Official 2023 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン(英語スレッド)

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  1. KAPIJXM

    KAPIJXM Member+

    Nov 18, 2011
    Illa de Arousa,Spain
    Club:
    Celta de Vigo
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
  2. pierre bezukhov

    pierre bezukhov Member+

    AC Milan
    Japan
    Mar 7, 2018
    Japan
    When I think about it they probably are the fourth best team in the competition. What I should have written was that they are a lot closer to the rest of the teams than they are to the top three, if that makes sense. The number of points they had scored in the first half of the season was a touch inflated and made them look better than what they actually were.

    But to be honest they have looked a lot better in the second half of the season, despite not winning a game. They should finish off the season quite strong.

    The battle for fourth is actually pretty interesting along with the battle for the league.
     
  3. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
  4. unepommekun

    unepommekun Member+

    Beleza
    Japan
    Mar 26, 2018
    U16 member for Montaigu international competition (April 3-9):
    http://www.jfa.jp/news/00031864/
    I know a few members; of course Shinjo, Kinoshita (Cerezo) and Hara Hibari.
     
  5. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    This week-end NWSL re-started, and we already had some Japanese goals :) (and a disallowed one, by VAR, that was introduced in the league this season :devilish:)!

    Let's see it, game by game (I am not even sure if I do remember all of the players we have in NWSL: please, someone correct me if I forget any):

    - On Saturday, the 25th of March, North Carolina Courage-Kansas City Current 1-0. Narumi Miura played the full game for the Courage and she assisted the goal.

    Highlights:




    - On Saturday, the 25th of March, San Diego Wave-Chicago Red Stars 3-2. Yuki Nagasato played the whole game and she opened the score for Chicago of a game that they will end up losing in the dying minutes of it.

    Highlights:




    - On Sunday, the 26th of March, Portland Thorns-Orlando Pride 4-0. The game was kind of a Hina Sugita's show: she assisted Christine Sinclair in the box for the first goal (that was actually scored by Morgan Weaver from the rebound), she scored one for herself in the 2nd Half and, please, if you want to uplift your spirit ahead of the next World Cup, jump to 3':47" of the highlights and look at the way our top-player set herself free from two opponents to start the action of the 4th goal! :notworthy:

    Highlights:




    - On Sunday, the 26th of March, Angel City FC-NJ/NY Gotham City FC 1-2. A purple-haired Jun Endo was the first victim of VAR, seeing a beautiful long-range goal disallowed for I am not sure what! :mad: Nahomi Kawasumi wasn't even on the bench for Gotham, but she wasn't listed as injured, so I have to suppose it was tehcnical choice? :cautious:

    Highlights:

     
  6. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    It was a very good week for Japan internationals around the world...

    Damallsvenskan

    KIF Orebro 1 - 3 Linkoping FC (attendance: 382)
    Saori Takarada and Yuka Momiki played full 90'. Momiki noted an assist (still to check - don't quote me on this).

    Hammarby 2 - 0 Vittsjo (highlights) (attendance: 6 125)
    Maika Hamano played 68 mins, she was sub off in 2nd half when the result was 1-0. No doubt to save her strength as she played 120 mins in Cup semifinal lately and Hammarby will play another league match vs Uppsala in four days.

    FA WSL

    Everton 1 - 1 Liverpool (attendance: 22 161)
    (IN FOUCUS - Fuka Nagano)
    Fuka Nagano played full 90'
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    Manchester City 2 - 0 Chelsea (attendance: 5 222)
    (highlights)
    Yui Hasegawa played full 90. She was awarded POTM.
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    Manchester United 4 - 0 West Ham (attendance: 27 919)
    (IN FOCUS: Risa Shimizu)
    Risa Shimizu played full 90. Honoka Hayashi played 79 min, she was sub off in 2nd half when result was 2-0. (Both Hayashi and Shimizu are too good for this otherwise very medicore team).

    Tottenham 1 - 5 Arsenal (attendance: 3 754)
    Mana Iwabuchi wasn't even on the bench (was there a provision in her loan contract that forbade her playing this match? or did she refused on her own accord?)
     
