On the 8th day of camp, it was rainy and chilly. Practice was only held in the morning.
Despite it being a weekday, many spectators came to watch. With so many people watching, the players are also motivated during practice.
Among them, the children of Kunigami Kindergarten made and brought Tokyo flags one by one to cheer on the players.
After doing step-based training, we will do acceleration runs, passing work, and positional games with the goalkeeper included. We will continue to train in situations that simulate actual matches.
Finally, the players were divided by area and we played a menu of 4 vs 4, 3 vs 3 plus 1 free man, and 6 vs 6, using the pitch widely.
Tomorrow, we will have our second practice match at the Okinawa camp.
This will be a good opportunity for each player to test the feeling and challenges they felt in the first game.
Through the interviews conducted at this camp, we often heard the words "winning the league title" from the players. For Tokyo, each day becomes incredibly important in order to achieve the long-awaited title, and we can feel that from the attitude of the players who are dedicated to their training.
On the 8th day of camp, we interviewed Diego OLIVEIRA, who was appointed as captain.
Q, how do you feel about being appointed as captain for the second consecutive season?
A, of course I am happy to be appointed as captain. I have been in Tokyo for a long time, so I want to contribute to the team with even more sense of responsibility.
Q, how is your condition on the 8th day of camp?
As each day passes, my condition is getting better and unfortunately, I had to withdraw from last season due to injury and was undergoing rehabilitation, but I think my condition has improved, so I think I can play in even better condition in the opening game.
Q, there was a first practice game the other day, and there will be another practice game tomorrow, but how is the coordination and finishing with the surrounding players?
As time goes by, I think our combination will improve. There are also many new players joining, so I want to practice and play with them to create good teamwork.
Q, I think Diego player is playing an important role this season as well.
A, Last season, I was unable to contribute much to the team due to injuries, which was disappointing. However, this season, I have not had any injuries or pain so far, so I want to work even harder to contribute more than last year.
Q, What is your impression of the new players who have joined? There is also Nakagawa in the nearby position.
A, of course, I knew about Nakagawa's existence and recognized him as a great player, so I am very happy that he came to Tokyo and I believe he will contribute greatly to the team.
Q, What is your goal for this season?
First and foremost, it is important to win each and every game. We want to have a good season this year. By winning, I believe we will also get closer to our goals.
Q, what preparations do you need to make for that?
A, During this time, we will continue with rigorous training, but it is important to build up here in order to fight for one year. I believe that each and every one of us should give our all in training.
