I thought that guy left in disgrace. Very bad news for JVL in my opinion, and suggests JVA management is a very small knit group of old men, if they couldn't get anyone outside of him. He couldn't make V.League New Vision version 1.0 work, maybe he can make Version 2.0 work (now that Masaaki Okawa(?) did all the hard work)
news crushed me
I don't know much about him but I agree that man has too much control. it's worrying that he might be the one puppeteering Kawai.
I just checked and Miyashita's #14 has not been handed down
In Saga Nakagawa got Shinnabe's number because Sakai thought she'd be the next big thing but that too lost it's meaning ever since Nakagawa took on #3. No one has ishii's demonic #6 yet
I don’t get the issue either. The context of the statement is about her taking the number 2 jersey for NEC. It’s a decent statement to say she’ll work hard to make a name of herself with that jersey number. It’s not like she said she’s sure to be the ace of the NT or what
Koga is only NEC's best player ever. Passing it down to her this early is weird. Not even Kurogo during her peak inherited Saori's (or Sakoda for that matter) jersey number and neither did Mayu.
It's her
What nooo?
when did arisa inoue join kurobe
I don't think that's her in the banner?
or is it
I wish Jaja didn't change her first name. Sachi just feels too different from what we're already used to but I guess that's required by Japanese law or something
Display MoreSpeaking of JT, Yoshihara's former 2nd in command Yoichi Kato has quite the history. He captained Japan in 2003 and has since been known as The Samurai. He was the first to meet coach Philippe Blain in France when he played for Arago.
Now I don't know to what extent he helped shaped JT as a team since he was never really brought up afaik but from what I've read recently they said he's got an eye for "the right type". He also went to PFU I'm just not sure of the timeline. The latest update that I've read is that he went to China as a coach for Tianjin last year. He should probably be available now. He's signed by the same agency that houses Saori, Sakoda and Ebata.
"The Samurai"
Man's got a hot shit title so I'm sold
This is him. He left JT in 2023 and went to Tianjin
Like brahmin estimated, the girls are indeed in 7th place. Which is not bad but not good. The men in 6th which is worse for them since their power ranking pre-Paris was at #2.
Canada can easily overtake the women's team by next VNL if they continue to struggle.
Okayama must have a death wish or something they didn't even try to get a Thai player
no idea why okayama would even be part of sv the coach is too caught up with haruko style level of play and seem to have no interest in volleyball outside of the so-called "japanese way"
ToSpo reports that Onodera has been the target of malicious comments all over his social media. JVA could pursue legal action against all the Japanese commenters that harassed him. I said could because the article did not specifically say that they will just that its an urgent matter and JOC does not tolerate hatred towards athletes especially those participating in the Olympics.
yuki ishii? retired from indoor to beach a la lippmann good for her sand might suit her more after all she's the only player that hasnt gotten injured in all her time in the nt
It's a different ishii (miki ishii) not related to her at all
Feet injury, the same as in 2023.
Bołądź is listed for the semi.
God why did it have to happen now
Speaking of Japan's volleyball teams these are their results
No male team
Paralympics
The women's team under coach Kano did not qualify
For the next Winter Olympics which I think will be held in the US? there's also a Japanese female snow volleyball team from Asahikawa I don't know how that's going
Hey
Did everyone notice the man version choke in the QFs? It was worthy of the girls
Up 2–0 and 24–21 in set 3 ... and lost the match
Was it your first time watching them?
Embarrassing for Ishikawa he was the one who got ahead of himself and promised the nation a gold medal womp womp
He jinxed it
He has 32pts no one's going to blame him for it
Display MoreSankei declares Mayu the frontrunner of the women's team
https://www.sankei.com/article…utputType=theme_paris2024
Manabe: "Her talent is comparable to that of [captain and ace] Koga. She should be a mainstay of the next Los Angeles Olympics. The public is waiting for the return of the "Oriential Witches" led by a small ace.
That last bit is all sorts of problematic. The Oriental Witches were from an era where their European counterparts weren't as complex and physical as what we're seeing today. It was also a timeline marred with injuries and showa political agendas not to mention the absolute brutality they had to endure under their coach.
On another note, Manabe has yet to announce whether or not he will retire as HC.
he always references past legends
its exactly this sentimentality that will hinder progress or revolutionize a team's system. he must step down
I disagree with you. Hayashi had been a HUGE help even more so than Mayu since Manabe's start but the shift ruined their flow and made them struggle even more. I like Wada but no I wouldn't put her before Hayashi. She has yet to prove that she can carry this team in terms of scoring otherwise Koga would not have stretched her limit. Just look at all the top scorers none of them are OHs. Japan women's team are out of touch that's why they can't move forward regardless of their DNA from the past.
But I've been saying over and over again before that Airi should not have switched to MB. I had the feeling that was her only way and Manabe's assurance that she will stay in this team even if she wasn't gonna be active during vnl if she plays as MB and not compete with the other OHs for a spot.
Well they don't have a registered OPP, Manabe could've made her that why did it have to be MB we all know how limited that role is and how very little fucks are given in developing middles. That won't change soon unless they put more focus on charging up their offense instead of scouting a hundred allrounders and getting 20 Mayus in the process.
Koga said to her teammates "I'm sorry I failed you all"
Apparently Nishida is not allowed to watch her games and vice versa. Which is weird? I guess only non-athlete spouses can go to the venue? Fans have spotted him waiting for her outside the south paris arena
Kovacevic is still 'young'.
not related but someone commented on youtube that grozer looked like matt anderson’s grandpa and i choked
