Kento HASHIMOTO
"Tosu tends to quickly launch the ball to their two forwards, so we need to ensure that we don't allow them to receive the ball in a good position. Also, when the ball is played to them, we were conscious of pressing back effectively."
　I think we did well regarding that.

　In the first half, I think we created a few good opportunities as well.
　However, if we can't score there, we will struggle against opponents like Tosu.
　The second half became a difficult match development.
　How to break down the opponent who has been pulled back...
　Personally, I believe that if we can break through with middle shots, we might be able to save the team.
　We must work on it from practice and build it up.

(As for the comeback match?)
"It wasn't bad. But since we couldn't win..."
　Moreover, I was about to cramp in my calf in the second half, so I was substituted.

　I haven't given up on anything yet.
　I want to further improve my condition.

Masato MORISHIGE
"It's frustrating not being able to win.
　We had come very close to finishing, but we were unable to break through the opponent's goal.
　As a team, it's not bad. I think each individual needs to dig deeper.

(What is the intention to break from the side?)
"The side, Tosu also responded by putting more players in position.
　There were a few runs behind, and crosses were also coming in...
　I feel that it would have been better if we could have coordinated more and timed our movements to catch them off guard.

　As a team, it wasn't bad, so we firmly held back and with the mindset of 'at least, 0 to 0
', we waited for the front to score.
　Most of the opponent's chances were due to our mistakes. I don't think there were any other issues.
　We were able to respond to the three forwards from Tosu, so it would have been good if we could have made one or two more differences in our attack.

Summary of the press conference by Kenta HASEGAWA, Tokyo's coach

"After stopping the losing streak in the last match, we approached this home game with the desire to win, but the goals were hard to come by."
Tosu also created a solid block, and it was quite difficult to break this block, so we talked to the players about trying to find gaps while shaking the opponent and approached the match.
However, today, it felt like we were too cautious, and even though there were moments when we could have taken advantage of the transitions, we struggled to capitalize on them.
I think it was necessary to break through from the sides because it becomes difficult when space is eliminated by being marked.
In the first half, we were able to create shooting opportunities from crosses with balls played behind the defense, but I believe that as we become more capable of shaking up the opponent through the center and the sides, we will be able to break down their solid block.

However, if we think positively, we were able to add one point.
Of course, in the situation where Hiroshima won yesterday, we have to somehow keep fighting to stay at the top, but with a positive mindset, we will fight through the remaining 9 matches, and today we were able to make a half step forward.
There will be a break from now on, but I want to prepare well so that we can finish in a higher position, even if just a little.

Q&A

Q=What were the factors that allowed us to attack with momentum in the first half, but were pushed back by the opponent in the second half?
I think they might be a little tired. From the bench, it looked like they had powered down.
After pushing forward in the first half, the situation developed into having to respond to the opponent's counterattacks, and there were players who still had fatigue from the consecutive matches during the summer.
I actually wanted to power up in the last 15 or 20 minutes, but I couldn't do that.
We will discuss various reasons with the staff and pursue this further.

I think that when both full-backs pushed forward, we were able to create a strong attack, but wasn't the number of times that happened today quite low?
"I couldn't effectively utilize both full-backs."
In the first half, there were many good moments where Hashimoto had the ball.
However, if we could use the space next to the opponent's three midfielders a bit more smoothly, we should have been able to utilize the sides with speed.
However, there were many instances of knocking there, and we couldn't utilize the sides effectively. Hashimoto might have had some parts where the tempo didn't quite match since it was his first match in a while.

《Tosu - Manager Massimo Ficcadenti's Press Conference Summary》
I felt that the first half would be a difficult match.
They had a chance once, and we didn't have many chances.
However, in the second half, we were able to change the flow of the game. We were able to create good chances in the second half, but I think we need to improve our accuracy in the final part.
The team is currently in a difficult situation. The players are working hard, but we need to train more rigorously to improve our condition.
I personally know many players and staff at this stadium well, so today was nostalgic.