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

Meanwhile, the final 0-0 in OL-PSG should mean that Saki Kumagai too lost the chance to win a title.

 

I am aware, but I actually can't believe Dijon can somehow stop PSG. Can you?

 

In the next weeks, I will miss following Hasegawa playing with Milan.

Hopefully I will soon follow Hasegawa play with Nadeshiko Japan!

 

You want to win the "best party pooper" award? Hasegawa playing in my town just for the exact period in time when I can't go watching her at the stadium and leaving as soon as the stadiums are going to re-open?

 

Highlights from the Coppa Italia's final. It's worth watching both Milan's and Roma's version of the highlights, since Roma's version cuts with most of Hasegawa's contributions (the beck-heel pass in the action finished with Fifi's shot, the middle-range shoot in the extra-time), but Milan's version only shows the last two PKs, while Roma's video has the full penalty shootout. Also, it's of course funny the way the commentators from either side root for their respective teams :

 

As usual, a recap of the quite unexciting (at least for our players) matches that were played this week-end in NWSL:

- on Friday, the 28th: North Carolina Courage-Racing Louisville FC 5-0. Yuki Nagasato was on the pitch for the whole game (although I suppose she would have preferred to be somewhere else );

- on Sunday, the 30th: NJ/NY Gotham FC-Portland Thorns FC 0-1. Nahomi Kawasumi started and was subbed-out at 72', when the score was already set on 0-1.

- on Sunday, the 30th: OL Reign-Washington Spirit 0-1. Yuka Momiki not only had 0 minutes of playing time as usual, but she wasn't even listed on the bench: injured? Going to leave for good? Saori Takarada didn't get playing time either, but at least she was on the bench; Kumi Yokoyama started at was subbed-out at HT, on a 0-0 score (the game would have been decided later by a Rapinoe's own-goal ).

 

Happy that in the end the loss from the other week didn't stop them!

 

I underline "eventually".

 

By the way, at what time will the game be? I'll have some work committments that day, and I wonder if I'll manage to watch the match.

 

Japan time, I suppose. That should mean a comfortable 8:15 for me in Europe. In this case, I guess I should manage to watch the game.

 

Mmm, bear with me for a moment: per the US boards, it looks like NWSL decided to publish, through Parkside Collectibles, a series of trading cards with all of the players from the league, including a Base Set and Promising Prospects.

Now, I searched the checklist for these trading cards and four of our Japanese players are included: #70 Saori Takarada, #130 Yuki Nagasato, #159 Naomi Kawasumi, #194 Kumi Yokoyama (not sure about what this order was chosen upon ).

Well, Yuka Momiki was clearly missing from that list. And she was also missing from the roster of OL-Reign's match from the last week-end. If 2+2 makes 4, shouldn't I infer that maybe our Yuka is parting ways with OL? What do you think, guys?