平野孝｜2008.09.27

• Vancouver looks to rain on Thunder parade in playoffs - The Province［Club HP］
＊The Provinceはプレーオフに臨むバンクーバーは先週末のリーグ最終戦からメンバーの大幅な変更はないだろうと伝えています。ただ平野選手は左SBのポジションで先発が有るかもしれないと伝えているようです。

City of Burnaby crews made sure Swangard Stadium's battered field withstood this week's rain. Now it's up to the Vancouver Whitecaps to fight off the Thunder.
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There won't be many changes from the lineup that beat the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on Saturday, perhaps the most likely being Geordie Lyall -- who missed last game with a groin injury -- or Takashi Hirano at left fullback, though it's hard to see Steve Kindel sitting at this time of year. It also wouldn't be surprising to see 17-year-old Ethan Gage stick in central midfield.

• Letting his soccer do the talking - The Province［Club HP］
＊The Provinceは平野選手の特集を掲載しています。言葉の壁は有るもののゲームでの指示やチームメイトとの会話等は全く問題がないと伝えているようです。チームメイトもコミュニケーションに関する問題は一切ないと、経験と技術を併せ持つ平野選手をリスペクとしているようです。

No longer lost in translation, Japanese star is catching on quickly

Marc Weber

Takashi Hirano stands in his favourite spot, just outside the 18-yard box, and curls in a beautiful free kick in practice.

It's a mirror image of his dramatic 86th-minute equalizer three weeks ago in Puerto Rico.

"Taka. Good, or no good?" asks a teammate.

"Good," he responds with a grin.

Laughter all around.

Hirano's grasp of English hasn't improved to the point where the Whitecaps' defender/midfielder can engage in a lengthy conversation, but a few simple words have gone a long way with his teammates, both for in-game instruction and down-time tomfoolery.

"A huge improvement," said defender/midfielder Jeff Clarke, who has been lined up next to, in front of and behind the former Japanese international this season.

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