Meiji Yasuda J1 League Round 6 match against F.C.Tokyo Post-match comments

"I think we had our ups and downs in the first half. Then Thiago (Santana) scored a great goal, and we were able to take a 1-0 lead. But I don't think the way we conceded the two goals in the second half was good. For the first goal, we weren't able to catch the player who took the shot. For the second goal, we lost the ball at the far side. After that, we were able to launch attacks and create chances, but I expected more from the team."

[Question-and-answer session]
(In the second half, I think the opposing team's Ryotaro Araki and Kuo Matsuki were moving back and forth around the area surrounding Samuel Gustafson, but what did you think about the option of switching to a double defensive midfielder when you made the substitutions, or whether you would take on the defense in that situation?)
"After the score was 1-2, we switched to a double defensive midfielder formation with Atsuki Ito and Samuel Gustavsson, and switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation. When we conceded the first goal, we had enough players on the right side, but Atsuki was unable to follow the player who ultimately took the shot. I think that's something we can easily fix."

[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD:OM)]