"First of all, I want to apologize to the Gamba fans and supporters for playing such a bad game,"Head Coach Poyatos. "When you start the game with a lack of concentration, a team like Vissel will end up playing like this, so I think that was the part that we started off poorly."

Q: "Today, you left out DAWHAN and used Ravi, Usami, and Yamamoto (Yu) as the three midfielders. I think you expected Kobe's press, but were you planning to break through their press with those three? Why didn't you use DAWHAN?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "My intention was to control the ball, and if we lost the ball early, Vissel had good players up front, so I thought they would be a threat, so I wanted to keep the ball and defend, and control it."

Q: "It seemed like they were targeting Ravi's anchor position, but what kind of adjustments did you make at halftime?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "We had discussed adjusting the height of the interior and wingers to reduce the pressure, but I think the mental damage was huge after we conceded a second goal in that way so soon after the start of the second half. At the start of the second half, the team was hopeful to turn the game around, but we conceded a goal in such an unfortunate way, so I think the mental damage was bigger."

Q: You just mentioned the mental damage, but I think the team was unable to show its power after conceding the second goal. Do Head Coach think there was any reason for this?
Head Coach Poyatos: "We are currently in the process of winning as Gamba, and I would like to take this opportunity to tell everyone that we need to fight calmly. Looking at the recent season that Gamba has had, the players have really struggled and fought hard, and today, in such a difficult situation, the players fought with all their might. So, I think the responsibility is on me, and I saw the players' fighting spirit, so I think the important thing is to get plenty of rest and then start training well again tomorrow for the next game."

Q: I understand that you are still in the process of building your team, but what areas would you like to improve and what would you like to continue working on?
Head Coach Poyatos: "In terms of areas we want to improve, I think we need to improve our intensity and aggressiveness, especially in our offensive and defensive duels around the ball. Also, in terms of offense, I think it's important to change the rhythm and speed after we gain an advantage. As for areas we want to continue, our ball movement has improved, but we need to be able to move the ball more efficiently."