  7. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    #682 Lechus7, Mar 27, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 27, 2023


    EDIT
    There was suppousedly a foul in the bulid up... but is clear the ref initially hasn't considered it this way. Same goes for Gotham's PK btw. In both cases the need for use of new toy was stronger than the reason. Even if that was a foul in the build up (I'm not convinced ther was any) it was incorrrect use of VAR as it happpend waaay before the goal action. You can always find something if you rewind action far enough. I will say it again VAR is only a tool - it's in the ref decission how to use it. This ref was just bad (nothing new in NWSL).
     
  8. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
    The Nadeshiko League, 574 registered players.

    Nittaidai 37
    JFA 36
    Yamato 32
    Ehime 30
    Harima 29
    Speranza 29
    Tsukuba 29
    Veertien 28
    Viama 28
    Iga 27
    Nagoya 27
    Orca 26
    Kibi 26
    Nippatsu 25
    Shizuoka 24
    Setagaya 23
    Anclas 23
    Bunnys 22
    Belle 22
    Fujizakura 20
    Diavarosso 16
    Norddea 15

    The youngest registered at JFA, born 2010

    The girls born pre 1990....
    1985 - 細川 元代 (Hosokawa Motoyo) Kibi
    1985 - 南山 千明 (Minamiyama Chiaki) Speranza
    1986 - 澤田 法味 (Sawada Homi) Norddea
    1986 - 保坂 のどか (Hosaka Nodoka) Speranza
    1986 - 深澤 里沙 (Fukusawa Risa) Speranza
    1986 - 岸 星美 (Kishi Hoshimi) Setagaya
    1988 - 小川 志保 (Ogawa Shiho) Iga
    1989 - 武田 裕季 (Takeda Hiroki) Harima
     
  9. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    By the way WE LEAGUE attendance in this matchweek was again the lowest of all to date.

    Total: 4 114 , average: 822 :speechless:

    after 12 matchweeks: total 87 805, average: 1 463
     
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  10. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
    I had looked for her, and a few others, over the last couple of weeks with no luck, apart from my girl, Shimizu Anna ;).

    Here's the list of players going overseas I got while watching the Nadeshiko league player transfers. Maybe you'll come across a few of them with your greater detective skills.

    Moriya Kanna #24 - Ange - Box Hill Utd (Aus)
    Doi Asuka #17 - Bunnys - Box Hill Utd (Aus)
    Shimizu Anna #17 - Ange - Actonians (Eng)
    Sato Yuka #19 - Ehime - Southern Utd (Aus)
    Okino Kurea #9 - Iga - Boroondara Eagles (Aus)
    Yano Amanda Yukari #11 - Anclas - Robina City (Aus)
    Hirakawa Anna #11 - Nippatsu - Virginia Utd (Aus)
    Egashira Ichika #18 - Iga - Excursionistas (Arg)
    Yoshimi Miki #21gk - Ehime - Marconi Stallions FC (Aus)
    Shimano Mio #5 - Iga - CD Parquesol (Esp)
    Chika Chinatsu #10 - Orca - Secció Esportiva AEM (Esp)
    Sumitoku Aya - Diossa Izumo - Eastern Suburbs AFC (NZ)
    Watanabe Toyoko - Diossa Izumo - Broadbeach United SC (Aus)
     
  11. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
    #686 Elstree, Mar 27, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 27, 2023
    Week 1 and 2 attendance of the Nadeshiko League games.

    Nittaidai vs Ehime - 234
    Nagoya vs Speranza - 419
    Harima vs Nippatsu - 446
    Orca vs Bunnys - 605
    Setagaya vs Shizuoka - 2,407
    Iga vs Yamoto - 841
    Total = 4,952 - 825 average

    Bunnys vs Nittaidai - 114
    Nippatsu vs Nagoya - 418
    Ehime vs Harima - 322
    Yamato vs Setagaya - 327
    Speranza vs Iga - 216
    Shizuoka vs Orca - 266
    Total = 1,673 - 279 average

    Quite the drop for week 2. Weather conditions?
     
  12. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
    Training match result (26th Sunday)

    Vonds Ichihara 3-2 Yamato Sylphid
     
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  13. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Wow, I remember her from the early '10s in JEF: I wasn't aware she was still playing! :eek:
     
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  14. zaku_II

    zaku_II Member+

    Jan 29, 2012
    Club:
    CD Colo Colo
  15. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    Denmark roster for upcomming friendlies vs. Sweden and Japan

    Notable absence: Pernile Harder

    [​IMG]

    outstadnig players I've watched (in last weeks): Sevecke, Veje, Boye, Gejl, Holmgaard, Sorensen
     
  16. pierre bezukhov

    pierre bezukhov Member+

    AC Milan
    Japan
    Mar 7, 2018
    Japan
    It rained a lot over the weekend and it was the weekend before the new school year.

