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Manager Ricardo Rodriguez press conference after match against Sapporo
Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 League, No.6, against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Comments after the game
I think it was a tough game. Sapporo is a team that plays a particular kind of soccer, pressing from the front, and I think we played very well against them in the first half. I think we played very well in the first half, not only in attack, but also in pressing from the front and defending well in front of our own goal. But even after scoring a goal, we had some chances, such as a set piece and a close shot by Kasper Aalund Junker. We could not get an extra goal in those situations. I think the fact that we were unable to score an extra goal in those situations was one of our regrets in the first half.
In the second half, I think we were able to attack well in the opponent's territory, but we conceded the equalizer. I think it was a preventable goal. We also created some chances after that, although it might have been affected by the opponent's sending off. There were some close calls, such as a shot by Esaka (任).
This was such a difficult opponent, so I thought it would not be an easy game, but I have the impression that we could not get the three points we wanted to get.
[Q&A]
(Did you often see your team play in such a way that they tried to get behind the opponent's high press?)
(Did you often play to get behind the opponents' high press?) "Of course, one of our ideas was to aim behind the opponents, but I think we lacked a little in such areas as playing between the opponents and combining with them. We also had a plan to aim behind the opponent when he came out, so I think the balance was a little unbalanced.
(You dropped Kasper Aalund Junker and David Moberg Karlsson players rather early in the game, was that due to condition or tactical reasons?)
) "While we were winning 1-0, it was becoming a little more difficult for us to maintain our intensity. Especially on our right side, we were getting pushed around more and more by their attacks, and I thought that's where Moberg and Kasper Aalund Junker started to drop off a little bit. I think they had the ability to play a little more, but we decided to replace them with Matsuo (Yusuke) and Sekine (Takahiro), two players who could play with great intensity, and who were fast and could combine with each other. I think it is really frustrating that we lost a goal while maintaining these qualities.
(What kind of instructions did you give to the players when they were down to 10 men late in the second half?)
(What kind of instructions did you give to the players in the second half, when they were down to 10 men? On the left side, Matsuo broke through, and I think we were able to win some set pieces.
Toward the end of the game, there were times when Inukai (Tomoya) was up front and played a little long ball to the goalkeeper, but I think we needed to be a little more patient and connect with the ball and break it down from the outside, rather than playing it in directly or on the power play. I think we needed to be more patient and connect a little bit more, and break it down from the outside. We needed to be more patient, connect, and break the ball down from the outside rather than putting it in directly or on the power play. However, if Esaka had continued to take his chances after that, I think we would have had a deserved victory.
[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD:OM)
I think it was a tough game. Sapporo is a team that plays a particular kind of soccer, pressing from the front, and I think we played very well against them in the first half. I think we played very well in the first half, not only in attack, but also in pressing from the front and defending well in front of our own goal. But even after scoring a goal, we had some chances, such as a set piece and a close shot by Kasper Aalund Junker. We could not get an extra goal in those situations. I think the fact that we were unable to score an extra goal in those situations was one of our regrets in the first half.
In the second half, I think we were able to attack well in the opponent's territory, but we conceded the equalizer. I think it was a preventable goal. We also created some chances after that, although it might have been affected by the opponent's sending off. There were some close calls, such as a shot by Esaka (任).
This was such a difficult opponent, so I thought it would not be an easy game, but I have the impression that we could not get the three points we wanted to get.
[Q&A]
(Did you often see your team play in such a way that they tried to get behind the opponent's high press?)
(Did you often play to get behind the opponents' high press?) "Of course, one of our ideas was to aim behind the opponents, but I think we lacked a little in such areas as playing between the opponents and combining with them. We also had a plan to aim behind the opponent when he came out, so I think the balance was a little unbalanced.
(You dropped Kasper Aalund Junker and David Moberg Karlsson players rather early in the game, was that due to condition or tactical reasons?)
) "While we were winning 1-0, it was becoming a little more difficult for us to maintain our intensity. Especially on our right side, we were getting pushed around more and more by their attacks, and I thought that's where Moberg and Kasper Aalund Junker started to drop off a little bit. I think they had the ability to play a little more, but we decided to replace them with Matsuo (Yusuke) and Sekine (Takahiro), two players who could play with great intensity, and who were fast and could combine with each other. I think it is really frustrating that we lost a goal while maintaining these qualities.
(What kind of instructions did you give to the players when they were down to 10 men late in the second half?)
(What kind of instructions did you give to the players in the second half, when they were down to 10 men? On the left side, Matsuo broke through, and I think we were able to win some set pieces.
Toward the end of the game, there were times when Inukai (Tomoya) was up front and played a little long ball to the goalkeeper, but I think we needed to be a little more patient and connect with the ball and break it down from the outside, rather than playing it in directly or on the power play. I think we needed to be more patient and connect a little bit more, and break it down from the outside. We needed to be more patient, connect, and break the ball down from the outside rather than putting it in directly or on the power play. However, if Esaka had continued to take his chances after that, I think we would have had a deserved victory.
[Urawa Reds Official Media (URD:OM)
