Whilst Arsenal were practically surrendering the Premier League crown to Manchester United, the North London club's very own Japanese prodigy was scoring, and assisting twice, against Willem II in a 6-1 win.
Miyaichi, 18, is on loan at Feyenoord while he seeks to secure a work permit. After another impressive performance for his temporary club, it begged the question: why do you not get him back as soon as possible Arsene Wenger?!
Signed in January after trialling at the club in the summer, Miyaichi is Japan's next big thing. He has represented his country at both U17 and U21 level and is being tipped by many for a call-up sooner rather than later.
I watched the clip of Feyenoord's convincing victory yesterday and for all the highlights shown, I studied "Ryodinho's" performance. It seems that his key attributes are his pace and his dribbling technique - exemplified by his 100 metre running record. His first goal was taken with aplomb, with a fine strike to finish off a neat passing move and his second was a formality as he stroked the ball into an empty net. We could certainly have done with someone who could shoot yesterday!
Miyaichi may have been offered a chance to earn his work permit earlier than anyone could have dreamt. In the wake of the tragic tsunami in Japan, the country opted to pull out of the Copa America. They had been invited to play but complications over their own new domestic season has meant they will have to enter a team based on solely Japanese representatives playing in Europe.
Calls have been made for a shake-up of players at Arsenal this summer. I would happily take Miyaichi based on his current form for the Rotterdam-based club. You can doubt Wenger's transfer policy, but he certainly knows a player when he sees one.
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