    The WE League also had a pretty big drop in numbers. I went to the Omiya vs Nojima game and I was surprised by how few people went, especially given how many people normally go to Omiya games. I was happy Nojima got a draw, but it was not the most pleasant of experiences.

    I like warm weather, unless I am snowboarding.
     
  17. pierre bezukhov

    pierre bezukhov Member+

    AC Milan
    Japan
    Mar 7, 2018
    Japan
    I know Orlando were down by three goals at that point in the game, but the lack of pressure from Orlando after Sugita broke free was really bad.
     
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  18. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Sara Thrige Andersen and Frederikke Thøgersen both play in Milan, respectively in Milan AC and Inter. I wouldn't define them "outstanding" but they're sure good players.

    I like what the guy wrote about "small players": as Japanese, we'll always have a small team, but we'll anyway have something to say and to show to the tall giants from Denmark and Sweden. :giggle:
     
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  19. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Yes, the part I like about her action is especially the magical trick she used to get rid of the only two who were presing on her at the same time. The rest of the action was in fact too much easy.
     
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  20. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
  21. Ponde_Ringu

    Ponde_Ringu Member+

    May 17, 2021
    Nojima’s Matsubara has been diagnosed of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). I don’t know much about this disease but she will be unable to participate in games until further notice.

     
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  22. Ponde_Ringu

    Ponde_Ringu Member+

    May 17, 2021
    It was incredible how well she played against Chelsea despite being played out of position. She did lose the ball a couple of times and I’d say it wasn’t her best performance but she still managed to be POTM.

    comp ↓


    Edit: For the first time I managed to watch all games with Japanese players from the WSL, NWSL, and UWCL last week. We have some good players playing overseas.:thumbsup:
     
  23. Elstree

    Elstree Member

    Iga FC
    Jul 21, 2022
    Norddea - Time/Distance for the 2023 season, away games, by team bus, round trip, approximate.

    vs Tsukuba - 32 hours - 2,206 km
    vs Fujizakura - 35 hours - 2,472 km
    vs Diavarosso - 52 hours - 3,940 km
    vs JFA - 37 hours - 2,552 km
    vs Anclas - 60 hours - 4,500 km
    vs Veertien - 42 hours - 3,038 km
    vs Kibi - 50 hours - 3,644 km
    vs Viama - 64 hours - 4,578 km
    vs Bell - 50 hours - 3,644 km

    Total 442 hours (17.5 days) - 39,574 km (18,998 miles) Quite some expense.

    For the 2022 season, total home game attendance 1,430 (9 games, 67 the lowest, 302 the highest)

    So. Would it be better for the Nadeshiko League organisers to change from Divisions 1 and 2 as they are, to Division 1 as is, and create 2x Division 2. Division 2 East and Division 2 West. As it stands, it's quite the jump in finances and travel time to go from regional leagues to national league.

    So you'd get..
    Division 1 - 12 teams
    Division 2 East - 10 teams
    Division 2 West - 10 teams
    1 team from each Division 2 would be promoted each year. Alternatively the 2 Division 2 champions would have a playoff for promotion.

    If they lowered the requirements for entry and invited some of the teams from regional leagues....
    Diosa Izumo and OSA Rhea have been trying for several years for promotion to the Nadeshiko league, then there's Consodole, Vonds Ichihara, Nankatsu Wings. Renofa, Lilywolf, Imabari, Ryukyu Deigos etc This would also free up some slots in the regional leagues for teams in prefecture leagues to be promoted in turn, eg Orca Kamogawa BU attempted promotion to the Kanto league last year. Making slots available for junior, academy and highschool teams in the prefecture leagues.
     
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  24. pierre bezukhov

    pierre bezukhov Member+

    AC Milan
    Japan
    Mar 7, 2018
    Japan
    She has barely played over the last two seasons, so at least she knows what is wrong. I hope she can make a full revovery.

    Another Nojima player - Hikari Hirata - was diagnosed with Graves' disease in January. They also do not know how long she will be out for.
     
  25. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    well... it's two assists for Momiki (and half an assist for Takarada) :)
     

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