At the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Japan national team lost to Croatia after a penalty shootout, finishing the tournament in the last 16. Kiyo Ueda, a representative of Japan, answered the interview. Q: How I feel after the night Ueda: It’s really frustrating. Q: Looking back on your first World Cup Ueda: Of course, I still feel frustrated, and of course I feel like I can’t finish it. I felt no. Q: Where did your skills work and where did you think it was lacking? Ueda: I will organize it myself and try it in the future. Q: Does it still take time to organize? Ueda: No, I’m not going to say that publicly. Q: How would you like to play in the next four years? Ueda: After all, you have to be able to compete against the European powerhouses, and there were many tough matches, but in such a match. I think it’s necessary to have forwards who can score points with their individual strengths, so I think it would be great if I could develop myself in those four years. Q: What do you think about Japan’s fighting style this time? I think I was able to show what I can do in the world. Q: My role for the next four years Ueda: It’s a bit difficult to talk clearly about what to do in the next four years. There are many situations where you have to set up a counterattack, and there are many scenes where your individual strength is exposed. I think I have to become a forward who can score that one goal. Q: The difference between the group league and the final tournament Ueda: The opponents in the preliminaries were full of strong opponents, but the difference between the tournament and the league, not just the World Cup, is calculated by the total of 3 games, and you don’t win one game. The strength of the game, the tactics and the system will change in various ways, and the strength of the game in the one-shot game is a bit of a PK, so there are parts that can’t be helped, but it’s pretty good. I don’t think I can win. Q: What did you gain from this tournament? Ueda: What did you gain? Q: It doesn’t matter what you felt when you played, or how you felt when you were fighting from the bench. I think that the stimulation I received from the same team and opponent players is a harvest for me, so I will continue to try while making it my own axis so that I can use it as my own strength. . Q: Mr. Ueda, what is your role in continuing the excitement of Japanese soccer that occurred at this tournament instead of a boom? I think that Japanese players, including myself, have to try there. I think it will be the best event to liven up soccer by telling people who don’t know about it in a way that they can understand. I think it is necessary to show a strong performance.
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