Head Coach: "Today was a game we had to win. In a game we had to win, the players were tenacious, managed to score, and fought with all their might in defense. However, it ended in a 0-0 draw, which was very disappointing as we only managed to get one point. Looking back, I think we could have done a lot if the game had ended in this way. We had made various preparations, and we challenged to win while keeping an eye on our opponents. The fact that we were unable to win means that we are still not up to the task, and that we lack the power and quality of our attacks to break down Cerezo's defense. We don't know how the next game in the Levain Cup qualifying league will go, but we still have one game left, and we will challenge ourselves to make the most of the series of games starting from next. "

Q: "In terms of attacking power, the first choice is a bit backwards when building up the play, so I think it would be better if there were more forward-looking options. What do you think about that, Head Coach?"
Head Coach Katanozaka: "Of course, I told the players that they have to attack towards the goal, and if they don't go forward, they can't push forward, and they can't create chances in front of the goal, so I think that's an issue for the future. And even in our own movements, we didn't have enough speed to break down Cerezo's defensive formation, and we didn't have enough quality, so I felt that we need to keep building up and we won't be able to score easily."

Q: "Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira was off the bench today and started Sakamoto instead. What was the intention behind that?"
Katanozaka, Head Coach: "For today's match against Cerezo, I thought I had selected the best 18 players, including the composition of the team, after managing both offense and defense for the 90 minutes, and I chose these 11 players. Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira has always played in matches, both in the league and the Levain Cup, and he was doing well in training, but I thought about the overall picture and decided on today's members. It's not that Pato is bad or not in good condition, but when it comes to how we're going to defend and attack against Cerezo, I thought it might be a little difficult to make the most of Pato, based on the training, so I decided to try it with a fresh player, but as for Sakamoto, he needs to produce results now, and even though he's starting, he's not producing results, so he'll end up like Pato, Leandro, or WELLINGTON Luis De Sousa, and I think he still needs to grow, and I think he had some issues today. I hope he can fix that and use it to grow."

Q: "What was the reason for using Sakamoto instead of Leandro?"
Head Coach Katanozaka: "Sakamoto is young, it's his first year. Of course, he doesn't have any experience, but I chose him because I expect that he will challenge himself from the starting line-up for the 90 minutes of today's game, and perhaps contribute to the Cerezo team by scoring goals and playing defensively. Leandro has also scored goals in the league this season, and he is better in front of the goal than Issai. However, in this 90-minute game, what are we challenging ourselves to do now? I think that there are still areas that we need to build up, including foreign players such as Leandro, WELLINGTON Luis De Sousa, and Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira, and of course other players, and we are trying to do that now, so if that improves, of course, with Leandro in the starting line-up in mind, I think that there needs to be competition, and I feel that we need to improve the strength, intensity, and quality of the players who can overcome that competition, otherwise we won't get good results."