AUCKLAND : Amid the regret and frustration of Japan's elimination from the Women's World Cup, coach Futoshi Ikeda sought solace in the lessons learned by his youthful team as they restored faith in the Nadeshiko project.The Japanese failed to add another World Cup final appearance to those from 2011 and 2
AUCKLAND : Amid the regret and frustration of Japan's elimination from the Women's World Cup, coach Futoshi Ikeda sought solace in the lessons learned by his youthful team as they restored faith in the Nadeshiko project.
Using a combination of controlled possession play and devastating precision on the counterattack, Japan racked up three consecutive wins before defeating Norway in the last 16. "They have to use this as experience towards the Olympics and other preliminaries. We want these younger players to add strength to the Nadeshiko team.
World Cup winners in 2011 and runners-up four years later, Japan exited the 2019 finals in the Round of 16 before the Swedes knocked them out of the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games on home turf two years later.But the emergence of a crop of talented youngsters has reinvigorated a Nadeshiko side set to benefit from greater stability over the next four years.
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