2025 Meiji Yasuda J1 League Section 15 Gamba Osaka Comment after the game Trial

It was very difficult Trial. Especially in the first half, I think it was very competitive. We pressed a little at the beginning, but after that Gamba Osaka blocked in the middle zone and waited for us, so we could not use the space behind us. Although we attacked in various ways, we could not break through the defensive line to create chances.

In the second half, we changed the shape of our build-up a little and tried to draw out the opposing volante, but even so, we could not break the middle block and were forced to wait for them to come to us. We then scored a goal from a cross into the far corner.

We made some changes to the left side, bringing in fresh players Taka (Takahiro Sekine) and Ogi (Takuya Ogiwara), and Shoya (Nakajima) became more creative at the top. And the chance that came out of that was a ball that Shoya got out and turned it back to (Mateusz) Savio. Today, I can't say we had a good decision rate Trial.

It was a hard result for us because we wanted to end our five-game home stand with five straight wins. Winning was a difficult task for us today.

(We hope Shusaku's injury is not serious, but we will have to wait until tomorrow to know his condition. And now what we have to do is to face up well and get ready for Trial on Sunday. It's away from home and against a good team."

[Q&A]
(Shusaku Nishikawa player's injury seemed to upset the team?)
Shusaku is a very important member of the team, but I don't think we lost Trial today because Shusaku wasn't there. Nie (Ayumi Niekawa) also made two great saves today. I think Sasagawa played a good game.

I'm not saying that there were no such influences, but I think we have to manage ourselves well when these things happen."

(Your opponents during the winning streak were teams that came for the ball relatively often, but what do you need to do to accumulate wins against teams that wait and prepare as you did this time?)
(What do you need to do to win against a team that waits for you like this one?) "If you allow the first goal, it becomes difficult to manage, so I think that is something we need to improve on.

(How did you fight after the first goal?)
Trial (What did you think about the way you fought after getting the first goal? Cerezo Osaka There were some Trial where we were able to score after losing a goal, such as against and Kyoto Sanga F.C.. In today's Trial, I think we can say that we were not strong enough to score after conceding a goal, but as a team, I believe we have the ability to turn things around even when we are leading."

(I think you have been making progress Trial recently, not only in results, but also in your performance, but is this improvement in your performance going according to plan?)
) "I would like to salute the players for their hard work. They have always shown us how hard they work. We will use this as a springboard to rise even higher. Urawa Reds If anyone thinks that the "Mere Old Man" is a great, great team, I think we showed today that it is not yet so. It just means we still have a lot of hard work ahead of us."

[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD:OM)]