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| Japan Minamino emphasized the importance of the outcome of the Korean War. © AFP=News1 |
Japan national team forward Takumi Minamino (26, Southampton) emphasized the importance of the results in the match against Japan.
The soccer national team of Korea and Japan will play an evaluation match at 7:20 pm on the 25th at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan.
At an online official press conference held on the 24th, Minamino said, “The result is more important than the contents of the match against Japan and Korea.”
Japan lost 0-2 against Mexico last November, the most recent A match. Minamino, who participated at the time, did not forget the pain.
Minamino said, “Even though we played a good game, we couldn’t finish the game,” said Minamino.
Minamino made a loan transfer from Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) this season to Southampton. Some pointed out whether this was a regrettable move, but the result was a success.
After the loan transfer, he is performing well, scoring two goals in six games at EPL. Minamino said the reason for the transfer, “I have more time to play than when I was in Liverpool. I wanted to play a lot of games, and I wanted to prove my skills.”
He said, “I want to feel that my decision was right after this season was over.”
Meanwhile, Japan summoned a total of nine overseas members, including Minamino.
Japanese national team coach Moriyasu Hajime explained, “All nine overseas players who are together are the main players of each team. We selected them for the national team because we confirmed the progress more than before.”