Midfielder Takashi Inui (33), who belongs to Meiji Yasuda Life J1 League Cerezo Osaka, made a full appearance in the J1 League Round 28 match against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on the 11th. However, the behavior of the players in the “Declaration of Eradication of Discrimination and Violence” by the representatives of both clubs before the match seems to be causing ripples.
In the J League, since 2014, in cooperation with the “JFA Respect Fair Play Days” of the Japan Football Association (JFA), discrimination and violence, which have become problems in the sports world, players and referees on SNS, The “Declaration of Eradication of Discrimination and Violence (Respect Declaration)” has been made to take a firm opposition to the injuries to club officials.
In addition, the J-League announced on the 1st of this month that the representatives of both teams will declare respect for this season in 28 official J-League games from the 10th to the 19th of this month. In the J1 League, all games in Round 28 were to be played before the kick-off.
At Cerezo Osaka vs. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo held at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, the game captains of both teams declared respect. However, after the midfielder Hiroki Miyazawa (32) of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo reads the declaration, Takashi Inui smiles when he stands in front of the microphone. Then, when the laughter that blew out while making the declaration without looking at the manuscript was transmitted to the entire stadium through the microphone voice, he immediately said “I’m sorry” and made the declaration to the end.
Many J.League fans criticized Takashi Inui’s behavior on SNS, saying, “It’s the worst while laughing,” “It’s terrible,” “It feels bad,” and “Why laugh.” In addition, there are comments that “I would like to evaluate the attitude of trying to declare without looking at the manuscript.”
In addition, Takashi Inui makes a respect declaration in front of the microphone with occasional closing eyes, so there are opinions pointing out that something may have happened within his sight. Although Takashi Inui made a full appearance on the left side, the team lost to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo after scoring two goals in the second half.
