Official 2021 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

meanwhile OG qualifier 1st match
Korea 1 - 2 China FT

 

Takakura will have a problem... who missed less

Lots of rust out there... it's what 3rd time the ball hit the post?

 

A beautiful pass from Ji So Yun to set up Korea Republic’s equaliser against China in this morning’s Asia Olympic Qualifying play-off. Fine finish as well.#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/MdHUSPcM4f

— Girls on the Ball (@GirlsontheBall) April 8, 2021

 

Momiki scores ...and it's not over yet...

 

F.T......Japan 7 Paraguay 0.......No big surprise....comprehensive win....that's set me up for the day..It's just great to see them again

Woman of the match Hina Sugita imo

Not sure Takakura san learned much about the squad except maybe Aya Samashima will probably still be playing when she's 40 yrs old

 

...and Tanaka make it 7

some rust aside it should've been double digit game.

oh my, I wonder what Panama players are thinkin now after watching this onslaught.

 

It asked me to sign up for "Discord", did I need to? I kinda prefer to cause discord and arguments in this thread exclusively. Hey, weren't Nadeshiko meant to be hosting and thrashing New Zealand in your next game? What happened to that? Are NZ such a fearsome opponent... That should've been us losing tonight! (us?/them? still haven't chosen a pronoun yet). Anyway, here's an update thing.

⬤ New Zealand NRFL: The league is back, and we're lucky to have the wizards of Western Springs for some more time, Arisa Takeda and Rina Hirano. After they played for Auckland Football Federation in the short national league, the Japanese pair continue in the Northern league in 2021, and had a brilliant start to the season: 3 goals between them in the first game, and I was privileged to see Takeda score the late winning free-kick in week 2 for Western Springs against Auckland United. A big revamp of the country's league system is happening at the moment - @scousekiwi on his site has written some fantastic stuff about it, and a great report of the first game too.

(...and I missed it! I had to go away to a hui. Which is a pity, but that is the most Kiwi reason for missing it. Maybe I can become one of them New Zealanders after all.)​

 

Mana Iwabuchi surpassed her NT coach in goalscoring table.
She will be chasing Aya Miyama now.
Yuika Sugasawa is also up.

Top goalscorers

1 Homare Sawa --------- 1993–2015 ---- goals 83 --- caps 205
2 Yuki Nagasato --------- 2004–2016 ---- goas 58 --- caps 132
3 Kaori Nagamine ------- 1984–1996 --- goals 48 --- caps 64
4 Shinobu Ohno ---------- 2003–2016 --- goals 40 --- caps 139
5 Aya Miyama ------------- 2003–2016 --- goals 38 --- caps 162
6 Mio Otani ---------------- 2000–2007 --- goals 31 --- caps 73
6 Mana Iwabuchi -------- 2010– ----------- goals 31 --- caps 73
8 Futaba Kioka ----------- 1981–1996 ---- goals 30 --- caps 75
9 Mizuho Sakaguchi ---- 2006–2019 ---- goals 29 --- caps 124
9 Asako Takakura ------- 1984–1999 ---- goals 29 --- caps 79
9 Nami Otake ------------- 1994–1999 ---- goals 29 --- caps 46
12 Tamaki Uchiyama ---- 1991–1999 --- goals 26 --- caps 58
13 Akemi Noda ----------- 1984–1996 ---- goals 24 --- caps 76
14 Yuika Sugasawa ---- 2010– ------------ goals 21 --- caps 70
15 Nahomi Kawasumi -- 2008–2018 ---- goals 20 --- caps 90
15 Eriko Arakawa -------- 2000–2011 ---- goals 20 --- caps 72
17 Kozue Ando ----------- 1999–2015 ---- goals 19 --- caps 126
17 Etsuko Handa -------- 1981–1996 ---- goals 19 --- caps 75
17 Takako Tezuka ------- 1986–1991 ---- goals 19 --- caps 40-ish
20 Kumi Yokoyama ---- 2015– ------------ goals 17 --- caps 43

 

Wow... Sawa-sama's got quite of a lead...

 

What parameter? Goals: 83? Caps: 205? Years active: 22?
Ability-wise alone she is legendary anyway, but any one of those look so far off for any active player it's out of this world.

 

She is for Japan what Christine Sinclair is to Canada: a machine of a player. Sawa could have carried on a little longer, but I wouldn't hold it against her for calling it a career early since she got her first senior cap at 15.

 

That's depending on mumf, if he will forward me full match from his source.

Momoka Kinoshita not only with a debut today but also with an assist.