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

Seattle Reign?

 

I've got the feeling that she could have tried Yamashita, if she hadn't been injured, because I don't think she clearly identified the starting GK yet (a longtime problem for Nadeshiko Japan); I anyway don't think that she wants to try Matsumoto (although you never know, actually: she probably called her for a reason, although that's probably living the experience of a Senior training camp).

Had Hasegawa been available, I guess she would have been a starter.

I anyway expect something along the lines of:

Ikeda
Manya Sameshima Miyake Oya
??? Utsugi Sakaguchi Nakajima
Iwabuchi Tanaka

Consider I am not saying it will be a straight 4-4-2. It could be a 4-3-3, a 4-2-3-1 or even a 4-1-4-1 as in the game vs China: I am just saying these could be the potential "best eleven" starters for me.

The "???" I have put in the midfield should have been Hasegawa: who's going to take her place? Could be Nakasato, as in the China game, but I predict Haji (possibly in a more advanced position, for a sort of 4-3-3) or Momiki. If Japan wants to be really offensive to make-up for our lack of goals, could even be Sugasawa or Ueno, but frankly I don't see them as starters. Of course, there could be big changes in defense, if Takakura wants to play Sameshima in a different role (Full-Back or winger), but I guess she wants to try her as a CB for the whole tournament, to better assess if it's a reasonable move for the future.

I guess that the fact that Nakajima was rested on the bench for quite an hour vs South Korea is a further indication that she should start vs PRK (along with the fact that she's one of our key players and, in my opinion, a lock-in for our supposed "best eleven").

In this article about the China match on the JFA website, Takakura says: "It was excellent that we won the match 1-0. We have a tight schedule and, seeing some new players in good form, I decided to change few starting players from the first game". In my opinion these "new players" who are not going to be starters vs North Korea should be Sumida, Naomoto and possibly Nakasato.

I like to read what some players say, since it seems to somehow confirm my views. Sakaguchi: "As I took on a more attacking role today as central midfielder, I should have got more involved in the attacking plays as well"; I had said before that, in a 4-1-4-1 formation, Sakaguchi had to be a more attacking role, as in Beleza. Iwabuchi: "Taking about myself, I had at least two excellent chances to score and should have taken advantage of them". Yes, that's what I wrote after seeing highlights, Mana. But we love you anyway and you were great. Mina Tanaka: "I did well when I scored the goal, but lost possession often as well". * nods * And your converting ratio must get better, Mina.

Tomorrow, I'll be most likely still at work (or on my way back from work) when the game will start, but I should connect around the first half hour of the game and watch all of the rest.
As usual, I'll appreciate if I'll find a good streaming feed when I get home.

 

Mmm, the link doesn't seem to work for me?

 

I am back home. I see we're still 0-0. What can you tell me about the minutes I didn't see?

I am watching the Fuji-TV stream: is the YouTube one in anyway better? Is it in Japanese too?