To everyone who came to Panasonic Stadium during Golden Week, and to everyone who cheered us on from afar, thank you for your unwavering support. Every time I step onto the pitch at Panasonic Stadium Suita, I feel your energy and pressure, which gives me great strength. The sense of unity we create together transforms into the energy that drives us towards scoring goals. I hope you will join us in this week's match against Vissel Kobe.

In the previous match against Kyoto Sanga FC, which we played away from home, I think we were able to show our overall performance and it was a good game. There were definitely periods where we were able to play our own style of football. Even though we conceded the first goal to the opponent in the final moments, we didn't give up and kept aiming for a goal until the end, and being able to equalize in added time of the second half was a great achievement for us.

If I were to point out an area for improvement, it would be our inability to consistently convert the chances we created into goals. If we had been able to score the opening goal a little earlier, I think the game's story might have unfolded differently. However, the important thing is not to become negative about it and to move forward without losing confidence in our own style of football. We have a series of matches coming up, but we will make sure to carry the momentum from the goal we scored in the 90+4th minute against Kyoto into this week's match against Vissel Kobe.

Our opponent, Kobe, is a very good team with high-quality and skilled players. I also feel that Head Coach , MICHAEL SKIBBE , has extensive experience coaching in the J.League and is a coach with experience and ideas. In the away match we played in March, I got the impression that they are a well-rounded team, and honestly, I feel that they are so complete that it's difficult to find any weaknesses.
However, even though that away match ended with Kobe catching up at the very last moment and us winning on penalties, I feel that we were the better team in terms of performance. And the reason we were able to bring the game to that point is because we were able to clearly demonstrate our style of football, our team strength, and the individual abilities of our players. That's why, in this match as well, we want to focus on expressing our own strengths, and I'm confident that if we can do that well at home in Panasonic Stadium Suita, we can beat any team, not just Kobe.
If the away team can show from the start of the match that "it's going to be tough to beat Gamba at Panasonic Stadium Suita," then I believe it will definitely become our game. We're aiming for just three points to stay in contention with league leaders Kobe. Let's fight together with passion!