"Masato MORISHIGE"
(Conceded a goal while gradually pushing forward. The defense seemed to be well organized)
"I think it was a preventable goal. The opponent's attacks from the left side were creating chances, and we were unable to respond well in the end."

(The number of defenders was in place, but we conceded a goal)
"We won't know until we watch the footage, but if each individual doesn't surpass their opponent in that situation, it will lead to conceding a goal like that. Conceding 3 goals in the last 2 games and not scoring any is something that the whole team needs to review again."
We need to make solid improvements and raise the quality. We have to think about it throughout the season.

(This marks the second consecutive loss in the league.)
"Not just today, but also in the previous match, we gave the opponent the momentum due to our own simple mistakes. In the connecting plays and final passes, each individual lost the ball too many times in these two matches. I think because of these situations, we are unable to find our attacking rhythm."

"Keigo HIGASHI"
(It was a game where we couldn't create many scoring opportunities)
"We had to be patient. Today, we couldn't create any decisive chances, so that's something we need to work on. However, in a long season, there will always be games like this."
Although we have suffered consecutive losses in the league, we will continue to work together. Last season, we lost our momentum after not being able to win from this point, so we must not repeat the same mistake and we are not doing anything wrong. We want to continue with confidence."

(The match itself had few shots)
"There are also games like this, and there is no compatibility, but we haven't won at this stadium for a while, so I think there is also some mental aspect to it. Let's face forward and do it again."
We are still in the top position, so there is absolutely no need for us to crumble from within.
The league match will be a crucial game as we face Yokohama FM at home in the next round and aim to finish the first half of the season in first place.
"We want to reflect on the details as a team without looking down and prepare for the next one."

"Tokyo - Manager Masaru HASEGAWA Press Conference Summary"
"We were unable to create many chances throughout the 90 minutes, and I think we were unable to show our good points today."

(The game was a long defensive battle)
"I don't think we were on the defensive for a long time. We couldn't score, so in the second half we became more aggressive and started to receive counterattacks from the opponent. In that situation, we were scored on by player Sekiguchi, and after that we had no choice but to push forward, so I think the second goal was inevitable."

(Reason for bringing in Yajima while keeping players Nagai and Diego OLIVEIRA)
"Sendai scored a goal and closed the space behind."
"In that situation, it was difficult to break through with just the speed of the two top players, so I added Yajima's height and lined up three players, hoping to score one goal."

(What was the intention of putting player Ota on the right side back?)
"Today, we were unable to utilize Muroya's vertical breakthrough. It wasn't a desperate measure, but we were able to push forward to a certain extent, so we were looking for quality crosses from Insoo YU and hoped to find a way out from there. We didn't have enough time to explain sliding Ogawa to the right, and it's difficult to give instructions in the last 5 minutes. So, we put Ota on the right and used him in case such a situation arose."

"Summary of Sendai Manager Susumu WATANABE's Press Conference"
"We suffered a very disappointing defeat in the Levain Cup on the 19th, and it was about how we could prepare in the following 3 days."
The players worked hard on their recovery and diligently worked on improving their physical condition. We first talked about using that energy in this game and sending them out, but I think they showed a very positive power.

(Regarding the fact that we haven't lost to Tokyo in 7 official matches since last season)
"On the contrary, we won for the first time at Ajinomoto last season. Until then, we had never been able to win at Ajinomoto, so it was considered a difficult place to play. However, we were able to break that difficult place in the early stages of last season's 2nd section, and I think we were able to remove some of the negative image we had until now."