Today, we won at home with a score of 1-0, but I think that winning is a great result. The players talked about risk management and switching in the reflection of the previous match, and there were few scenes where the fullbacks smoothly participated in the attack, as they were too far back, but I think that the fact that we were able to win with a shutout was a great result for us now, and I hope that we can use this victory to improve our defensive balance. I think that all the players really fought and worked hard to win today's game, and we will travel to Korea tomorrow for the ACL, and I think it will be a very difficult game, but we will unite our strength and fight hard so that we can come back with a good result.

Q: There have been some changes in the team members since our last match, and the Head Coach has also changed. What is the biggest change you've noticed within S-Pulse?
A: Yes. In this situation, Shimizu was very competitive and had a strong desire to score goals, as they did in the previous match, and I think they were determined to score until the very end. I think we will see what has changed since the Head Coach was appointed, but in that sense, the team is united and has the desire to stay in the league, and even though they were our opponents on the field today, I think they fought very hard, which is natural.

Q Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira scored his fifth point in the second stage. What do you think is the reason for his improved form?
A: Is that the reason for my improved form? There are many times when we would have won more easily if we had scored more goals (laughs). Today, the game where I beat the keeper like that was also in the Yamagata match, so I was watching the game thinking "Will it go in?" until the ball finally went into the net, but I'm really glad that the net shook (laughs). I think we had a chance to score the second goal, but Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira played with dedication, switching gears after conceding a goal today, in order to win, so I hope he continues to play like this and score more goals.

Q: You have Kurata playing as an attacking midfielder. How do you feel about this system and what is your assessment of it?
A I think Aki plays very aggressively on both offense and defense. Of course, I think there is also the option of playing Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira and Takashi as a two-top, and Aki creates momentum for the attack and helps the defense, so I think the time that the opponent is held back is much less than with Takashi and Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira as a two- Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira. In terms of attack, there were fewer scenes where the two of them attacked early, but I think Kurata was able to play well as a bottom attacking ...

Q: I'm sure the players were exhausted from all the hard work, but do you think today's win will have a positive effect on the ACL?
A: Of course I think so. After all, since July, we've been struggling to take the lead and win, and there were a few dangerous moments today, but we managed to take the lead and win with a score of 0. I think it was great that we were able to follow our winning formula, and by getting a result, the players can look forward to the next game with confidence. Yosuke also came on at the end and played very aggressively, and in that sense, it was an uncharacteristic win for Gamba, but I hope that this result will create a positive cycle for the team.