A bit surprised not to see Konoha Nakamura.
You’re right, this is all speculation. But let me add a bit more context to why I think the way I do. At least until shortly after the Olympics,...
To brighten up your day: Hasegawa broke down crying after the loss to Brazil. She’s never been too emotional ( she’s shown irritation before but...
I just woke up and saw we missed all our penalties. Concerning but I’ve got to say that’s quite funny actually. Very Nadeshiko.
I have given up on expecting a fair result from fan votes. It will only make you unhappy. I take it as just one more thing that fans can interact...
Weird timing to be talking about a NT game but I’m expecting Japan v Brazil to be one boring game. Both sides will try to win without showing all...
Was an entertaining game. 3:35am here. Time to get my much needed sleep.
Yay Miyazawa
I feel sorry for Sugita, her reputation with Japanese fans has plummeted. She is a brilliant player, Ikeda just can’t figure out how she fits…only...
Let’s be honest, we have never been good when the oppositions put us under this level of pressure for the past 8 or so years. We aren’t Spain.
Ikeda decides to start Moriya over Sugita in a 4-3-3 when Moriya is a WB. And she is taken off for Sugita even though they’re playing a 3-5-2...
I guess Ikeda wants to win this game…3-5-2????
My half time changes would be Sugita on for one of the pivots if we want to keep Hasegawa up. If not, maybe switch Tanikawa and Hasegawa, if...
I will always prefer her as a 10. But she hasn’t played there in a long time, and the National Team doesn’t have the luxury of buying players to...
One upside is that our left seems to be functional now.
As much as I loved to see Hasegawa as a 10, I think she may have to play as part of the pivot. Tanikawa and Nagano are not providing many options...
Minami and Yamashita have played some horrible passes so far. Quite unusual for them.
Equalizer was coming. Losing the ball way too often, much too easy for the US high press.
Hana Takahashi suffered a right peroneal tendon dislocation and has undergone surgery. 6 weeks until full recovery...
As I mentioned on this thread before, JFA have a new chairman and board of directors (including Kawasumi). They have set three goals for...
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Votes being held on their Instagram story too :geek:...
I think we may struggle to dominate in youth tournaments in the future. Not because we are not producing talent but because JFA seems to have...
Blaming this loss on one player just isn’t it. The whole team was outclassed today.
FT Our win streak comes to an end at 3. North Korea definitely were the best team in the tournament. They were the one team that played like...