"Daiki NIWA"
"It was the first time for Hyun Soo JANG to partner with the center back. I think the first half was a bit of a 'feeling out' period."
The sense of distance between each other, the exchange of marks, and the raising and lowering of the line were all done in a groping manner, and there were times when they were caught from behind by jumping out from the second row of Kashiwa.
However, I think our coordination has improved as time has passed.
Especially in the second half, it seems like we hardly let Kashiwa do anything...

The defeat was caused by not being able to take what should have been taken and, on the contrary, being taken by the opponent. However, I am more frustrated by not being able to score, including myself, than by conceding one goal.
It's defense, but the attacking team is conscious of making smooth attacks, and the second half attack was powerful even when watching from behind.
A difference of only 30cm. It's really frustrating not being able to do it.

(I also had a heading shot from a corner kick, but?)
I wish I could have smashed it and twisted it into the goal.
It could have been decided if it was hit down 10-20cm more.
When the game is evenly matched, set plays become the key.
I want to do my best to contribute to the team in that area as well.

Another difficult away match against Sapporo.D is coming up in 3 days.
3 consecutive losses are absolutely unacceptable.

"I want to mentally switch gears and prepare to win 3 points."

"Rei HIRAKAWA"
"(It was my first appearance at Ajinomoto Stadium in the J1 League match?)
As expected, J1 is exceptional. The atmosphere in the stands was also great, and I was able to play in the best environment... but I wanted to grab the victory."
In the second half, the team regrouped well and created many chances for ourselves, so it was a shame to concede a goal.

(When standing on the pitch?)
Because we were behind, I was conscious of catching up to the tie first.
I wanted to assess the flow of the game and create plays that generate goals while maintaining balance.
The instruction from the coach was to "play as much as possible in the front and contribute to scoring goals."
I was able to play without feeling nervous, but I couldn't contribute to the team's victory and I feel frustrated.

I consider myself fortunate to have been given the opportunity in various situations, including injured players.
However, I always try to give more than 100% of my strength in practice, so I think my performance was good.
Above all, if you have the ability to win in this situation, you should also have more chances to play in the game.
"I will continue to approach practice with more than full effort, and I want to do my best from now on, taking today's participation as a step."

"Summary of Tokyo Coach Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference"

"It was a game that we wanted to win at all costs because it was the last home game of the summer vacation."
I think the players did their best until the end, but it is very frustrating that we lost because we couldn't reach our full potential.

I feel that I need to improve the final accuracy even more, although I created chances in the second half. However, there are players with ability, so I hope they will score again if they get into a good rhythm.
Today, Morishige suddenly became unable to play due to a sudden fever, and before the previous match against Kashiwa, Muroya was also unable to play due to a sudden fever, so I thought there were various things before the Kashiwa match and started.
The first half was unstable in terms of build-up. Hyun Soo JANG also seemed to have a difficult time adjusting between the right and left sides, but after the halftime talk, he was able to deliver the ball forward in a good manner in the second half.
Takumi also did well in defense, but there were some unsatisfactory aspects in the build-up phase in the first half.
We spent the halftime talking about that for the first time in a while.
I think the defense did a good job of responding firmly at the end, even though it felt like we had been smoothly moving the ball up until then. However, today we had some knocking when trying to move the ball, and as a result, there were several dangerous scenes created from mistakes, and it was difficult to get good balls to the players in the front line. Nevertheless, I think the defense did a great job and worked hard.

In the second half, the rhythm gradually improved and chances increased, but in the midst of such flow, we have been unable to score in the past two matches.
This is something we have to keep enduring.
There is no magic cure for this challenge. I think every team goes through this kind of period, so I want us to overcome it with the power of everyone and enter a good state.

《Q&A》
Q=What words were said in the locker room?
"Let's switch and keep going. We talked about how there are times like this. Most of the players were hanging their heads, so we had that conversation."

Q=What was the reason for putting in Player Hirakawa?
"Ogawa also changed to the right side with the aim of putting in a good cross with an inswing. I was thinking of putting Maeda in if the situation allowed for more crosses, but it didn't have much effect. Before the game, I talked to Ogawa about expecting this kind of play and maybe using it, but it was a makeshift plan. I think he did his best, but he couldn't play as intended."
"So, we wanted to break through from the inside rather than the sides, so we chose Hirakawa and together with Takahagi, we wanted to build up and score by expanding."

"Summary of Kashiwa Nozomu KATO's press conference"

"Despite being away, we received a lot of support from many supporters with loud cheers."
It was conveyed to the players, and the players also put up a good fight.

While keeping the defense at zero, we wanted to carry the game forward, so we needed a solid defense and also created good opportunities in the attack. We wanted to continue in the same manner.
The players fulfilled their respective roles, worked hard to give their best efforts, and fought until the end.

Q=What is the reason for keeping player Segawa?
"The defense was also in good shape, but they kept going behind."
"I wanted to leave that to the team, and I wanted Cristiano to exploit the gap left by Muroya's rise."

Q=The timing of substitutions was later than usual.
"It became a situation where we were being pushed back, but the midfield was stable, so I wasn't too worried."
"However, I didn't want to upset the balance, so I told the players to endure and they were able to handle it, so I didn't make any substitutions."