DANIEL POYATOS, Head Coach : "I told the players to have a positive vision ahead of the Osaka Derby, and we made sure that we would never let a similar thing happen to us again in the match against Kyoto. My impression of Cerezo Osaka hasn't changed much since the opening match, but I think the foreign players up front have gotten better at coordinating their moves. They have some strong foreign players, but if we can make sure we attack well and pressure LUCAS FERNANDES into defending, his strengths will disappear, so I want to play in that way. In order to win the derby, I think we need to approach each and every action with the mindset that 'this is the last moment.' After that, we're sure to have chances to score, so I think it's about making the most of them."

FW7 Takashi USAMI "In the previous match against Kyoto, the opponents were better than Gamba, and they played the kind of football they should have played to win, but I think it's important that they switch gears well from here. After playing against us in the opening match, Cerezo Osaka hadn't won for a while, but now they're playing the football they want to play and winning, and they've made good adjustments when they didn't win, so I think they're making good progress. In order to beat Cerezo Osaka, there are many things to consider in terms of play, but we really need to get results, so it's important to stay mentally consistent no matter what the situation is, and I think it's important to surpass the opponent and not be pushed back."

DF20 Shinnosuke NAKATANI "In the match against Kyoto, we conceded goals due to the way we entered the match and the lack of concentration after the play stopped, so we need to be careful about that and I think we really need to do the basics again. In the match against Cerezo Osaka, I think we need to be careful about the line between LUCAS FERNANDES and Rafael Rogerio Da Silva(RAFAEL RATAO), and Rafael Rogerio Da Silva(RAFAEL RATAO)'s condition has improved since the opening match, so I think he can play in front of the goal and deliver crosses like a striker, so we need to be careful about that as well. The loss in the opening match was very humiliating for us, and we want to change the flow of the game at the Osaka Derby no matter what. We feel that if we win, it will be that kind of match, so we want to fight with everything we've got."