[Barcelona = Takahashi Tomoyuki]Real Sociedad, the Japanese national team midfielder Kubo Takefusa (24), played in a 1-2 defeat to Barcelona on the run. Kubo, who suffered a right ankle injury, came on as a substitute in the 12th minute of the second half, but was unable to score.
In the 12th minute of the second half, 1-1, he played on the right side of the regular position, and occasionally entered and worked in conjunction with his teammates. However, Barcelona had an overwhelmingly strong ball keeping the ball, so they had to spend a lot of time on defense.
Meanwhile, a chance came in the 27th minute, when the score was 1-2. After passing the ball to Bryce Mendes, he received a return and shot, but went out of reach of the post (Bryce Mendes was eventually offside). In the 39th minute, Oyalzabal's powerful shot from a negative pass hit the crossbar.
Kubo made his presence felt during his short playing time. They aimed for the goal until the end, but unfortunately they were unable to stab the equalizer.
After the match, he recalled the perfect opportunity, saying, “I was calm, but I think I was aiming too much. I could have trapped the part I was hitting normally. I've calmed down and I think I could have done it right in front of the goal, but it was only a few millimeters. I feel like I'd be happy to join next time.”
He said his right ankle was in poor condition when he was in the match against Mexico, which he fought for Japan in September. “It hurts, but I wonder what it's going to happen. In the end, after the national team, the opponent said that they would stop even in Real Madrid, but they ended up not stopping and they got to this point,” he said, as the team situation continued to face strong teams, so he forced himself to play. “I'll take a break this week and make it in time for the league match (the next match against Rayo Barjekano). There'll be just 7 days. I've just said I'd like to take a break. I'll take a break from here. I guess it's going to last longer than I thought,” he said.
The national team week will begin on October 6th. There will be two consecutive matches against South American strong players, Paraguay (10th, Panasta) and Brazil (14th, Ajita). “I would like to get better when it can be fixed, including the National Team Week. If I continue to move on like this, I feel like I won't be able to improve even if I continue to do it in pain. That's what I talked about today. Until now, I've been doing it under the agreement of both parties. It's not getting any better at all, so I'll take a break for a while,” he said, revealing that he will be focusing on treatment.
