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

"First of all, we are very grateful to the fans and supporters who came to support us in the midst of the significant disasters caused by the typhoon in various areas.

The game may have ended in a somewhat disappointing way, but I want to prepare for the next one by taking home some points. Ashitaka's field has a slightly sticky turf, and the game often becomes a loose ball situation without a clear structure. In such a situation, it was a back-and-forth game between us, who create opportunities, and the opponent, who takes advantage of loose balls. Overall, I think it was a fair result.

Since we are a young team, we are still inexperienced in changing our decision-making in a situation where we are behind. In that case, we have no choice but to go for a goal. We scored two goals, but we couldn't capitalize on the opportunity to score the third and fourth goals on the counter-attack, and as a result, we conceded two goals in the end. We need to continue to work hard, including addressing this issue.

It was good that Hara scored, but there were also situations where we could have scored another two points if we had played towards the goal without going for a foul in the area. I think it is most important for the U-23 team to focus on competition and ball control, but today we were defeated by Numazu in terms of intensity, so we need to reflect on that and reconsider the significance of this team.