Japan Women's NT 2022

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I don't know if Manabe was inspired by basketball. I'm sure Manabe said "digs and assists" together. It's one of 5 goals he set to improve Japan team.

He clearly is inspired by the basketball team Japan Women's NT 2022

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In the women's basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics, Rui Machida led Japan to the silver medal by becoming the top assister with a new Olympic record of 18 assists in a single game in the semi-finals. Will there be another player like Machida to support the team's breakthrough? "Although it will not be an official record," said Manabe

Based on the fivb live app, both Airi and Hamamatsu will start on today's game! Ishikawa and Yamada playing too! New combination

Yamada is so kawaii

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In her own way

She has her sparkle back

I'm just smiling (not in a creepy way 😆) watching her on the court. She exhudes positive energy that I can't explain lol

Ogawa is useless against other middles. Manabe should yank her this week and put Yamada in effect.

Yamagishi is rusty. She's the new Kotoe.

wow. Who would have thought that the 1st loss is given by a team with onoy 1 win... why Japan???

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Ogawa is useless against other middles. Manabe should yank her this week and put Yamada in effect.

Yamagishi is rusty. She's the new Kotoe.

Yamagishi is less agile than I thought. They need a different libero alongside Kojima.

It was a close fight. Far from a bad game. That's why if anyone overreacts you know they didn't watch.

Plak spilled all of Japan's secrets tho lmao

Mayu had a chance to push Inoue out of the first 6 to reclaim her spot. Tsk. Very tame performance from her.

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It was a close fight. Far from a bad game. That's why if anyone overreacts you know they didn't watch.

Plak spilled all of Japan's secrets tho lmao

Yes, and it atleast showed which combinations do well or not.

I agree about Yamagishi. I didn't expect Kojima outperforming her this much if only basing on VLeague's performance. Both aren't really young also, so they should've brought a younger 3rd libero just for exposure, even with less playing time.

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I'm just smiling (not in a creepy way 😆) watching her on the court. She exhudes positive energy that I can't explain lol

if she were to spike and i was the blocker on the other side, i wouldn't even want to jump up

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Yes, and it atleast showed which combinations do well or not.

I agree about Yamagishi. I didn't expect Kojima outperforming her this much if only basing on VLeague's performance. Both aren't really young also, so they should've brought a younger 3rd libero just for exposure, even with less playing time.

What do you think is the best combination/ first 6 for Japan going forward?

Uchiseto lost me after 2 receive failure in the very last few points of set 4. Mayu played well today while Airi and Inoue look a bit out of place. Wish Hammy and Yamada would get more court time instead of Ogawa, at least the formers managed to have some block touches lol. Even Seki got a kill block today but not Ogawa haha.

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Uchiseto lost me after 2 receive failure in the very last few points of set 4. Mayu played well today while Airi and Inoue look a bit out of place. Wish Hammy and Yamada would get more court time instead of Ogawa, at least the formers managed to have some block touches lol. Even Seki got a kill block today but not Ogawa haha.

Do you think Mayu can get back to being in the first 6 for the coming matches?