In four years, Japanese left-forwardRyo Miyaichi, 22, went fromnewArsenal signing to anunwanted loanee atTwente in the DutchEredivisie.Being frozen out of theTwente first-team makesMiyaichi's loan redundant, so let's try and figure out whatArsenal were thinking.Last summer,Arsenal arrangedMiyaichi's loan toTwente with deadline day approaching."We had to hurry up because the transfer market was going to close," Miyaichi said, per FC Twente TV. "But finally [the loan] made it through, which is fantastic for me, so that's why I chose Twente."Translation:It was a rushed process.Arsenal's decision may have been influenced by Miyaichi having a smoother transition period.Before the loan,Miyaichiwas familiar with Dutch centre-forward Luc Castaignos, 22, South African central midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo, 23, and Dutch central midfielder Kyle Ebecilio, 20, a formerArsenal young gun."I know Luc and Kamohelo, when I was playing for Feyenoord," Miyaichi said, per FC Twente TV. "[I also know] Kyle when I was at Arsenal, so I know a few [Twente] players."Miyaichi, who was nicknamedRyodinho during his 2010-11 loan atFeyenoord,admitted toFC Twente TV that callingDe Kuip home again was an option.You surmiseFeyenoord managerFred Rutten informedArsenal of his decision to interchange between Dutch left-forwards Jean-Paul Boetius, 20, andElvis Manu, 21, two club-produced prospects.Both need to increase their transfer stock hence whyFeyenoord could not guaranteeMiyaichi regular starts.Twente was a different proposition.After selling Serbian left-forward Dusan Tadic, 26, toSouthampton for14.5/10.9 million, there was no undisputed starter on Twente'sleft side.Arsenal accurately projected the situation being atwo-horse race forTwente'sleft-forward slot:Miyaichi vs.Youness Mokhtar, 23, a mercurialMoroccan.There is a substantial gap in production betweenMokhtar andMiyaichi.What will concernMiyaichi's handlers isMokhtar is nowhere near the class ofPSV Eindhoven's Dutch left-forwardMemphis Depay, 20, who is the equal top scorer in theEredivisie (12 goals).You would be right to empathise withMiyaichi if he was the backup toDepay.Why'It would be demoralising watchingDepay dominate week in, week out.Yes,Mokhtar is gifted, but there is not a lotof difference betweenhim andPEC Zwolle's New Zealand left attacking midfielderRyan Thomas, 20, whofunded most of his trialto the club in 2013.Thomas now leadsPEC Zwolle in assists (five) and has developed quicker thanMiyaichi, which is alarming.Miyaichi has gone 364 minutes without a goal or an assist in theEredivisie.Losing the ball 84.2 percent of the time when dribbling and giving away possession 30.6 percent of the time while attempting a pass areincompetent numbers fromMiyaichi.ExpectingMiyaichi to beRyodinho again is the equivalent of hopingJeremy Lin revivesLinsanity.What has happened toMiyaichi'The first thing you notice is his lack of desire to make an impact.Miyaichi needs to be more mentally strong likeMexican right-forwardJesus Corona, 22, who can be hit-and-miss forTwente.Except whenCorona is having a bad game in attack, he will track back and get physical.Whereas,Miyaichi isso languid thatTwente are playing with 10 men when he is on the field.Miyaichiplays with no intensity, lacks energy and it is as if hispre-game pump-up song isGary Jules - Mad World.Aside from the oddburst of speed, you are left wondering what happened to theMiyaichi who scored twice and created two goals during a 6-1 win overWillem II in 2011 forFeyenoord.Regressing as drastically as the reputation ofSeattle Seahawks offensive coordinatorDarrell Bevell, Miyaichi has not performed like anEredivisie-standard player.Twente managerAlfred Schreuder has washed his hands ofMiyaichi, dropping him to Jong Twente, which is proving not to be atemporary decision.Schreuder is figuring out if Dutch right/left-forwardBilal Ould-Chikh, 17, is more effective in anArjen Robben-esque role on the right, or a cross-first winger on the left.If the latter option rings true,Miyaichi will be playing out the season in the DutchEerste Divisie, the second division in the Netherlands.This loan doesnot benefitArsenal,Twente,Miyaichi, or his representatives World in Motion.It will be a tell-tale sign ifArsenal don't terminateMiyaichi's loan and reassign him elsewhere. It would suggestArsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given up onMiyaichi just likeJunichi Inamoto gave up on himself during his fleeting spell with the Gunners."[Inamoto]lacked a little bit of belief in his qualities,"Wenger said, perChris Harris at Arsenal.com. "He was still in a period when the Japanese players didn't feel they were at the level of the rest of the world."Context:Wenger praisedMiyaichi post-knee surgery and referencedInamoto as a cautionary tale.A year and seven months later,Miyaichi's attitude on loan atTwente has beenInamoto-like.+allanjiang.When not specified, statistics via WhoScored.com.
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