Head Coach Poyatos: "I think it was a beautiful game for both teams. In the first half, I think we played well. In terms of dominance and possession, I think it was a 50-50 match. I think we were able to create a situation where we could effectively inflict damage. Urawa has talented players, so we knew that if we let them have the ball too much, we could inflict damage, so we tried to correct that in the second half. In the second half, we were able to inflict damage while making the necessary corrections. Of course, we have to fight under a good Head Coach and in this difficult stadium atmosphere, so I think the game was about how we fought despite the fact that we were worried that the game would turn out that way. First of all, I would like to congratulate the players, and I would like to congratulate the players for fighting well despite the fatigue and injuries they suffered after playing such a long series of matches over the past 10 days."

Q: "I think you chose to play a game where you would play with high pressure and stay in the midfield. What was your aim?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "My main aim was to avoid situations where the ball was close, or rather duels, or individual battles. I knew that Urawa had four strong players up front - Savio, Watanabe, Matsuo, and Kaneko - and if we applied high pressure and stretched out too much, they would be turned over, which would turn into an individual battle, so that's what I wanted to avoid. When I looked at the match against Marinos as a reference, I saw that Marinos had been defeated in that area, so I used that as a reference."

Q: "Both of the side halves played well in the previous match, but could you tell us the reason for replacing them other than rotation?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "My biggest idea was to look for freshness. I wanted freshness on both offense and defense, especially in our own attack. As you can see, I wanted Kaneko and Savio on both sides to defend facing backwards while in possession of the ball, so I wanted the wingers to come in or stay out wide and have them facing backwards to defend. By doing that, I also wanted to be able to control our own switches and switches after losing the ball."

Q: "I'm sure you've had a long and difficult time with Meshino, but you managed to get an assist. How do you feel about that play?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "Today's assist, that kind of result, I think he deserves it. He's a really good kid, a good player, and I think he's a player who has the spirit of Gamba inside him. I think his everyday efforts have paid off in that way."

Q: "This is our third straight win, and it seems like the team is in much better shape than it was in April. What do you think about that? One of the reasons for that is the three straight wins since Usami returned to the starting lineup. What kind of impact has he had?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "Sorry, I'll jump ahead a bit, but I'll start by answering the second question. (Usami) Takashi has brought us three consecutive wins, and he is a really important player for us. He is our captain and a symbol of this team, and I think he is gradually improving after returning from injury. And as I always say, I'm not saying this because Takashi is my player at Gamba, but I always think that if he is 100%, he is definitely the best player in the J.League. Because it's the world of soccer, people tend to evaluate us based on wins and losses, and I understand that, but if I'm allowed to evaluate myself, I honestly think that we weren't that bad in April. However, we've been winning in May, so I think that's how it's seen. In April, I think that we weren't that bad in the away games against FC Tokyo and Yokohama FC, and in terms of how we played at home. However, I think that there are some criticisms because I didn't get results in those games and didn't perform as well as I should have, but I personally don't think my April was bad either.