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Coach Interview

(Vissel) I think Kobe played a really great match. In that sense, I think conceding two goals in the first half was a bit of a relief. Throw-ins were one of the keywords we trained on this week, but the second ball from a long throw was picked up and taken away. Kobe is a team that is good at picking up the second ball in the attacking third, so they lost in picking up the second ball and ended up losing it. I don't think we were disappointed, but I think we conceded the second goal too soon. I think the players made a good comeback from there and were able to take it one step closer, but I think the game turned out to be representative of this season. Many families came to Kobe, and I am truly sorry that I was not able to respond to their wishes. We still have one game left, so we need to play in our final home match to make up for this disappointment.

  • Midway through 2nd half, Riku Yamada and Tsukasa Morishima were appointed as midfielders. I think it was a bold move, but please tell us about your goals and your response.

    The aim is to place it under the top of Hotaru Yamaguchi. Of course, we wanted to use Hotaru, who has been playing throughout the season, so I think we used them in that way, but having two players who can get the ball under the top will improve our pitch distribution. (Sho) Inagaki had received one yellow, and (Takuji) Yonemoto was also working hard with injuries all over his body, so we decided to place them that way because we wanted to make the most of our fresh members and the players up front. Even though I was losing, I took the plunge and changed my two midfielders. I think we did a good job in terms of creating some chances.

    As you said earlier, ``A game that symbolizes this season,'' I think it was a game where it looked like we could score, but we didn't. Is there anything you can think of to improve that?

    I think that once we get to that point, we have no choice but to let them decide, so I think each of us needs to train more. As a team, we talked a lot about the details in the final stages, and we also talked about the need for good preparation in order to be particular about the details, and I think good preparation will lead to paying attention to the details. I have to say that there was still a lack of preparation, so I think we need to make next season a season that can fully fill in those gaps.

    It was Kobe's first J1 victory. What do you think of Kobe this season?

    I think they had a great season. I think it was a difficult balancing act, but Head Coach Yoshida (Takayuki)'s skill was on display. I would like to praise him for his truly wonderful skill.

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6 Takuji YONEMOTOTakuji YONEMOTO

  • I think he gave a shout out to the team to encourage them after they conceded the lead. How did you feel at that time?

    I just didn't want to give up. I thought that if we scored one point, things would change.

    I think we were able to recover well, even though it looked like we were going to be upset when we scored the second goal. Please tell us your thoughts after the second goal was scored.

    We were in a situation where we had no choice but to do it, and the opposing team was determined to win if we won, so I didn't want to see that kind of scene (deciding the championship). Even though the score was 0-2, there was still a chance of a tie or a reversal, so I decided to accept that there was no way it was over and tried to gain confidence again. .

    You were substituted midway through the game, but how did you feel watching the game from the bench?

    Of course, I was watching with the hope that they would tie the score and turn the game around. Even when I wasn't playing, there were plays that I could learn from, and I was watching them thinking, ``I hope it will be of some benefit to myself.''

14 Tsukasa MorishimaTsukasa Morishima

  • How did you view the rise?

    The situation was unsettling and I felt like it was going to be difficult.

    It was an early entry. What did you have in mind?

    I was conscious of receiving the ball without freaking out and pushing it in. I was so busy that I was conscious of that.

    I think we were able to maintain our composure and create our own form in the match.

    I think I could have done more, but I think I was able to at least receive the ball and knock it down.

    What kind of aim did you have when moving the ball?

    It's important to play a loose ball from behind and pick up the second ball, but I didn't think the opponent was in a position to decide how to press, so I had to move the ball properly and try to get the second ball. I was doing this to increase my time.

    There was also a through pass that created a chance. How do you feel about your own performance?

    I think I was too conscious of moving the ball when I was in the defensive midfield, and I didn't get many balls forward. It would be a shame to connect and make a mistake, and we have good players on both sides, so I think we could have done more to connect as much as possible.

Full text of Yonemoto and Morishima's comments, Nakatani, Morishita, and Yamada's comments are available at
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