Soccer girl Nadeshiko Japan Tokyo Olympics director Takakura August 15 20:52

It was officially decided that coach Naoko Takakura will continue to lead the Japanese national soccer team “Nadeshiko Japan” until next year's Tokyo Olympics.

The Japanese national soccer team lost the first round of the final tournament while aiming for the first time in two tournaments in the Women's World Cup held in France in June.

Junko Imai, chairman of the women's committee responsible for strengthening girls at the Japan Football Association, met in Tokyo on the 15th, and was appointed in 2016 as `` It is important to continue the direction of strengthening without being wrong. '' Director Takakura once again stated that he would continue to take command until next year's Tokyo Olympics, aiming for the top.

On top of that, in the World Cup, in addition to lack of decisiveness, we left issues in set play in both offensive and defensive, and the current situation that Europe quickly became strong, such as occupying 7 teams out of the 8 best, The company plans to enhance support by actively incorporating joint practice with the men's team and increasing the number of specialists in analysis.

Also, because the Tokyo Olympics will be held, there are many requests from overseas to play strengthening games in Japan. He showed his thoughts on making adjustments so that a battle against the top powerhouse could be realized.