Akiko Komatsu

Towering over the pitch with elite reflexes and acrobatic dives, she is a force of nature who occasionally lets easy crosses slip through her fingers due to her erratic focus. Before every match, she insists on braiding a raw stalk of celery into her gloves to absorb positive energy, leaving her bewildered teammates to dodge flying vegetable debris during warm-ups. Her immense physical presence remains an unmatched wall, even if her command of the box is sometimes lost in her eccentric pre-match rituals.