"Takuo OKUBO"
(The kickoff was delayed by one hour due to bad weather, but what was the impact?)
"Personally, it was my first experience, but I think I was able to focus and get into the game."

(Regarding the scene where we conceded a goal by being broken through the center)
"I feel that we allowed the opponent to play easily. Urawa has very high individual abilities, so we needed to be careful, and I think we should reflect on the fact that we couldn't catch the players who started moving from the second row."

(What was your impression of playing at Saitama Stadium?)
"I think I was able to enter the game without being too conscious of it being an away game. In addition to the scenes that were decided, we also allowed the opponent to create chances."
We need to think about preventing before it becomes a pinch, and since that is a future challenge, we want to fix it firmly.

Kento HASHIMOTO
(Looking back on today's game)
"The game started late, making it difficult to concentrate, but we were able to get into the game well, and although it is very frustrating that we couldn't win, I think we had a good game."

(What is your impression of Urawa?)
"I felt that the quality of their forward players was high, and we allowed them to score by giving them opportunities, so we need to reflect on that."

(Regarding my own goals)
"I always aim to score, and recently I haven't been able to score goals, so I'm glad I was able to score today. However, I want to continue scoring goals that contribute to victory in the future."

"Press Conference Summary by Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"In this bad weather, many fans and supporters came to the away game, but it is a very disappointing and reflective state that we couldn't show a victory. The players worked very hard, but we need to reflect on the response to the one-two scene of the conceded goal in the first half and the scene where we left the middle open and allowed a shot. It was good that we caught up afterwards, but the second conceded goal or our second and third goals are still challenges, and we won't win if we don't score more goals than the opponent even if we create many scoring opportunities. Anyway, there were good moments and also many bad moments. The players are currently working positively, so we want to work together on improving our defense while firmly extending the good aspects."

"Q&A"
Q=The kickoff was delayed by 1 hour. Was there any impact?
"Of course, I think it was the same conditions for both teams, and there may have been some parts that were difficult to understand emotionally, but the players didn't really mind."

Q=I think there was also an option to put Tokunaga in that position instead of taking Yoshimoto out due to Muroya's injury. Was there no hesitation in making that substitution?
"I considered the option of moving Hashimoto to the right, but I wanted to utilize Nagai's speed, and we were in a losing situation, so I made the bold decision to bring in Nagai. Towards the end, I put Nagai in the middle and moved Hashimoto to the right. Tokunaga had been showing a good performance at the back, so I decided it would be better to use him in the middle rather than taking him out wide."

"Summary of Urawa Takafumi Hori's Press Conference"
"We usually have possession of the ball in the first half, but today the opponent was able to keep possession of the ball for a longer time from the first half. However, the players persevered and I am grateful to them for that. I hope that winning with such perseverance will lead to confidence for the players in the future. In terms of the attacking aspect, I feel that we need to be able to hold onto the ball a little more. However, I am grateful to the players for fighting hard until the end."

《Q&A》
Q=What was the intention behind substituting player Yajima as the third substitution?
"Not only in the previous Kofu match, but also in other matches, we didn't have much time to possess the ball ourselves. However, when he had the opportunity to possess the ball, he received it well and calmly created attacking opportunities. He is skilled at controlling the game and not always pushing forward. I also thought that he had the ability to create chances in attack, so I decided to bring in Yajima."

Q=I think the first goal of FC Tokyo and the second goal of Urawa were both amazing goals that you don't see in a season.
"Speaking of conceding goals, we were put in a situation where we couldn't approach the ball easily because the opponent had possession of it, and we were targeted from behind, resulting in so many free situations. I think it was the attacking style that FC Tokyo intended."
Regarding points, this week, based on the previous game and other games, I told the players to bring out what they have had in terms of attacking. I think it is the result of the players bringing out such things.