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

Thanks for the mention. Just a reminder that FIFA Plus is excellent at offering subtitles in all possible languages, also for this series.
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/wa...JSQF3hrH7wswM/4pHEYAoejYnkiecmF3T7Np#ReadMore

 

I think Mina Tanaka is more focused on becoming a barista , as mentioned earlier...

 

Does anybody know what has happened to Yanase? I follow her on Insta and it does not look like she is recovering from a serious injury.

If we are going to talk about potential holding midfielders who will never be chosen for Nadeshiko then here are a few:

Hanae Shibata (Urawa) - I mean she is class and I think she should be in the national team, but I have given up on her ever playing for Nadeshiko again.

Miki Itou (INAC) - She can play as a midfielder and a holding midfielder. But I think she is like Shibata and is considered not strong enough to play internationally.

Ai Ogawa (Hiroshima) - She is having a good season, but she probably is not good enough for Nadeshiko and again quite small.

Moe Kimotsuki (Nagano) - I have not watched a lot of her, but when I watch her play she has been very good and works really hard off the ball.

There is also Rin Sumida. If Yanase ever plays again I hope she gets a chance to play for Nadeshiko.

 

@Elstree

New: @ActoniansLFC are the first team in my new 'In Focus' feature.

With four senior teams and over 18 different nationalities, they are one of the most interesting teams in Tier 4.

I went to spend a night with them in London to find out why.https://t.co/J6D8dBcxdP pic.twitter.com/slgsBKswiy

— Rich Laverty (@RichJLaverty) February 8, 2023

 

Kizaki Aoi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) is transfered to Beleza.

https://www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/regina/8262?ref=top-regina_news_regina_1
https://www.instagram.com/p/CobXIREv2JR/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

Beleza's defence is not exactly strong, so they could do with a solid defender like Kizaki. But Kizaki usually plays on the left where Miyagawa already plays for Beleza, so I am not sure they need to strengthen there. Unless of course they want to Kizaki to play on the right.

Although Kizaki has played well this season for Regina I am not sure they will miss her, because they have a lot of players who could fill her place.

 

Maika Hamano with an assist today (2nd goal) in Hammarby's 5-0 win vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland)

Top notch weighted pass to Janogy cutting thru 2 lines.

2-0 till SöderBönorna 🇳🇬🏆🇳🇬✊🏻 #Bajen pic.twitter.com/InGcI0ytRK

— Ragnar (@1960Ragnar) February 10, 2023

 

Canada WNT is on strike and will not participate in SBC if an agreement with their FA isn't made before the start of SBC.

On SportsCentre now - Janine Beckie & Christine Sinclair tell Rick Westhead that the team will not take part in any team activities until this is resolved, which includes participation in the SheBelieves Cup. #CanWNT #CanXNT

— Meaghen Johnson (@MeaghenJohnson) February 10, 2023

https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2023/02/10/canada-soccer-womens-team-strike/

US Soccer may call on a team that already withdrew from Turkish Cup (ie. Venezuela) to replace Canada (quite hard to make it happen on very short notice), or make SBC a three teams touney, or decide that USWNT will play both Brazil and Japan twice.

 

Yuka Momiki scored today (goal at 90+1 min) for Linkoping in friendly match with Djurgardens. Game finished with a tie 2-2. Saori Takarada played only 45 min (was sub off at half time when the result was 1-0)

 

An update from the Canadian Soccer Players Association pic.twitter.com/hysGyanG5q

— CanadianSoccerPlayers (@PlayersCanadian) February 12, 2023

This is all a bit depressing but it seems Canada will play in the SBC.

 

Yes it is, but on the other hand Canada WNT just won for themselves public opinion support. CAN FA came out in all this as murky and greedy employer. I do expect that a lot of US supporters will come to the stadiums with flags and banners supporting the CAN team and condemning Canadian FA.
SBC is very well covered by media - the word will spread.

 

You're very diplomatic. I have far stronger words for this kind of despicable behaviour.

 

The 12 Nadeshiko players from the WE league gathered for their first day of camp in Japan. Apparently, Ikeda organized an unannounced surprise PK shootout at the very end of training. The decision was made since the Men's National Team were knocked out of their WC after a string of very poor penalties.

All 12 players including the goal keepers took a penalty and 11 scored. I feel for the one player who missed. The article mentions that Moriya, Ueki and Yamashita scored their penalties.

The team is going to travel to the states tomorrow(13th) and meet up with the rest of the team there.

https://hochi.news/articles/20230212-OHT1T51196.html?page=1

 

Was the identity of this player revealed...?

 

Sorry, it's my mistake. I used a half-remembered expression, and I am a typical Japanese so can't tell the difference between l and r.

 

Hi guys, I was browsing the Guardian website and found this article, with a big picture of Hasegawa above the headline: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...eague-talking-points-from-the-weekends-action

It's great to hear she is thriving in England

 

Yui vs Arsenal:

 

It seems the She Believes Cup won’t be streamed or broadcasted in Japan this year. I think this is the first time since 2011 where there isn’t any official way of watching a Nadeshiko game from Japan. Really shows how dire a situation Japanese women’s football is in at the moment.

Anyway my point is if anyone can find a stream that would be massively helpful.

 

Official TV/stream of SBC

16 FEBRUARY

• Japan vs Brazil 21:00 GMT
  • Brazil: SporTV, Canais Globo, NOW NET e Claro
    
    
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo

18 FEBRUARY

• USA vs Canada 00:00 GMT
  • Canada: fuboTV Canada, OneSoccer
    
    
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo

19 FEBRUARY

• USA vs Japan 20:30 GMT
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, TNT USA
• Brazil vs Canada 23:30 GMT
  • Brazil: SporTV, Canais Globo, NOW NET e Claro
    
    
  • Canada: fuboTV Canada, OneSoccer
    
    
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo

22 FEBRUARY

• Canada vs Japan 21:00 GMT
  • Canada: fuboTV Canada, OneSoccer
    
    
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo

23 FEBRUARY

• USA vs Brazil 0:00 GMT
  • Brazil: SporTV, Canais Globo, NOW NET e Claro
    
    
  • United States: HBO Max, UNIVERSO, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, TNT USA

I'll drop "unofficial" links as soon as they'll appear (likely 15-30 min before each match)

 

Moriya Miyabi:

 

Moriya...Was someone listening