Head Coach, "In the Levain Cup, we have one draw and two losses so far, and we have only earned one point, so today's game was one we wanted to win at all costs. First of all, I'm relieved that we were able to get one win in the Levain Cup at home. We were both in the same situation, and I think Oita also wanted to win. Oita won against Tokushima in the league, and I expected that they would make some changes to their members since they only had two days off, but when I watched the Levain Cup games, they also played with a three-back formation, and in the league games they also played with a four-back formation. When I looked at the members, I wondered how they would play against us, so I told the players to prepare for both 3-4-3 and 4-4-2, and we played today's game. Many of our players hadn't played in a long time, and they tried hard within the tactics for the entire 90 minutes, and I think this game was really important for us to grab the result of victory, and I think it was a game that will lead to the next one, including the members who played today. "

Q: "What did Head Coach Katanozaka want from the players after completely changing the members? And if you discovered anything new?"
Head Coach: "I don't know how you felt after watching the game, but we wanted to play aggressively on both offense and defense, just like in the league, and even if we play this Levain Cup with these members, I want to play a game that will lead to the league, and I want the players to show that they can compete in the league, so I told them to challenge aggressively. It's been a while since I played, and Diego (Kwon Kyung-won) played in an official match for the first time, so he said that it's probably been about five months since he last played in an official match, and he joined Gamba and also played for the Korean national team, but he has been building up and coming into training, and he's somehow gotten into a position to play a game, so I thought I'd try to challenge him from the start. He fought well for the 90 minutes, and I think he played well in the air, including his left-footed feed. He's one of the players I have high hopes for in that regard, and I want him to be involved in the league in the future. He's a particularly distinctive player, so I hope we can make the most of that. Also, the young players were very active, and Leandro (Matheus Sousa PEREIRA) was able to play 45 minutes, which was a good thing, and he was able to get into the game and contribute to the team. I think it's very important to strengthen that kind of fighting power in the league and deepen the depth of the team, so I'm very happy that they played that kind of game today, and I feel like we can make various preparations for the next consecutive game against Shonan.

Q: What do you think about having scored in all 12 official matches so far?
Head Coach: "Yes, I think it's wonderful. You can't get the three points if you don't score, and sometimes we score with a power play when we're behind. But that's also our strength, and we have players who can use that, so I think it's important to use that strength to score. That's how we get points, so I don't think football is about doing difficult things, and in a situation where we have to win this battle and get results, I want to continue to score goals while doing various things, and today we played a game that connected in the league, and I want to use it differently depending on the situation. Also, we didn't concede any goals today, so it's been a while since we didn't concede any. We've been conceding goals in the league, and in the Levain Cup against Kashima we conceded four goals, three of which were from set pieces, so it was a very unpleasant and wasteful conceding, but I think the fact that we finished with zero goals today will also lead to confidence for the players."

Q: Fujiharu scored the opening goal and played the full 90 minutes. What is your assessment of the game?
Head Coach Katanozaka: "He can work very hard on the left wing, and he's fast, so I feel that he's at a level where he can play in league matches. Kurokawa is the one who is often used in league matches now, but I expect that there will be good competition, and I hope that this will inspire Kurokawa and make him active on the left wing together with Fujiharu. He has also been very active in scoring goals and attacking on the left wing, so I think that he has given us some very good problems to worry about, and Fujiharu, despite being very experienced, is very focused in training for the team, so I hope that he will somehow contribute to the team in a way that gets him involved in the league again."