Official 2017 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

By the Google translator, it seems Minamiyama and Cho So Hyun leave INAC.

But in Goto's case it seems more like information on the player (8 years in Urawa, MVP in 2014, 140 games in those 8 years).

Edit: but the link in the tweet https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/nadeshiko/20170111/540106.html says she leaves the club :

From Google translate:
Urawa Reds Ladies announced on October 10 that FW Gotou Miki will leave. The affiliation of this season has yet to be determined. Currently 26 years old Goto graduated from Tokiwaki Gakuen and joined Urawa in 2009. He played eight years until the last season and served as captain from 2013, marking 28 goals in 140 official games. In 2009 and 2014, he also contributed to Urawa's league title, and in 2014 he also won the Nadeshiko League Best Player Award (MVP). There are also experiences elected by Nadeshiko Japan, and he has participated in international A match seven games. At the time of withdrawal, Goto commented through the club official website as follows. "We decided to leave Reds Ladies for the 2016 season, we met many people, we learned a lot of joy, learned from suffering, and experienced a lot through Red Club Ladies' For me, it is an irreplaceable existence that I could pour full strength, I am thankful that I was a member of Urawa Reds, Reds Ladies.Will continue to be Reds Ladies' strong and attractive team I sincerely thank everyone who is involved in Reds Women's Thank you very much. "" From now on, with the experience of Urawa Reds as a source, I will know the new world I would like to grow as I am excited from the bottom of mind, both as a person and as a player.Thanks for eight years, thank you. "

 

Iwabuchibis still recovering, according to various sources.

I don't think we will see Miyama again here. If she has issues with both knees (I think that's what it was), that seems too long of a process to return.

Since Monday, Frankfurt is in a 5-week training camp in preparation for the Bundesliga season. So Yuki is out.

 

Today's news:

Sugasawa moves to Urawa.

 

University Championship

Third place match
Kanagawa (Aoi Komori, Rio Takizawa) 2-1 Musashigaoka (Mizuki Sonoda)

Final
Nittaidai (Kanako Fuse) 1-2 Waseda (Satsuki Miura, Mizuki Nakamura)

Another great game, 2017 couldn't have started any better.
Takakura and Kusunose were in the stands, I hope they watched the third place match too..




Wonder strikes from Kanako and Mizuki :

 

I couldn't watch the game.
Some says that Nittaidai looked like a better team. What did you think, Sirtel?

 

I think so too, couldn't believe they let it slip away.
Waseda pressed high for large parts of the game, but Nittaidai's players were skilled and composed enough to retain possession and then exploit the space in midfield. They could have scored 2-3 more if they were more clinical in the final third.
Overall, the game had a nice tempo to it and both sides looked to attack.

Despite her great goal (isn't she right footed?), I expected more from Nakamura. I can't figure out what position suits her best, since it seems she lacks the game reading skills required to dominate the midfield. Not sure if she's any better as second striker either
(Still expect her to form a formidable partnership with Nagisa in the University team though )

 

Already some very slick passing by those youth teams, gotta follow this thread more closely.
Btw. is Hikaru Kitagawa mixed? Her light eye color make it seem that way.

 

You are right on the first comment, they are good. The second - not important.

 

Training has begun....

 

She's nice looking either way.

Maybe I'll be able to start actively contributing impressions in a month once Bundesliga resumes. I've been to the last home match by Bayern back in December, and enjoyed the atmosphere despite the loss. Before the match and during the break Iwabuchi among other injured and youth players were selling Christmas bakings and glühwein for good cause (unfortunately for me the latter was already sold out when I arrived).

 

W Hikaru:
http://www.hochi.co.jp/soccer/garticle.html?id=20170121-OHT1I50009

 

Glühwein is a spiced red wine, served hot (glühen - to glow, hot) at christmas markets around Germany. There are many recipes for this kind of mulled wine but cinnamon, cloves, sugar and a little bit of orange works nicely. It can be quite powerful. Very nice when you spend a cold winter evening with friends outside.

 

I wish! Queue was long, halftime break was short and they didn't have any hot drink left so we got it from somewhere else instead and content ourselves with just watching. Really should have taken some photos on that day though.

 

Not sure anyone noticed, but the draw for the groups in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers was on Saturday.

Japan, Australia, and China don't have to participate in these qualifiers (they qualify automatically by virtue of having been 1-2-3 in the 2014 Cup).

By unfortunate luck North & South Korea got drawn in the same group, which means they cannot both qualify (only the top slot in each group goes to the Cup, plus the hosts). Given recent history, that looks bad for S. Korea, who would otherwise expect to qualify.

Thanks to @zdrstvte on the Korean chat for the details.

 

During my time in Germany (2013-2016, work) I went to games in Frankfurt, Bad Neuenahr (when SC07 was still in the 1. Liga in 2013) and Hoffenheim. It always paid off to hang out after the games as the japanese players liked to stay and talk to their country men and women. That way I got to meet quite a few players.

 

Hi Bliss!! I seriously freaked out when i learned!! I remember i was out with friends playing cards after dinner and when i surfed for the results--BOOOM!!! And then i couldn't sleep afterwards at all haha! We're all very excited over here, even the players

I wrote about (yes, i'm sort of a journalist now lol) it here:
http://tiebreakertimes.com/tbt/phil...rtunity-to-make-history-with-lucky-draw/75466

If you guys are curious about our team more, i'd be glad to share a few links to give you a background i guess hehe. I'm very close with most of our national team players

But going back, i really couldn't believe that we managed to dodge not only our usual Southeast Asian heartbreakers but the two Koreas! LOL! It really comes down to preparation from our side now. We really shouldn't waste this chance!!

 

Knowing more is always good Anyway, good luck