Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma studied dribbling – but not for the reason you think
Karou Mitoma traps the ball against Liverpool - Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images It would be nice to think that Kaoru Mitoma’s dribbling prowess stems from his time at university, when he wrote a thesis on the art of running at defenders with the ball. It is certainly a fun tale – the student who turned himself into a master, and now thrives in the biggest league in the world – and it is easy to see why the story has been widely shared on social media. Sadly, the truth is a little less romantic. Mitoma did not use academic methods to teach himself to dribble at the University of Tsukuba. He already could dribble, and he could do so exceptionally well. The reason he chose to write his thesis on dribbling was not so he could improve on it, Telegraph Sport understands, but rather because he knew he would achieve a high grade in it. Mitoma was clever enough to play to his strengths back then, and he continues to do so in the Premier League now. The Brighton winger is fast