Head Coach Poyatos: "Overall, I think it went well. We were able to play as we wanted, and the game content was what we wanted. In the first half, we were able to outplay Tosu, score the opening goal, and play in our own style, but the only thing I'm not satisfied with is that we continued to be pushed back at the start of the second half. We were getting broken down a lot, especially from the sides, so we made some substitutions to try to make some adjustments, but we continued to struggle to hold the ball like we did in the first half. We brought on JEBALI to try to dominate the game, and JEBALI scored an additional goal, so I think we were able to close out the game."

Q: As you said, I think the team as a whole was in control, but in terms of the situation, Handa on the right wing, and Yokoyama, who was particularly on guard, were having trouble. How did you correct that at halftime?
Head Coach Poyatos: "Yes, I think it's normal for Yokoyama to have problems in one-on-one situations, and I think Yokoyama is a very good player, so I think it's not just Handa, but all of our players have problems in one-on-one situations. In terms of the adjustments we made at halftime, I told the team that we would try to attack from behind. Because we were leading in terms of the game's development, I predicted that Tosu would push forward, and because they were quite tired, I thought that they wouldn't be able to continue that push forward and that they would drop off due to fatigue. Taking that into consideration, as I mentioned earlier, we made substitutions in the second half so that we could take control of the game again."

Q: Regarding the substitutions, what was the intention behind bringing in Kurata early in the second half, and Matsuda, who I believe was played a little further forward today, with the intention of closing out the game, so please tell us again what was the intention behind that?
Head Coach Poyatos: "Well, first of all, with Kurata, rather than tactics, I wanted to make the front line more active in the press, and he's good at cutting the pass line and is very good at tactics in the defense, hindering the opponent's build-up and not letting them advance, so we needed that, so we put Kurata in. The aim was to prevent the opponent's build-up. It was almost the same with Riku MATSUDA, and since (Sakamoto) Issai and (Usami) Takashi were showing signs of fatigue, Alano can play as an attacking midfielder, so we moved him in and put Riku MATSUDA on the side winger, with the aim of freshening up the pressing part of the front line, just like with Kurata."