ago and still no permit.
Criteria for getting a permit:
A player must have played for his country in at least 75% of its competitive A team matches of which he was available for selection, during the two years preceding the date of the application
The player’s country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application
If these are met, which they’re not, then you will get a permit in as little as 60 days. If not, it can take years.