Noriko Shibata

Like an ice-cold specter in midfield, she reads the game with eerie precision and disarms every attack before the opponent can even react. Before every match, she insists on eating a bowl of ice-cold rice under the bench, a ritual that leaves teammates watching in bewildered silence. Despite her lack of stamina, she is an impenetrable wall, even if she always looks like she would rather be anywhere else.