“Look at how dominant he is in the air” – Martin Keown lavishes praise on ‘big boy’ at Arsenal after impressive display in 1-0 win against PSV Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

Look at how dominant he is in the air – Martin Keown lavishes praise on big boy at Arsenal after impressive display in 1-0 win against PSV

Arsenal legend happy with defender's performance legend Martin Keown heaped praise on defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for his performance against PSV Eindhoven in the on October 19. The Japan international was handed a start at right-back by in their 1-0 win at the Emirates. He played as left-back against Leeds United in the Premier League on October 16 but put on a nervy display while playing out of position. Against PSV though, Tomiyasu had the difficult task of handling Cody Gakpo. The Dutch forward has been in spectacular form so far this season, scoring 13 goals and providing 11 assists in 19 games in all competitions. However, Tomiyasu managed to neutralize the 23-year-old attacker completely. After both teams headed to the dressing room on level terms at half-time, Keown praised the Japanese defender for his display. He termed the Japanese the best in the squad in terms of pure defending. Here's what the club legend said to BT Sport (via ): “Tomiyasu is probably Arsenal’s best out and out defender, in a one v one situation. Look at how dominant he is in the air. He’s a big boy actually. They have dealt with that problem [of Gakpo] really well.” Tomiyasu joined the club last season from Serie A side Bologna. Since then, he has provided two assists in 35 games for the Gunners. He has made 14 appearances for the north London side so far this season, bagging one assist to his name.

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