The Gatas Brilhantes H.P. Thread

[ChocoMochaKei]

This new orange is somewhat less orange then the previous one   More toned down, or like brown maybe

I think maybe it's the dim lighting that makes it look more like brown.  We won't know for sure until the next tournament in about 2 weeks.  

[tamatron]

Yes, but the important thing is that they're still orange.  Orange and black remind me of Hallowe'en, but better than powder blue and light pink.  

I just think that if they want to use orange-black combo, they should've use black jerseys with orange stripes...that would look better.

Edited: Oh wait. That's a goalie's uniform. And it doesn't look better.

And no team Young Jump...no Chii-chan...

[daigong]

Edited: Oh wait. That's a goalie's uniform. And it doesn't look better.

And no team Young Jump...no Chii-chan...

Aw..what?? And from the premlinary flyers it didn't look like they'd have the big "guns" there either, like some no names!

Anyone been watching the GATAS stuff?? Who do you think is the better goalkeeper?

[tamatron]

Anyone been watching the GATAS stuff?? Who do you think is the better goalkeeper?

I never watched a game. The file is always way too big, and it's not even the kinda sport I like. I only watch DOKYU. But Ican tell you that Konno's a better goalie, coz Nono is...mentally unstable or something.

[VigoVedict]

Aw..what?? And from the premlinary flyers it didn't look like they'd have the big "guns" there either, like some no names!

Anyone been watching the GATAS stuff?? Who do you think is the better goalkeeper?

I've seen every game that was televised and I think Tsuji is a better natural goalkeeper in so much as she has a faster reaction time than Konno.  This was the case for almost all the games up until this year.  Then, for the Fuji Cups, Tsuji didn't come to practice as much and Konno has surpassed her in technical skill. (knowledge of situations and reading movement)

Tsuji has been attending practice lately, so it will be interesting to see how things go.  Is Konno too far ahead in technical knowledge?  Will Tsuji's natural talents help her?  I can't wait to find out.

As for the make up of the next tournament, all the teams that appeared in the Fuji games will make an appearance, plus several new teams.

As for the uniforms, all three of the uniforms are their official outfits.  They don't use pink or light blue however because they are already taken by other teams.  (Miss Magazine is pink and THREE different teams already wear blue.  Hell, three teams wear red and white too.)  

I love their orange outfits though.  It's easy on the eyes, it's a nice color and it's easily recognizable.  Plus the black outfits for goalies are just neat looking.  I never really liked the yellow ones.

[ahcheungape]

the major problem in tsuji is her emotions. she is just not as calm as konno down the stretch in tight games.

[ChocoMochaKei]

^
I agree, Tsuji may be a natural when it comes to sports, but Konno is more consistent and calmer when it's a stressful situation.  I like Konno as goalie  

[ChocoMochaKei]

Apparently there are going to be a ton of more futsal matches.  

A brief summary from Waylorn's post on MMBBS:

I knew about the one on July 26th, the "Joshi Futsal tournament Skylark Group CUP"

There's one on July 30, called "Futsal Yarucchuunen!"

Then in the month of August there's "Skylark Group Odaiba BoukenO League"
Gatas is in League A, playing on August 6, 7, 13 & 14
League B plays Aug 20, 21, 27 & 28
The semi-finals and finals are on Aug 30

[Redturtle]

Yeah, Konno is more efficient as a goalie. I will never forget how she saved the team's ass during PK against Carezza (?!).

GO KONKON!!!!!

[ahcheungape]

Yeah, Konno is more efficient as a goalie. I will never forget how she saved the team's ass during PK against Carezza (?!).

GO KONKON!!!!!

but u know of all the saves she made, both shots were totally directed at her!!!!!haha

one thing i notice her and nono do alot is using only one hand to stop the ball rather than both. the strenght of ball ends up over power their hands and into the net. if u dun get it, go watch the pk that were shot at konno.

[JaisBane]

There is one important difference between Konno's and Tsuji's keeping styles, and that is that when Konno blocks, she redirects the ball upwards.  This is very bad and can often result in a goal for what should have otherwise been an easy save, this happened twice during the pk battle against Carezza.  It can also put the ball back in play when the keeper should otherwise be able to stop and control it.  From what I've seen of Tsuji, she always hits straight shots back down, which is the correct response most of the time.  It just gives the keeper a much greater margin of error.  Konno got lucky against Carezza when two girls cracked under pressure and missed completely, but it is too easy to score in a futsal pk (or any pk) for that to be something you can rely on.  If Konno corrects that tendency, she will become a very able keeper.

[ahcheungape]

well konno did get very lucky. actually scoring a goal  on pk in futsal is actually pretty hard. if the girls are willing to move around more rather than just stand still, the chances of saving a shot will be much easier. but of course they have to sacrafice their body more.

[flamingmoe]

if the girls are willing to move around more rather than just stand still, the chances of saving a shot will be much easier.

I don't know if futsal uses the same rules, but in soccer the goal keeper isn't allowed to move until the ball is kicked.

[ahcheungape]

well yea, but then konno never actually move her whole body towards the ball. when it comes to pk, the goalie has to really make up her mind if to which spot the kicker is gonna kick. if ur gonna react when the ball is kick, that will be way too late.

[ChocoMochaKei]

Considering how short it is from the ball placement to the goal line, I think you sort of have to just react to the ball.  Not much else you can do.  Besides the goal is smaller, you don't have to move that much.

[ahcheungape]

still, u gotta at least move to the position where u think the ball is gonna go. u cant just expect to stay in the middle position and expect to smack away any shot rite??

[ChocoMochaKei]

I'm just saying that if the ball is 6m away and you have to stay at least 5m away from it until the person kicks it, that doesn't give you much time to move and react.  Carezza's goalie, Kawabe is pretty tall in comparison to the other goalies which is why I think she does better in the PKs.  She can cover more of the goal.  I think she's pretty quick too.

Just for reference this is their height:
Kawabe ~167cm
Konno ~156cm

[edit] then again, maybe they don't kick the ball so hard so the goalies have more time to react and save it.. *shrug* I dunno  

[ChocoMochaKei]

I just watched the latest Musume Dokyu #79.  It's got more on their training camp and OMG their skill level is going up really well.    I'm not a soccer fan, but to me, they look damn good practicing their techniques. (Yossi at ~1:15 does a nice spin move, and she's up again at ~2:05 )    Next tournament on July 26th, can't wait to see how it goes.  

[ahcheungape]

I'm just saying that if the ball is 6m away and you have to stay at least 5m away from it until the person kicks it, that doesn't give you much time to move and react.  Carezza's goalie, Kawabe is pretty tall in comparison to the other goalies which is why I think she does better in the PKs.  She can cover more of the goal.  I think she's pretty quick too.

Just for reference this is their height:
Kawabe ~167cm
Konno ~156cm

[edit] then again, maybe they don't kick the ball so hard so the goalies have more time to react and save it.. *shrug* I dunno  

height is only a minor problem for konno. but maybe bigger problem for nono. since most of the girls in the tourney are around the height. i see the best way to score on them is to strike at full force. thats what most carezza girls did towards konno. even if konno deflects it, the force is too much.

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