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

That was a clear PK foul on Tanaka..

 

Yes, exactly

 

Tanaka...it was bound to happen

 

FT.... Beleza 1 INAC 0...fair enough... Beleza seemed to want it more than INAC

 

FINAL G17E
16:20 CEST
NORCAL PREMIER PDP - TOKYO VERDY

 

Menina leads 2-0 after 12 minutes with looks for a half a dozen more goals... My view of americans giving them a challange was a bit premature. Rosengard and Bayer at least played tight defense...Norcal seem to be counting for goal from an open play, all while their only tactic is to do it by winning one on one speed duel.

Norcal Premier 0 - 2 Tokyo Verdy HT

 

Norcal Premier 1 - 3 Tokyo Verdy FT

Turkey shooting as it very well could've been 6 or 7 for Menina. No challange for japanese players at all. Big lesson of football for all other women teams in that age category.

 

A very entertaining match. The Americans tried to press Menina higher and higher as the game went on but Menina's superior passing meant they could calmly escape every time. They should have scored at least 5, but in the end 3 was enough.

 

If only it was that in senior teams too

 

At least we managed to grab a tittle this year. I expect to close the year with the promotion too

 

Good news for Nadeshiko league from yesterday. They just sign an agreement with Liga Iberdrola to encourage women's football in both countries. Here are the most important points:

-Strenghten the exchange of information between both leagues.
-Make training courses for coaches.
-Promote values such as gender equality or integration of girls/women into society through sports.
-Helping woman to access sport management.
-Make friendly games.

Some japanese playing in Spain, such as Yamane, Yamamoto, Tanaka, Goto and Chiba were at the event. And our senior NT coach Asako Takakura as well.

 

Gothia Cup match report

https://www.gothiacup.se/2018/07/g17-rookies-beat-reigning-champions/

 

Young Nadeshko news:
Suzuki Haruhi was out due to injury.

 

Hi guys. I haven't been following the Nadeshiko League lately but I just watched the cup final and I have to say this was by far the worst performance I've ever seen from an INAC side. There was so much wrong with this team that I can hardly list it all, but I'll give it a shot anyway:

• INAC sat deep and invited pressure, but never tried to hit Beleza on the break. They were playing as if they were defending a 1-0 lead since the first minute.
• There was no communication between Takenaka and the defenders. Like, none at all.
• No one felt responsible for picking up Hasegawa, Beleza's most dangerous player. She always found space between the lines or out wide. On at least one occasion Masuya got visibly frustrated with her team-mates when she gestured the central midfielders to close down Hasegawa who shortly afterwards was able to receive a pass under no pressure at all.
• On the few occasions when INAC did try to press, it was always just with the two forwards, or occasionally one additional midfielder. Beleza's backline and midfield had no problems at all playing around these isolated players and exploiting the space behind them.
• Whenever INAC won possession in midfield, Beleza immediately pressed with all their players in unison, and the INAC player on the ball (except Masuya on several occasions) was forced to make a back pass to a defender or lose possession.
• INAC's defenders were unable to do anything with the ball other than hoof it upfield, which immediately lost possession 9 out of 10 times (no, this isn't an exaggeration). This is a stark contrast to the Beleza defenders who were almost always able to pass the ball on the ground thanks to INAC's lack of coordinated pressing.
• Takenaka was even worse; her distribution lead to immediate loss of possession 10 out of 10 times (usually a Beleza throw-in not even as far away as the half-way line). She's also a poor goalkeeper in general.
• When INAC did manage to string more than a couple passes together in Beleza's half, their passing was slow and predictable and off-the-ball movement was almost nonexistent.

This is so different from the INAC I know. Do they always play like this now? Does any team other than Beleza currently play free-flowing, positive football?


(On an entirely unrelated note: Kodama Keiko has recently signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach who will play in the Bundesliga this season after just having been promoted; not sure if this is already known here.)