Official 2020 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

INAC in the end won quite comfortably. They are pretty solid in defence and have a lot of class up front now. They also have an attacking plan and they are using a lot of their weapons well. But JEF put them under a lot of pressure in the first half and although they did not handle it particularly well INAC defended well to limit JEF's opportunity.

Getting Nakajima back helped them a lot by the looks of it. INAC have such a nice run this season. They have started against Iga and Ehime with JEF being their first real challenge. They don't play Urawa for another two weeks. They could conceivably be on fifteen points at that time.

The main difference between the two teams is just class of player. INAC have some very good players, but not one or two but three or four and Iwabuchi. When Iwabuchi decides to play she is incredibly good. The goal today is a very good example of this.

JEF have Narumiya who is class then you got Chiba and Kamogawa. But after that JEF just has some incredibly industrious players who work hard as a team.
It is good to watch. The manager Sarusawa has continued on with the good work that Fujii did last season. They are not perfect and they need to work on their defending of corners, but they play as a team!

JEF are doing a lot with not that much. I hope they keep it going. They have had a tough start to the season with Urawa and INAC in the first three games, but they have a few easier games coming up so I hope they make the most of them.

 

I hope that goal has stopped all this hullshit showboating at the back

 

F.T. Urawa 1 Beleza 0...well done reds

I've just watched a team of eleven beat eleven individuals
We played like a team from 85 mins till full time and that's all
So disappointed don't know where to start but I fear this is only the beginning of worse things to come.

 

Today's result:

Nadeshiko League
Inac (Iwabuchi, Miyake) 2-0 Jef
Ehime (Akune, Nakamatsu) 2-1 Iga (Michigami)
Urawa (Takahashi) 1-0 Beleza

Nadeshiko League 2
Orca 0-1 Setagaya (Kashimoto)
Nippatsu 0-0 Bunnys
Chifure 0-1 Yamato (Kobari)

 

If Beleza fans are worried, what about Kunoichi ones like me? Another underseved lose with Ehime winning the game at their only clear chance in 2nd half, while Iga failed everything and more, that's frustrating to say the least

 

Ranking Nadeshiko League 1

Top scorers
4 goals - Sugasawa (Urawa)
3 goals - Yakata (Cerezo), Minamino (Nojima)
2 goals - Ueki (Beleza), Narumiya (JEF), Tanaka (INAC)

Ranking Nadeshiko League 2

Top scorers
3 goals - Chiba (Harima)
2 goals - Murakami, Seno (Setagaya), Tajima (Chifure)

 

3rd Leg....goal of the week

Akune...........3pts
Iwabuchi.......2pts
Miyake...........1pt

 

If Beleza don't perform well (I think they will be fine) then maybe some of their players should not be automatic starters for Nadeshiko, which might in turn create some opportunities for players in less glamorous teams to play for Nadeshiko.

I like that Takakura plays young players, but - as I have stated before - maybe she has become a bit too focused on certain young players at the expense of other players who are a bit older. The way she has been over using Jun Endo springs to mind.

Also maybe Tanaka made Beleza look a lot better than they actually are because she gave them somebody to focus on and continually scored lots of goals for them. Ueki has only just started as striker, so it may take some time to play more fluidly, especially when we consider that Ueki was playing more on the wings for Beleza (when I watched them that seemed to be the case).

I personally believe they will be fine. They probably won't win the league and possibly even finish third, but all teams eventually have a bad season.

On an aside note about Beleza. If you had told anybody watching Mynavi yesterday that Rin Sumida had played for Nadeshiko over twenty times I don't think they would have believed you. Technically, she is very good and played alright yesterday.

The thing is though, her skill gets lost in the mediocrity of the other Mynavi players, who are all good players, but they are not as good as Beleza.

I think we have to remember that there are other players in average teams that just don't get as many opportunities to score goals, make assists and influence the game because they are restricted by the level of their teammates and the opposition.

Sorry for the length of this.

 

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⬤ WK-League: As mentioned, Asuna Tanaka's Goal of the Week couldn't stop Gyeongju's first loss of the year, and a real shock at 4-2 in the rainstorm.

That wasn't the only water polo game last Monday - also nearby in Changnyeong, where they hosted Hwacheon KSPO (a match including the 4 from Japan)

(KWFF photos)​

The match info says No.24 Nanase Kiryu scored again for the home team, but it was Hwacheon who got the away win (3-2) to jump into 4th place.

Those two rainiest matches were in southeast Korea, but it's the nationwide monsoon season in South Korea - and I read that Japan is having one of its longest rainy seasons?
Today, South Korea has both rain warnings and heatwave warnings, in different areas.

Fumina Katsurama got a goal for Hwacheon KSPO in their previous game, at Seoul WFC - she turned in a cross from Brazilian Nathane to make it 1-1. But their team were denied a win in the last minute and drew 2-2.

youtube.com/watch?v=fZbzfgo9a-A&t=6m59s


Today, the game of the week should be this one, 2nd v 4th - possibly Asuna Tanaka versus Fumina Katsurama and Yoshimi Natsuki, an important game in the playoff chase. Kickoff is soon, in scoreboard-o-vision.

Gyeongju KHNP v Hwacheon KSPO - (9.00 GMT, 18.00 JST)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsaxVmgcJM8


Also in the southeast, Aya Shimojo and Nanase Kiryu are hoping to lift Changnyeong out of 6th place at home to Seoul (7th).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LZ9Ux7-jX4

 

Year long training course founded by JFA for women GM's - future leaders of WE League.

I'd expect to find some established names of former coach/players among 10 participants.

JFA指導者養成事業　Associate-Pro(A-pro)コーチ養成講習会の開設について #jfa #nadeshiko https://t.co/2l6ZY6qMpB

— JFAなでしこサッカー (@jfa_nadeshiko) August 3, 2020

 

Their defence looked very good to me. Even when JEF got in behind the full-backs INAC had numbers back to take care of the cross. They looked organized. But we won't know for certain until they play Urawa and Beleza, because they do move it more quickly.

Takase played at right back and was solid. Ushijima is out injured at the moment, so they are already down one defender. They only play once a week, so as long as they have no major injuries they should be alright.

JEF don't really play a normal attacking game. They are setup to steal the ball from the defenders and then score as opposed to build the attack slowly and score through creative attacking play; obviously they do that occasionally.

Ami Otaki, a player I love (for various reasons) basically plays now as a defensive striker. She is a focal point for long balls, but her main job seems to be to harass defenders. This is a player who scored ten goals in twelve games for OLYMPIC LYON! It is interesting how things change for players.

 

It may be difficult, I think because they must protect their girls' privacy as much as possible.
I dare to say that it's about the time you learn and read at least Japanese names.
for example
JFA
U18
伊藤　めぐみ Ito
大場　朱羽 Ohba
城和　怜奈 Shirowa
玉川　実奈 Tamagawa
沼尾　圭都 Numao
松原　星空 Matsubara
渡部　麗 Watanabe

U17
石川　くらら Ishikawa
石川　璃音
太田　萌咲 Ohta
佐藤　朱莉 Sato
服部　茜汐香Hattori

 

My pick for 3rd leg:

3 - Iwabuchi vs. JEF
2 - Akune vs. Iga
1 - Minamino 1st vs. Vegalta

 

1. Akune
2. Iwabuchi
3. Miyake