lmao the frustration is real. next thing you know they'll be putting a million watermark on a 200x200 image and their highlight clips will be just 10 seconds
i remember someone complained that vleague took down their screenshot of santiago's face claiming it was an intellectual property violation. vleague definitely owns their souls
This conversation with Inoue took a wild turn lol
What about Airi Miyabe? is she not someone who Manabe should consider looking at? Does she not want to play in Japan anymore?
I'm happy/surprised at how well Valdes seems to be improving the rest of her game. I think it's a good thing that (beyond individual awards) she hasn't won anything and she plays for PFU
It's important to know how to lose and still keep your head on straight
She's ranking too. Equaled Drews in points atm. Not exactly BCS but "foreign player" indeed
I would put Hayashi and Valdes ahead of Nishikawa
I just put her as the main example since she's also with Toray. It wasn't like that with Hisamitsu's trinity because each of them knew their limits so they weren't trying to best each other but with AiMayu they're clearly clashing for superiority.
Display MoreManabe might dig deep, looking for another Ebata. There's a lot of psychological stuff we know nothing about, but if you watch these players a lot you can see if they at least look smart and mature with team-leader-get-along-vibes action, along with skills ...
One high schooler, One Uni girl, one V2
I hope he does this since Nakada was too lazy to do it. Someone no one knows except you lmao
Honestly I'm not so sure about her taking so long. The reality would be that if she did take a year off, time would be completely against her. For example someone like Nishikawa gets into the roster and grows by leaps and bounds it again would be another thing to compete for which is what Kurogo makes it - inside competition. If you're always at that state then the unity tears off. Fans and pros alike were complaining that the T20 OG had no chemistry well there's your answer.
But I do get that rushing mental issues does more harm than good. Hopefully she realizes by now that comparing herself to others is what will hold her back. They can't all be jack of all trades. She should stick to what she's already good at and continue honing it.
Sakae might be Hisamitsu's worst veteran setter lol. The other girl who retired with Zayasu and Iwasaka used to be better than Sakae but still inferior to Chizuru Kotoh. I know her and Miyu are bffs since they went to HS together but it's funny how Miyu doesn't like to be paired with her and links up with Inoue instead. People weren't happy with that choice last season. Inoue got a lot of flack
kojima was it? yeah maybe. i don't remember her style very well.
one of their inoues should use their first name instead. so many inoues in division 1.
I'm not sure why Saga is doing so well... Ohtake is pretty good. Shirasawa is their Shinnabe now
tbh im a little surprised they paired sakae with shirasawa. her toss is on the low side. they should pair her up with mandai since nagaoka only trusts setter inoue.
imamura and arisa inoue have improved their reception. i feel like those 2 try to outpower each other in a good way, hirayama and hamamatsu also have the same vibe, both capable of strong hits.
kurobe is not communicating with each other at all. you don't really see any of them connecting on the court. for a sec i thought kanasugi transferred to kurobe but i remembered she's in victorina.
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"I am truly proud to be able to take on the challenge of carrying the Hinomaru flag again for the sake of Japanese volleyball. Based on our 10th place finish in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, I have a considerable sense of urgency; we will start in the spring of 2022, and the qualifying round for the Paris Olympics will begin in the summer of 2023. It is a very tight schedule. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games did not require the host country to compete in the qualifying rounds, but the Paris Olympic Games will require the host country to win the qualifying rounds. The Olympic qualifying rounds will be even more pressure-packed than the Olympics, and the games will be extremely difficult. I would like to overcome this difficult situation with all Japan team members. What we can say now is that the minimum requirement is to qualify for the Paris Olympics. I would like to set a new goal for the Olympic Games after assessing the situation as well as my thoughts. In terms of height, it hasn't changed much from five years ago, but technically, their serve-receive has become more stable and the maturity of most outside hitters have improved. In particular, France's mens team and Argentina (who won medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics) are not very tall, but they were cohesive with few losses. There were many hints for Japan's women's volleyball.
Japan has a lot of young players, including gold medallists from the 2019 World Junior Championships, and I think they have a lot of potential. I believe that Japan has a lot of potential, and we can definitely make up for it and recover if we go into the All-Japan team. In terms of team building, I would like to solidify the core players as soon as possible and actively promote new players. It is also important to deploy staff who can help solve problems. Because of Japan's short stature, we cannot win by doing the same things as the rest of the world. We want to pursue an original Japanese women's volleyball team and a new Japanese women's national team."
Yours Truly, Manabe xoxo
Takeshita was in her mid-30s by London right? I was worried he's gonna go the ageist route here (Miyashita) but I think there's a good chance he'll have her change her toss
icb nec's new mascot is a lifesize vape
Bring back Miyashita and Arisa Sato
very unlikely for Sato. there are younger liberos better and far more faster than her.
sitenoise if I sub to VTV will I be able to dl the videos? there are people on twitter complaining about VTV but i don't understand what issues they're experiencing. i can't stream live most of the time but i wanna be able to dl some of the matches i like.
terrible summary im dead. that one girl with just cute as a description
She impressed me a lot in VNL.
Not sure when serbian/romanian league starts - but otherwise maybe there's a chance she is going to China?
New team in China (shenhen) which is a collaboration between China/Serbia I believe (maybe just my wishful thinking)
Do you know which Serbian players are confirmed to join Shenhen?
"I want you to see the flames of my eyes and the powerful attack. "
If Himeji handles this right, they may not win a lot of matches but they should be fun as heck
Big Player Energy
She seems like someone more suited to Ageo tho. Who does Ageo have? They had that Canadian player last season iirc. Their current standing isn't too bad
You would think VBM would have further info on it but Toray is not willing to release more so it does seem like a mental health issue.
Shirai is a capable captain. She's like Kobata in a sense funny, calm but reliable when the going gets tough.
These 2 together were just tragic.
Around 2018 there was that match the ball that Iwasaka was supposed to block hit Shinnabe straight in the face...
makes more sense for her to retire before the vleague season starts because by then more veterans are likely to announce their retirement and there's an unspoken rule for veterans especially well-known players not to retire together.
if yoshihara is going to be the locked coach she's gonna wanna pull a hisamitsu-style championship reign before being sent off to the nt. provided neither toray nor nec doesn't destroy that goal.
How long is V League? October until?
Nakada's comment is so basic, I doubt that was even from her. How come everyone retiring in Japan's volleyverse always say they have no regrets obviously that's bullshit. Literally everyone from Shinnabe, Iwasaka, Sato, etc. maybe only Ebata spoke her true feelings. Nakada knows people are wondering why tf she brought 4 middles. Could have at least explained that or idk actually take the time to give her side.
I understand she's probably tired of it all but this no regrets motto is starting to get annoying. How they gon progress from there if they don't wanna talk about what's wrong. That would have been a good time to address A LOT of issues but meh nO rEgretZ
