Many Gamba supporters came to Alwin to support us, and we were hoping to somehow get three points at the end, but in the end, it was a game where we only picked up one point, and I'm really sorry about that. I think many people thought that we would beat Jeonbuk in the ACL and then beat Matsumoto, but I thought from the beginning that the Matsumoto match would be the most difficult of the three consecutive matches. As expected, we were in a difficult situation after being scored on first, but we managed to score first, and at home at Alwin, they made a strong block and played tenaciously until the very end, so it was a difficult game after all. In that situation, we managed to score a goal and somehow managed to pick up one point. I think the players' tenacity until the end and their commitment to the game were really good, and I hope we can carry this one point into the remaining six matches.

Q Why did you change the members and formation from the ACL?
A The reason for changing the members was not that we were a little tired from the ACL, but rather that we didn't want to create any gaps after fighting. We wanted to show our attitude of using players who were hungry for a game to beat Matsumoto from the kickoff. In that sense, I think that each of the players we used today did their best, but I think there is still a lot to be done. As for the system change, we used a diamond formation, which is often used against a three-back. We used that formation because we wanted to bring out Takashi, Shingo, and our attacking players, but in the end we changed it to 4-2-3-1. We managed to change Matsumoto's focus, and we created chances, but I think that Matsumoto's players were physically and mentally superior in the final part, and I think we also lacked a little precision.