Q: With Kurata suspended, Fukuda was placed in the inside half role. What was the reason for that? And you brought on Endo in the second half. What kind of changes were you hoping to bring to the team by bringing him on?

Head Coach Miyamoto: "As for Fukuda, he is able to cover both offensively and defensively with a lot of energy, and he is also able to hold the ball firmly in the midfield without hesitation even when under pressure from the opponent, so after seeing his performance in the last few league matches, I felt confident in using him in that position and chose him."
Of course, we had the idea of ​​continuing in the second half, but since I had received a yellow card, and considering the game's development, I thought that there might be a counter attack, so I considered making a substitution. For the same reason, I also considered using Endo, but in the first half, even though we had the ball, we were lacking in attracting the opponent a little before moving the ball, and in changing the rhythm after going deep, so I expected Endo to do that and used him in the second half.

Q: "MESHINO scored a goal, but I'd like to hear your honest impression or evaluation of him, and also, do you think he would be better suited to being used as a joker to make the most of his characteristics?"

"As for the evaluation by Head Coach Miyamoto, I think he lived up to my expectations. I instructed him to receive the ball in the narrow space of the penalty area where the opponents are defending with many players, and create a scene where he could take a shot there, and he responded to that instruction, and as a result of that play, it led to a goal, so I think it was very good. As he himself said, he may have held on to the ball a little too long, but I feel that he has grown in the fact that he was able to bring it in front of the goal.
Rather than being a joker, ADEMILSON Braga Bispo Junior also scored a goal in the last Levain Cup playoffs, and the team is in a competitive situation where the player who is in good form will play in the game, so I think that with MESHINO scoring today, there will be another battle for a position in the starting lineup. I think he is in a mental state where he can perform equally well whether he is used as a starter or a joker.

Q: "Please give us your assessment of the fact that you kept a clean sheet after the previous match."

Head Coach: "I don't think there will be a game where we can play perfect defense, but even if the opponent creates a chance, we have to throw ourselves in at the last moment, somehow make a hit, and play tenacious defense, which is something we were not able to do at the beginning of this season, so we have been changing to this system since the Cerezo match this month, and I feel like it is starting to take root little by little."