Head Coach Crupi: "It's a very difficult game to comment on. I haven't felt so embarrassed in a game in a really long time. And I don't think GAMBA OSAKA will ever play such a terrible game again. Of course, I take responsibility for that, but I also think the players who were playing share it. The only good thing about today's game was that so many supporters came out to the game and continued to cheer us on until the end. We should never accept a defeat like this. We must rebuild the team from here, and I intend to do so."

Q: "Your start in the first half was pretty poor. What do you think was the reason for that?"
Head Coach Crupi: "It's very difficult to explain, but although we lost in the J-League matches, I think there were two matches where we were able to go head-to-head with our opponents. However, today Hiroshima replaced all of their members, so it may have been a psychological issue. Our opponents were very motivated. In contrast, we weren't that motivated. That may have been the problem."
However, I cannot accept such excuses. I wanted to maintain the base of the regular players and encourage them to continue and grow, so I will ask the players tomorrow why the game turned out like this.

Q: "Both offense and defense are important, but is it because we are not able to attack well that we are not able to defend well, or is it because we are not able to attack well that we are not able to Head Coach well? What do you think should be the priority in terms of areas that need improvement?"
Head Coach Crupi: "I think both answers to the question are correct. We can't attack well because we can't defend well, or we can't defend well because we can't attack well. I think both our offense and defense are not going well."