MATCHES
Match schedule and results
AWAY
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 31st Sec.
2019.11.10(Sun) 14:00 KICK OFF
2019.11.10(Sun) 14:00 KICK OFF
vs.Oita Trinita
SHOWA DENKO DOME OITA
FULL TIME
2
-
1
1
First Half
1
1
Second Half
0
39 ' Kazushi MITSUHIRA
64 ' Tomoki IWATA
11 ' Takashi USAMI
Head Coach comments after the match
Q. After getting off to a good start by conceding the first goal, your team took advantage of the few chances they had and changed the flow of the game. How did you feel about that?
Head Coach Miyamoto
"First of all, I think we did well until we scored the first goal, and after that we had some pushes but couldn't finish it off. Then we conceded a goal easily, and the other one was a set piece, so as I just said to the players, we started well and then we were a little complacent in the game."
Q. The 3-5-2 system seems to be working well and the results have been decent, but today there was a bit of a mismatch with the opponent and they were using the space next to the anchor. What do you think about that?
Head Coach Miyamoto
"When the shadow player drops to the side of the anchor, whether our CB follows the shadow player or our shadow player watches him, I think various power balances are created, and I think the theme today was how to fill that gap. I think there were times when it went well, and especially in the second half, when the opponent dropped their shadow player more, I think the players had a hard time dealing with it, but we wanted to fight in this game while making use of the good parts of the previous match, and we were able to score the opening goal, so I think there were some good points, but I think it was the result of our softness, as I mentioned earlier. "
Q. Please tell us again your impression of Oita.
Head Coach Miyamoto
"We have speedy players up front, and I feel that we have a solid style as a team in how we exploit the space there."