Shonan Bellmare's Shooto Machino, who was newly selected as a member of the Japanese national team for the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, held a press conference and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to score three goals with a voracious goal."
Twenty-six members of the Japanese national team were announced on the 1st of the 20th of this month for the World Cup Qatar tournament, which will start on the 20th of this month. was newly selected.
Machino held a press conference in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture on the 9th and said, "I was really surprised when I got a call on the 7th. I'm a striker, so I think I'm expected to score a goal. Even in defense and running. I want to put out what I've done as a team as usual," he said about his current state of mind.
On top of that, he said, "I have nothing to lose, so I'm just going to play with the momentum. I want to appeal from the first day and do my best so that I can play in the game. And in the game, I want to play with a greedy goal. I want to score three goals. I want to,” he said with a strong voice.
Mr. Machino is from Iga City, Mie Prefecture, and the "ninja pose" that he learned from his local shuriken experience is a performance when he scores a goal.
Regarding this, he vowed to play an active part in the World Cup, saying, "I want to be able to show the world the ninja pose that is my symbol."
According to Bellmare, Machino will immediately join the Japanese national team after the press conference and head to Qatar.