Head Coach DANIEL POYATOS : "Iwata is a very good team and cannot be underestimated, so I want to have a well-balanced team composition so that we can maintain a good rhythm during the game. Iwata is led by Head Coach John Hutchison, who led Yokohama F. Marinos last year, so I think that the Head Coach's characteristics are coming out. I think that the formation is similar to that of Yokohama F. Marinos, with the two players at the front dropping back to attack the sides, but I think that the players on the sides are now attacking more from behind. If we win this game, it will be a positive thing, including the situation, and I think it will bring a sense of security to the team."

GK1 Masaaki HIGASHIGUCHI "First of all, we want to win, and if we win, we want to get back on track. I don't think our playing style is bad, so all that's left is the quality in front of the goal at the end. We conceded three goals in the Kobe match, so we want to be more conscious of the final minutes. The Head Coach of our opponent is the Head Coach of Yokohama F. Marinos, so it's easy to understand the type of football they want to play, but I think they're still going fast up the field, so I want to be careful about that. I don't know who will be playing, but I think the foreign players, especially Peixoto, have the power to hit and can put their bodies on the line, so I want to be careful about that as well. Everyone knows that scoring the first goal is important in soccer, so I want to be conscious of how we should play and whether we should go for it or defend."

38 Gaku NAWATA "I want to be a valuable player in this situation, including to give players who have played a lot of games a rest, so I think it's important to see what I can do when the opportunity arises. The J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP is a tournament, so one point is important, and I think that's important. We won the Mito match by one point, so this will be a close and difficult match, but I think that if we can score one point in a good way, we have a chance to go forward. I don't know what kind of members the opponent will bring, but I know that Iwata is a very strong team that was in J1 until last year, so I want to do my best to win as a J1 team and as GAMBA OSAKA."