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ACL Lion City Sailors match Ricardo Rodríguez and Ken Iwao attend official press conference the day before the match

On the 26th, an official press conference was held at Buriram Stadium the day before the match against the AFC Champions League (ACL) 2022 Group Stage MD5 Lion City Sailors. Director Ricardo Rodríguez and Ken Iwao from Urawa Reds attended and talked about their enthusiasm for the match.

[Director Ricardo Rodríguez]

“Our challenge is to have a good match and win this match, and we want to do the same for the next match. We have the potential, but we also have the other team. I think there will be many situations in the future. We hope to win the game in front of us and the next one. “

[Ken Iwao]

“As Director Ricardo said, I think it’s a time when three points are very strongly required. I think there are some measures for the opponents themselves, but as I prepared for the game, I felt with my heart. I think it’s most important to condition both of your bodies and do your best. “

[質疑応答]

(It will be the 5th game of 6 consecutive games, but I think that the degree of fatigue of the players will change including external factors such as heat and turf conditions, but what do you want to be important in that situation? What are your thoughts on hiring players under such circumstances?)
Ricardo Rodríguez
“The important thing in these tournaments is to have a lot of good players. I don’t think the other teams rotate the members too much, but we have replaced nine starting members, After that, I’m changing five people. I think it’s important to be able to perform well, and that’s one good thing for us. “

(The Reds are aiming for orderly soccer, but considering the battle for second place, I think it is a match that I want to win by scoring as many goals as possible. How do you want to proceed with the match while considering the balance?)
Ken Iwao
“I would like the manager to ask this question. The content of the game in the previous section was viewed from the outside, but in the game development I was watching last season, I was developing soccer with a vertically aggressive sense of speed. I have an image. It feels a little different from the soccer that Ricardo is aiming for, but I also learned that the way to win and approach the goal with the current players is that way. I understand that when you’re on the pitch, you need to sort out the roles you can play in your organization, and you’re not more likely to win now. I think”

(Lion City Sailors haven’t lost after losing 1-4 to the Reds, but what improvements do you see in the Sailors after seeing the next three games?)
Ricardo Rodríguez
“I think every team will learn and improve from game to game. I think they are improving and I think the next one will be different from the first game. But we are our own. I think it’s important to play well. I think it’s very important what kind of intention you are playing with respect to the opponent team, the opponent you are fighting this time, and other teams. I think that the opponent may change the way to the team and us, so the weapons are different from Daegu FC, Lion City Sailors, and Yasuyama Shandong, and what kind of intention do you play? I think it will be different. I think that the opponent has countermeasures, but I would like to have a good match in the next match as well. “

[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD: OM)]

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