Official 2018 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

The third goal she scored was very good. She is playing with a lot more confidence at the moment.

I would have loved to have watched this match just to get an idea of Nadeshiko's approach. But the second and third goals were very nice and perhaps an indication they will try more early crosses into the box in the future.

Of course they may have done it more (early crosses) this game because they felt comfortable on the ball and had more time to make such crosses.

I have been too busy with work lately. I just watched the INAC/Beleza game. Really good match, particularly the second half. It was a very high quality game, despite it only being a one goal game.

 

Maybe it's for the first time since long time ago.
Her presence in me comes from the memory of the 22th high school championship in January 2014.

For example, the main members of the semi-final between Tokiwagi and Fujieda are following:
Ichise, Nishikawa, Ito Miki, Kobayashi Rikako, Shiraki for the former, and Okukawa, Ohkubo Moe and Mai, Sugita, Kawano, Kono, Yamashita and Ogawa for the latter

Those for the champion Hinomoto is following:
Haza, ManYa, Kunitake, Kojima, Ikejiri, Irie and Yasaka

A lot of familiar names, aren't there?

In fact, Ogawa is rather an ordinary player (but pretty), so I'm pleased with the fact that she has continued to play football through university days, while another pretty one Yamashita soon retired.

 

Japan vs NZ goals highlight. Not very good video quality though.

Link

 

The same link now includes New Zealand's goal.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/footb...erns-beaten-by-japan-in-front-of-record-crowd


Yamashita was surrounded by many players so I can understand it was a bit tricky one, but if you have to point the finger at someone then you have to say it was GK's mistake.

I think she's the best GK we have at the moment, but it is a concern that she seems to make at least one mistake per game, and similar sort of mistakes. Her judgement on the crosses always worries me. It just does not give the defenders confidence. She misjudged the seemingly easy cross in the Asian Cup final, that led to the penalty. She was lucky that it was a poor penalty so it didn't cost the match, but had Australia scored that I don't think Nadeshiko had a chance and it could have been the similar scoreline to the nations cup. She also misjudged a cross against the USA - this one was a good cross I have to admit.

I also find that she is a bit too slow coming out from 5 yard box - often hesitant.

My hope is that she's very young and she turned to a GK late so she's not got much experience yet as a GK. So hopefully those decision making improve.

 

Iwabuchi was not part of this squad due to poor condition (it didn’t say it was injury but it could be just that she was not 100% fit after coming back from her injury - I'm guessing). I think it was Nakasato for the first goal. The third goal, I don’t have confidence but it could be Utsugi from the position. Nakajima was near the box and the right fullback appears to be near the touch line.

 

I've just read Kei Matsubara's article and I can confirm that it was Utsugi's assist for the third goal.

 

It was a 'perfect hat-trick' - ie left foot, right foot, header.

 

Kimotsuki Moe, the third grade in Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto university women's football league division 2) now

 

Today's news:
Naomoto Hikaru moves to Freiburg.

 

I don’t know what kind of team Freiburg is but it seems a bit strange move to me. I wonder if she gets decent playing time.

So far in Nadeshiko league this season, I wouldn’t say she’s playing badly but at the same time I don’t think she is that impressive either. One year to go till the World Cup, if she doesn’t get good playing time, she could be out of the World Cup squad. It’s not like she’s made a mark in the National team since Takakura took over - quite underwhelming performances really.

 

Don't know about the team, but anyway it's a nice part of the world -- Freiburg is close to both the Swiss and French borders, and if Hikaru has a car she can zip over to Basel or Mulhouse for lunch.

 

And something completely different - kind off....
Anybody here listening to BabyMetal? Their title Megisune ( or as a live performance ) mentions Nadeshiko - in the original meaning.
And lyrics: http://du-metal.blogspot.com/2013/07/megitsune.html

 

I'm a fan \_/ Thanks for sharing

 

Freiburg is honestly easily the most exciting club currently in Frauen-Bundesliga. They do excellent work in their youth academy, so even though they traditionally lose their best players every season (this season was the rule really) they continually manage to more than make up for that with new youth prospects rising up. They also play good football (contrary to overpowered teams like Wolfsburg and Bayern that too often lack chemistry and have very odd squad choices, dreadful that). This past season their biggest issue hasn't been their ability but their inconsistency.

 

Why am I not surprised....
SCANDAL is playing in NYC in September and Amii (ex-Stereopony) launched a new CD in December (I have yet to listen to it). Where are you located now?

 

I'm a fan too (I love them more than X-Japan )

Last weekend they were in Download festival in UK

 

I'm in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. I don't think any of them are going to come here soon (Well, maybe they can come to Mexico, is the most probable nearest location I could go)

 

Found this about Yuki.