Tokyo Verdi lost 1-2 to Nagoya Grampus. They missed out on the quarter eight for the first time in three years since the 2020 tournament.

On the 4th, forward Kimura, who will carry the No. 10, will be transferred to Nagoya permanently. Just 9 days later, the ace started off against his former club on Aji Star. The starting lineup was mainly composed of players who have few opportunities to play in regular league games. The average starting age was five years apart from Nagoya's 29.8 years, but 24.7 years.

The team is young, but took the lead in the 12th minute of the first half. Midfielder Arai dribbled from the left side and scored the first goal with his right foot from an unangled position.

However, in the 26th minute, Kimura allowed a header from a cross ball, and goalkeeper Mateus pushed a loose ball saved by midfielder Uchida, causing the game to tie.

And amidst a close match, in the 35th minute of the second half, Matsuhashi defeated the opposing player in the penalty area and gave up a penalty kick. Inagaki scored this and lost.

Due to the lack of control, manager Shirofuku Hiroshi gathered the players in front of the bench after the match and scolded them.

At the press conference, he replied, “I once again felt my lack of strength because I couldn't convey the essence of soccer to the players. Perhaps I was afraid of losing the ball, I put the ball in front, put the ball inside the pena, and couldn't show a strong attitude. The players are my mirror, so I can't score points because I have connected a number of passes. Especially the reason I made a team that made a lot of back passes in the end (while chasing one point) was my own coaching issue.”

When asked about what he scolded the players in front of the match once again, he said, “I think I've developed players who choose backpasses and side passes in that situation. I think I'm teaching them in that way. How do you want to break down at the end, and how to score points when the opponent pulls out and when there's only one less opponent, the essence is the first thing to do: look ahead, carry forward, put in front, put in front, and spend the number of people coming in. I haven't fully conveyed the important and important essence to the players yet. It was a game that made me think so, so I told them that (the players) about it.”

The frustration of a team that can't score multiple goals remains unabated. Three consecutive matches in 8 days. He is scheduled to go on a two-day away match against Kyoto.

[Emperor's Cup]Nagoya beat Tokyo V 2-1 and advanced to the top 8/4th round score