Coach Moriyasu Hajime of the Japan national soccer team returned from Europe, where he had been visiting the players to inspect the players. I want to connect to it,” he said enthusiastically.
Coach Moriyasu visited Europe for more than two weeks from the end of last month to observe Japanese players and exchange opinions, and returned to Japan on the evening of the 13th.
In an interview with the press at Narita Airport, Manager Moriyasu commented on the results of his visit to Europe, saying, "I thought all the players had good intentions and were highly motivated. I feel like I'm growing," he said.
South American powerhouses Uruguay and Colombia will be the opponents for the first warm-up match after the World Cup in Qatar next month. If we can get a better feeling of fighting than that, we will inevitably become confident that we can win on the World Cup stage, so I am very much looking forward to it. I want to," he said.
Regarding the player who will be the captain of the new national team, he said, "I talked with Maya Yoshida and others about how to decide, but we have not come to a conclusion. Looking ahead to the Asian Cup and the World Cup qualifying, we will nominate someone to be the captain. I have an idea to have them do it, but I also have an idea to have various players serve as captains for each game and activity.I want to make a team and make it stronger.