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"FC Tokyo U-23 Tetsu Nagasawa Coach Press Conference Summary"

"First of all, I think it was great that not only Tokyo supporters but also Kumamoto supporters came in large numbers for the first J-League match held in Miyazaki Prefecture. And within that, we were able to achieve victory, which is a good thing."

Kumamoto-san is a team that is competing for the top spot and is a very strong team in J3. I think the players were able to show a game with a lot of enthusiasm, as the substitute members from yesterday's J1 Tosu match also joined. Whether it's Tagawa who scored a goal or Insoo who scored a goal, they have always had a strong desire to score and decide the game. I felt that the players' efforts were visible on the field, not only from the players who scored goals today, but also from the players who contributed to those goals.

The point that can be evaluated is that we were able to put pressure on and take away the ball while Kumamoto was changing formations and moving the ball. After taking it away, we created several chances, but we want to raise the standard until we "finish it off".

U-23 had not been winning in J3 for a while. I have been a coach for a long time, but I felt the difficulty of winning again.