“I’m happy and hopeful that I won the title two months ago and can play towards the title once more. I want to make my fans and supporters happy. Very strong opponents await. However, I would like to increase the number of Urawa Reds titles by one once more here. “
(There was talk of a chance to win the title, but how much do you feel regarding the new team’s tactical drop?)
“There are a lot of new players and many young players. Now it’s the pre-season, and we’re in the process of growing as a team. I think everyone will be able to show their potential following the season starts. But I’m ready for tomorrow’s match and I think we can show off the face of the Reds of the future. “
(What do you expect from the players in tomorrow’s game?)
“I want to play good football. It’s not easy, but I want to dominate the game and be able to do what I want to do. It’s a match once morest Kawasaki Frontale, so in every aspect. Perfect play is required. I want the players to do that, and I hope to play as a team first. That will lead to the victory of this match, and I think it will lead to the J1 league following that. increase”
(It’s been regarding a week since I finished the training camp, but what’s the condition of the players? This match is before the J1 league, so some players may not want to overdo it, but what regarding that? Are you thinking of playing this match in terms of position?)
“I think I’m in good physical condition. I think I’m very well prepared in the short time. However, I think the tactical part will win the game, so I’ll do that part well. At the same time, I would like to play something that would damage Kawasaki Frontale. I am very motivated and am motivated to play, so I would like to win the title. “
(Last season I played four games once morest Frontale and following losing one game I drew in three games. I think I’m catching up quite a bit, but what points do I need to win this game?)
“I don’t think Kawasaki Frontale will work unless it’s in good shape in all respects. We have to play the perfect game in every aspect, when we have the ball and when we don’t. I think it will be a difficult match if there is even one bad part. In preparation, I think that Kawasaki and we are proceeding in a short time, but we are at the maximum level of our current situation. If you don’t show it, it won’t work. “
(Please give a message to fans and supporters who are looking forward to the first official game of this season)
“As a coach, I always want to bring happiness to my fans and supporters. I was able to do that at the Emperor’s Cup last season and I want to do it once more. To the players. I want you to fight in a hungry state. We want to fight as a team with that hungry, no matter what stadium you go to or what pitch you fight. “
(There are a lot of new players, and I think team building is still in the future, but might the starting lineup tomorrow be decided without hesitation?)
“Selecting members wasn’t easy. Everyone showed a high level of play in the pre-season training camp, and there were several players in the same position in good condition, and I was at a loss. Even if a player becomes a starting member, he can play with the knowledge that he has to do it. It is a process of team building, but it is a game that can happen no matter what happens, so I will do my best to win tomorrow. “
(Takahiro Sekine, who was appointed as the deputy captain, said that he was told by Ricardo, “I’m a player who has been in the Reds for a long time, so I want you to show that you should be in this kind of group around you.” Ricardo said. What kind of group do you think should be?)
“I think we have to be a united group that has a sense of unity as a group. We have to be a group that eliminates ego and thinks regarding the team. That way, I think we can overcome difficult times. The players who put their sleeves on Urawa Reds shirts must be hungry. They must be a group that fans and supporters can be proud of.
Sekine is a player who has been promoted from a training organization to a top team and has built a career, so I know the past of the Reds, and I think that he is one of the players who will head for the future following knowing that. I want all the players to take leadership, but the group of captains and deputy captains is very important, and I made Sekine the deputy captain to take more responsibility this season. “
[Shusaku Nishikawa]
“Hello everyone. I’m Nishikawa from Urawa Reds. I’ve been assigned the role of captain since this season, and as a long-time member of Urawa Reds, I feel very tight. To liven up the J-League with you. In addition, we also want to do our best on the pitch from tomorrow’s game. This season, everyone here has an obsession with victory and has worked hard to become a strong group. I’m looking forward to working with you once more this season. “
(Kawasaki, who stands in the way of winning the J1 league, will fight before the opening of the J1 league, but what kind of appearance do you want to look like as a team?)
“As a team, we were able to train Ricardo’s goal of soccer every day at the Okinawa training camp while new players came in. Kawasaki Frontale has achieved results in the J1 league and is the strongest. I think it’s a team, but I want to show that I will win the team in the end. I think that the fans and supporters of Urawa Reds are looking forward to the first official game of this season. I think this is a tournament that everyone who loves the J-League is looking forward to, so I think it’s an opportunity to show that “This year’s Urawa Reds are different.” I think I want to do”
(How regarding you as an individual? The FIFA World Cup will be held this year?)
“I think there are still more opportunities for the World Cup in November. I think I can return to the Japanese national team that I am aiming for depending on my success this season, and I am always consciously fighting one game at a time. I don’t want to do anything special just because I’m a captain, but there are a lot of players in this team who can take leadership and a lot of experienced players. I also want to play well as a GK and keep everyone together on my back. “
(How do you perceive the current situation of the team including motivation?)
“There is an atmosphere that everyone is regarding to start tomorrow’s game, and from the time spent at the Okinawa training camp, everyone is more focused on training following returning to Saitama, and I feel a sense of responsibility that it will finally start. Everyone can feel it. Tomorrow’s match will start and the J1 league will start next week, so I have a strong desire to win and gain momentum tomorrow. “
(Joan Miret GK coach has been newly appointed and focused on GK training at the training camp, but how do you expect the accumulation in the play season to live in the game?)
“First of all, he said,’Reset what you’ve done and listen to me with your head clear.’ My play last season. He analyzed me in his own way, it was a means of transportation to catch and take a position, how to enter the cross ball, and at first I was taking a lecture rather than playing. It took a long time, but I thought it would make sense. This time, I played with my head in mind, and there were many things I mightn’t do well at first, but I can do this. There were many positive aspects such as being able to defend the goal more easily and widening the defensive range. The fact that I came back to Saitama and started to feel good regarding my body means that I will be fighting the J1 League from now on. I’m looking forward to it, and first of all, I would like to put out what I was aware of in tomorrow’s game. “
(Looking at the Okinawa training camp, I felt that I might have improved further, but how was the response I felt in the training match?)
“I feel that I can see a new world for one position. I especially want to try taking positions, and I think it will be a little different from last season, so tomorrow. I hope that the people who are always watching in the game will feel it. I think that it is not only good things while doing new things, but if there are problems, I will correct them and get better once more. I think it’s a repetition of making corrections and getting better, so I’d like to improve the level throughout the year. “
(I’ve been the captain since 2020, but is there any change in my mind compared to that time?)
“It’s my analysis that this time is more calm and responding. It was the first time for me last time, and there were many people of the same generation, so there were many players who supported me. However, this season I was also in the position of being the oldest in the team. I was able to calmly listen to Ricardo’s story in soccer, regardless of age. Abe (Yuki) who was the captain last season Mr.) (currently Urawa Reds Youth Coach) has also advised me, “You should do it like a lap. Don’t get too caught up in your surroundings, just think regarding yourself.” Mr. Abe will also be tomorrow. I think he will be able to come to the stadium, so I would like to show that the Reds are okay. We are hungry for victory, so I will do my best while sticking to winning each game. “
[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD: OM)]
