"Daiki NIWA"
"It was my first time partnering with Hyonsu as a center back. In the first half, it felt like we were feeling each other out a bit."
There was a sense of distance between each other, as well as passing marks, and raising and lowering lines were also groping, and there were times when they were taken from behind by jumping out from the second row of Kashiwa.
However, I think our teamwork has improved as time has passed.
Especially in the second half, it seemed like we didn't let Kashiwa do much...

The reason for our defeat was not being able to take what we should have taken and instead having it taken away from us. Personally, I am more frustrated about not being able to score, including myself, than conceding one goal.
Defense, but the attacking team is conscious of attacking smoothly, and the second half attack was powerful even when viewed from behind.
Only 30cm left. It's really frustrating that I couldn't make it.

(There was also a heading shot from CK for myself?)
I wish I could have smashed it and twisted it into the goal.
If I hit it down 10-20cm, I can score.
When the game is in a close match, set pieces become the deciding factor.
I want to do my best to contribute to the team in that part as well.

Another difficult away match against Sapporo is coming up in 3 days.
3 consecutive losses are absolutely unacceptable.

"I want to mentally switch and prepare to win 3 points."

"Rei HIRAKAWA"
" (It was my first appearance at Ajinomoto in the J1 League?)
J1 is truly exceptional. The atmosphere in the stands was also great, and I was able to play in the best environment... but I wanted to grab the victory."
In the second half, we as a team were able to regroup and create many chances, so it was a shame that we conceded a goal.

(What do you do when you step onto the pitch?)
As we were behind, I was focused on equalizing first.
I wanted to create plays that would produce goals while carefully observing the flow of the game and maintaining balance.
The instructions from the coach were to "play as far forward as possible and do the work that leads to a goal."
I was able to play without feeling nervous, but I am disappointed that I couldn't contribute to the team's victory.

I see myself as having been given a chance in various situations, such as when players are injured.
However, I always try to give more than 100% of my effort in practice, so I think my performance was also good.
Above all, if there is the ability to win in this situation, there should be more chances to play in the game.
"I will continue to approach practice with more than full effort, and I want to do my best from now on, taking today's appearance as a step."

"Tokyo - Manager Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference Summary"

"It was the last home game before summer break, so it was a game that we really wanted to win."
I think the players did their best until the end, but it's very frustrating that we lost because we couldn't keep up.

We created chances in the second half, but I feel that we need to improve our final precision even more. However, we have talented players, so I hope that if one of them clicks, they will continue to score for us.
Today, Morishige suddenly became unable to participate due to a fever, and before the previous match against Kashiwa, Muroya suddenly became unable to participate due to a fever, so I thought there were various things before the Kashiwa match and started.
The first half was unstable in terms of build-up. Hyun Soo JANG also seemed to struggle with the changing scenery on the right and left, but after talking during half-time, we were able to start sending the ball forward in a good shape in the second half.
Tanba also did a good job on defense, but in the first half there were some unsatisfactory parts in the build-up.
We spent the entire half-time talking about that for the first time in a while.
We were able to smoothly carry the ball until now, so it felt like the last part, but today we knocked while carrying it, and the situation where the ball did not enter the front line players continued, and in that situation we were made to create dangerous scenes from mistakes several times. However, I think the defense team who responded firmly at the end did a good job.

In the second half, the rhythm gradually came out and chances increased, but in the midst of that flow, we have had two consecutive games where we couldn't score.
We have no choice but to keep enduring this.
There is no cure for this challenge. I think every team has a time like this, so I want to overcome it with everyone's strength and enter a good state.

"Q&A"
Q=What was said in the locker room?
"We talked about 'let's switch and keep going. There are times like this.' Most of the players were hanging their heads, so we talked about that."

Q=Why was Hirakawa put in?
"Ogawa also changed to the right side, with the intention of putting in a good cross with Insoo YU. I was thinking of putting Maeda in if the situation allowed for more crosses, but it didn't have much effect. Before the game, I talked to Ogawa about expecting this kind of play and maybe using it, but it was a makeshift plan. I think he did his best, but he couldn't produce the intended play."
Therefore, we wanted to break through from the inside rather than the sides, so we chose Hirakawa and built up with Takahagi to score points and expand our attack.

"Summary of Kashiwa Nozomu Kato's Press Conference"

"Despite being away, we received a lot of support and big cheers from our supporters."
It was conveyed to the players, and the players also put up a good fight.

While keeping the defense at zero, we wanted to carry the game and they defended well and created good opportunities in attack, so we wanted to continue that.
The players fulfilled their respective roles, gave their best efforts, and fought until the end with an extra push.

Q=What was the reason for keeping player Segawa?
"Our defense was also in good shape, but we kept going out behind the scenes."
"I wanted to leave that for the team, and I wanted Cristiano to exploit the gap left by Muroya's rise."

Q=The timing of substitutions was later than usual.
"It became a situation where we were pushed back, but the midfield was stable, so I wasn't too worried about it.
However, I told the players to endure and not lose their balance, so they were able to do it without substitutions.