Thing is, the "main" Nadeshiko team hasn't been playing in these Asian Games group stage matches. Hina played on the friendly v Argentina, but the roster for the same-day group stage match (or maybe one day apart...I'm working from memory here, and my sense of time zones is still recalibrating!) was entirely different, made up of not-usu…
Thing is, the "main" Nadeshiko team hasn't been playing in these Asian Games group stage matches. Hina played on the friendly v Argentina, but the roster for the same-day group stage match (or maybe one day apart...I'm working from memory here, and my sense of time zones is still recalibrating!) was entirely different, made up of not-usually-capped WE Leaguers and even some _high school_ players! Mind you, they've won the previous two matches in clean sheet blowouts and have a 16 goal GD (!), but it's not their big guns at all. I don't know the roster rules for the Asian Games, but Hina may not even be eligible for that match, at least if that have to keep the same roster for the whole group stage.
Thanks for that insight, I had no idea! That would be great news for us if she was already on her way home. I guess we’ll find out tomm if she plays or is on the bench! If not hopefully we can assume that she’s already on her way to PDX.
Wow, Japan sure did slack off! After the "big girls" demolished Argentina 8-0, the Asian Games group stage team, made up of some seldom-capped WE League players and high schoolers, posted the same 8-0 score against both Bangladesh and Nepal. But against a stronger Vietnam side, they only managed 7-0. ;)
Sure, these performances are against minnows, but the Nadeshiko's depth is crazy. The competition for those 18 Olympic Games spots is going to be intense. It's entirely possible that our brilliant Hina might not get called up (although with her positional versatility, I'm still betting it happens).
It's no wonder the Japanese team is so fluid and well played-in to big tournaments, and youngsters step in flawlessly. A whole second squad playing another tournament? Imagine if we did that with the SheBelieves...
I don't know Vietnam well at all, but I think there were definitely a lot of players from the WWC23 roster there...and Japan's reserves ripped them apart. If Japan and the US had met Down Under, I can't imagine the US winning.
Yeah I just looked it up in Google and saw the lineup and the subs. Def no Hina, and really, no names I recognize. Great news, I was pretty bummed thinking Hina might be out for us!
Thing is, the "main" Nadeshiko team hasn't been playing in these Asian Games group stage matches. Hina played on the friendly v Argentina, but the roster for the same-day group stage match (or maybe one day apart...I'm working from memory here, and my sense of time zones is still recalibrating!) was entirely different, made up of not-usually-capped WE Leaguers and even some _high school_ players! Mind you, they've won the previous two matches in clean sheet blowouts and have a 16 goal GD (!), but it's not their big guns at all. I don't know the roster rules for the Asian Games, but Hina may not even be eligible for that match, at least if that have to keep the same roster for the whole group stage.
Thanks for that insight, I had no idea! That would be great news for us if she was already on her way home. I guess we’ll find out tomm if she plays or is on the bench! If not hopefully we can assume that she’s already on her way to PDX.
Wow, Japan sure did slack off! After the "big girls" demolished Argentina 8-0, the Asian Games group stage team, made up of some seldom-capped WE League players and high schoolers, posted the same 8-0 score against both Bangladesh and Nepal. But against a stronger Vietnam side, they only managed 7-0. ;)
Sure, these performances are against minnows, but the Nadeshiko's depth is crazy. The competition for those 18 Olympic Games spots is going to be intense. It's entirely possible that our brilliant Hina might not get called up (although with her positional versatility, I'm still betting it happens).
It's no wonder the Japanese team is so fluid and well played-in to big tournaments, and youngsters step in flawlessly. A whole second squad playing another tournament? Imagine if we did that with the SheBelieves...
This being the same Vietnam side that the US beat 3-0 in the WWC, correct? Puts things in perspective.
I don't know Vietnam well at all, but I think there were definitely a lot of players from the WWC23 roster there...and Japan's reserves ripped them apart. If Japan and the US had met Down Under, I can't imagine the US winning.
Definitely not the main lineup. No Hina, for sure. I can't find a stream, unfortunately, or I'd be watching (it's 17:30 here...).
Yeah I just looked it up in Google and saw the lineup and the subs. Def no Hina, and really, no names I recognize. Great news, I was pretty bummed thinking Hina might be out for us!