#mana magic

[rookieforlife]

[cadopan]

How do u rate mana as player ?? Someone told me if she was bigger she would probably be in the conversation for one of the best player.

Oh definitely. Whoever told you that knows ball.

Her lack of height and physical strength is really a major downside to her game because otherwise she's among the leading few in the world in terms of everything else (creativity, reading of the game, shooting, weight of pass, etc.) And of course her world class technique and close control which is honestly so high up there that there aren't many others in her company.

I mean, look at this insane goal she scored against Spain. Who even thinks of doing something like that, and then has the quality required to execute it???

BUT, football undeniably is also about how you match up against opponents on the pitch, and not having a physical advantage means that she'll be on the losing end of aerial duels or 50/50 challenges (the exception being 1v1 situations because she can dribble past if she has the ball at her feet first). She could be an even more prolific striker (position she plays for Japan) if only she had the height to win headers too, so where she's being utilised now as a creative no. 10 or attacking mid best plays to her strong attributes imo.

That's why her overall ceiling is probably somewhere around the fringes of the top few players in the world, despite it being universally acknowledged that her talent and technique is up there among the best. Kinda sad when you think about it, that your biggest hindrance is something you have absolutely no control over and no amount of practice or effort is going to get you over that barrier.

[keepscrollinghun]

[justanotherfan]

Mana: the most adorable person in Arsenal

Also Mana: casually murders defenders

And also Mana: scores worldies as if they were tap ins