Head Coach JENS WISSING : "We're back in league action after ACL2, and I believe we must earn points here as well. There were 2nd year of junior high school days between the Pohang and Okayama matches, so I had the players focus on recovery first, and then get them switched on for this match. Okayama is a compact team that presses with high intensity, so in order to break through their five-man back line, it's important for the players to move with confidence and at the right time. We were able to show that on the pitch in the recent Pohang match, so I think we can beat them if we can perform at the same level as we did in the Pohang match. I think it's important to prepare well and win the Okayama match, and then settle the game in the 90 minutes plus added time."

MF10 Shu KURATA "Okayama is an aggressive team, so if we lose in terms of intensity or running, it's no good. So, first of all, we need to make sure we don't lose there, and also improve on finishing in front of the goal, which is our current challenge. Finishing is an issue, but we've been creating chances, and I think we need to create more chances to score goals, so I think we can score if we play both defensively and offensively with the mindset of playing the whole game in the opponent's half. What I do won't change no matter who the opponent is, and the team concept won't change either, so when I'm in the game, I want to show more intensity and quality than the opponent, concede no goals, score lots of goals in attack and win."

FW23 DENIZ HUMMET "Okayama is a team that presses very aggressively as a team, and when defending they play with a five-man back line, so I'm imagining that I need to keep that in mind when I play. In the first half of the recent match against Pohang, we were able to play very well against an opponent that played with a five-man back line, so I would like to make good use of that in the match against Okayama. If I play, I would like to show the same energetic play that I showed in the Pohang match, and I would like to firmly utilize the pressing from the front line and combination play that are currently working well for the team and get a good result. Our attitude of fighting as a united team has become more mature and we are able to do so, so I would like to show that strength by facing challenges as one in the away game against Okayama."