Coach MORIYASU Hajime of the Japan National Football Team returned from Europe to observe the players, and expressed his enthusiasm ahead of the training match in June, saying, "After last year's World Cup, we have not won as a new team, so we want to get a result."
Coach Moriyasu had been visiting Europe for about one month from mid-April to observe Japan players playing in Europe and exchange opinions, and returned to Japan on the evening of 4 April.
Speaking to the media at Narita Airport, coach Moriyasu commented on the visit, "I was able to meet and talk face-to-face with the limited number of players after watching the matches and practices, and I was able to spend a meaningful time ahead of my future activities."
As for the match that left an impression on him, he mentioned the match against Manchester United by Brighton, where MITOMA Kaoru belongs, in the semi-final of the English cup match, and said, "Mitoma showed his presence in the world's top class competition."
Ahead of the warm-up matches between El Salvador and Peru in June, he said: "The players are working hard at their clubs and I want them to use that energy in the national team. I expressed my enthusiasm.
Regarding the 1th anniversary of the J.League on May 12, he said, "I think the J.League is the fastest developing league in the world, but it is different from the more than 6 years of history in Europe and South America. I said.
He also expressed his expectations for the further development of the J.League's regional contributions, saying, "I hope that each team will continue to do their best to contribute to the local community, and that everyone who supports them will be warmly and rigorously watched over as a treasure of the region."