Retired Atsuto Uchida "I had no choice but to use Antlers" August 24, 17:30
Atsuto Uchida, a defender of the J1 and Kashima Antlers soccer team and former Japan national team, came to a press conference to retire. "I had a great decline in my athletic ability after my right knee surgery. There was no other option than Antlers." It was.
Uchida, 32, played in the last active league match against Gamba Osaka on the 23rd, and at the end of the match, Uchida's pass reached the goal and drew one-on-one.
Uchida attended an online press conference on the 24th and referred to his right knee, who suffered from an injury, saying, ``It is not a technique after surgery but a basic exercise such as running, stopping and turning. My abilities have fallen sharply, and I think it's rude to stand next to the other players as they are doing 100%," he said, "I had no choice but to play outside the Antlers. I wanted to stop here," he said about the reason for his retirement.
And after the J League Cup match on the 12th of this month, I went to say "I haven't helped the team. I want you to cancel the contract and retire as it is," he said to the club. I disclosed in detail.
After that, he said, "I have been playing soccer with my knees. It's been so great that I couldn't go to Schalke in Germany without it. I think it was my limit." talked.
After retirement, he said, "I want to choose a job so that I can make various choices. I am not confident in anything other than soccer, so I want to do something in soccer."
The most impressive match was...
Uchida talked about his feelings for his hometown of Shizuoka Prefecture and Kashima Antlers at the retirement press conference.
Regarding the local Shizuoka prefecture, he said, "I played soccer in elementary school, junior high school, and high school in Shizuoka. I want to return to my hometown and play soccer with the children. Since Antlers also has players from Shizuoka, I entrust them to them. I want to keep an eye on it from now on."
Also, when asked about the most impressive match in the Antlers, he gave a match against Urawa Reds in 2009, which won the third consecutive title, and said, "I personally think that 11 people at that time were the strongest in J League history. It was a well-developed team.”
When asked about the local fans of Antlers, he said, “The fans of Antlers were encouraging and motivated from the time they entered the stadium. Only the supporters of the club with the most titles. There was a sense of dignity."