Daizen Maeda, who was selected to represent Japan in the World Cup Qatar tournament, which will start on the 20th of this month, said enthusiastically, "I want to score goals for the team, and I want to run and fight for the team." .
Maeda, 25, plays as a forward for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League and was selected for the World Cup for the first time this time.
Maeda held an online interview on the 4th, saying, "It was 5 o'clock in the morning in Scotland, so I was sleeping, and my wife was watching the announcement conference with an alarm. When I woke up, my wife jumped up and said, 'You did it. ' I knew it like, "Since I was selected, I have to fight with responsibility."
Also, regarding how to make use of his characteristic speed of 50m 5 seconds in the main tournament, he said, "I don't think it will be so easy unless I do it with a strong feeling to beat my opponent, so I have a strong feeling that I can do it. I want to take on the challenge," and said, "I'm a forward, so I want to score goals for the team, and I want to run and fight for the team."
After that, he said about his ideal goal at the World Cup, "I think it would be nice if I could score a goal with the feeling of throwing myself into the goal."