DANIEL POYATOS, Head Coach: "FC Tokyo has a new Head Coach, and now they want to strengthen their defense with five at the back and control the game with four in the midfield. It's difficult to implement ideas, so I think they're trying to do various things. However, they have talent, and I think Nakagawa and MARCELO RYAN Silvestre Dos Santos are players who can really make a difference, so they are players we need to be wary of. In particular, I think we need to be careful of Nakagawa and Tawara Tsumita's movements to exploit space, so we need to manage the risks properly, and MARCELO RYAN Silvestre Dos Santos has the individual ability to play alone, so I think we need to be careful about the coordination of crosses. I'll keep a close eye on who is playing in which position and encourage the team to make decisions."

DF4 Keisuke KUROKAWA "FC Tokyo changed Head Coach this year, and I think they are trying to challenge the build-up, but they have some injuries and some players who are not their regulars, so I think there are still some areas where they are not fully meshed. Because they are trying to challenge the build-up, I think they will make some risky plays, so if we can put pressure on them and steal the ball in those areas, I think we have a chance to score a goal. This is the first time we have played at the National Stadium since the EMPEROR'S CUP final, and I still feel the disappointment from then, but the situation is completely different, and we need to win in order to win the league title, so I want to win."

FW51 Makoto MITSUTA "This year, FC Tokyo is trying to play possession, and with many young players coming out, I think their style is new. However, I don't think they're perfect yet, and if Gamba can take the ball in front of the goal without letting the opponent play the football they want, I think it will become a chance, so we want to create such scenes ourselves. I think the team's victory will depend on how much we can do to do what we have to do, not let the opponent play the possession they want, and limit the ball to the front line and take it away. I haven't scored a goal yet this year, so I want to aim for it, and I think scoring goals will lead to the team's victory, so I want to focus on that."