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. ;)
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.
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.