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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hey guys, how's it going?
So we've done two games, two matches so far.
You saw the first match on Highlights, right?
Yes.
And second game, second half, right?
Yes.
So who's the best player so far to you?
Who do you love the best?
Because I think you met some new faces, right?
I think you knew Kubo, Mitoma, Douwan, thoseplayers who has been national scant.
I think you met some new faces, new players.
So far, I like...
Hold on, let me look at their names.
Mr. Ueda Ayase.
Yeah, the striker.
Yeah.
He's...
I mean, it's obviously he got two scores, right?
So like, got a lot of spotlight.
That's why I probably remember him.
But, you know, yeah, I mean, I love how...
I love his style there.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the style.
Yeah, I don't know much about the tactics of itall, but like, yeah.
Like overall?
Overall.
Or Ito Junya.
Ito Junya.
Right?
Yeah.
Them two.
Yeah.
Those two are very nice.
Very good players.
So Ueda-san is a Tokuten'o in the Netherlandsleague.
Oh, okay, okay.
Yeah.
I think he scored 25 or something.
Oh, damn.
Yeah.
So I think like, you know, we did a match againstNetherlands.
So everybody knows him as a Tokuten'o.
So they were like, watch out for Ueda.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Right.
Yeah, I was so amazed of the second...
I mean, first goal was brilliant.
Like the super, super middle shoot.
Yeah.
That was great.
Yeah.
That's like, if you're not confident enough, youwouldn't even try to do that.
Oh, yeah.
Like everybody on earth is watching you.
And then it was such a like courage.
Oh, was it?
Courageful play.
Was it?
Yeah.
I saw in the interview, he was asked whether if hewas thinking about shooting
in the first place or passing.
And he was like, I didn't even think aboutpassing.
I wanted to shoot.
That's what you're talking about, right?
Yeah, that's crazy.
You needed that much courage.
Yeah, I mean...
In that moment there.
Yeah, he has a striker spirit.
Like that, like I score goals.
Was that such a hard angle there?
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I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And also you have Ito Junya, I guess, running onyour right.
So if I were Ueda-san, I'd definitely pass to theright place.
And then I get it in front of the goal.
And then like heading or something like that.
But yeah, it's...
He hadn't...
Because the defender was just in front of him.
The goal was behind.
Yeah.
There was no space that...
Like the defender was like...
He did a pretty good job.
He was blocking all the angles.
Yeah.
So it was matashita.
Right, it was between the legs, right?
That was the only spot that he could score.
And he made it.
And he made it.
And he knew it.
He knew he could do it.
And that's something...
How does he do it?
Ah, that's crazy.
That's something we, Japan, has been wanting forvery, very long years.
Oh, really?
Like strong striker.
Oh, okay.
Top level striker.
Okay, okay.
That's all we got.
Because we tend to like very humble, very kind.
Even the striker prefer passing than shooting.
I see, I see.
Yeah.
Very Japanese-like there.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But he's different.
He shoots.
So that's great.
That's incredible, yeah.
And the second goal, did you see that heading?
The heading?
Yeah, it was like floating in the air.
That's like a Cristiano Ronaldo.
Beautiful leap there.
That kido.
Yeah.
Very beautiful.
Yeah.
And a goalkeeper and two players there.
Couldn't touch that.
Sort of, yeah, couldn't touch it.
Just got in the goal, like at the rim.
Really close to the rim.
Yeah.
Very beautiful.
That's...
It's...
It's the abs.
The abs?
Yeah.
Really?
Crazy.
It's the...
It doesn't look like the abs.
Well, how is it the abs?
So first of all...
So the pass, the cross ball from...
That was Sano.
Was a bit higher than...
Comfortable.
Yeah, higher than...
Longer than expected.
So Ueda-san has to like run a bit like backward.
And then jump into like a backward.
And then shoot to that way.
So it's like...
So first of all, I couldn't reach the ball.
If I were the striker, I couldn't like...
It was too high.
And even if I could touch the ball, you needlike...
I mean...
You need abs.
Abs, like crazy powerful abs to...
To push the ball into that way.
You're running that way and jumping into that way.
And then you're heading into that way.
It's crazy.
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I see.
It's just a physique.
It's a crazy physics.
I see.
Yeah.
I guess there's a lot more than it meets the eye.
A lot more technique and physique and details.
I never thought it was the abs.
Yeah, that's the ab.
That's the taikan, the core.
I see.
It's the muscle.
It's like...
It's...
It's crazy.
Oh, okay.
As an athlete, that's super crazy.
Oh, man.
Super.
Okay, okay.
You should try at the house, at your house.
You jump that way and you do the head that way.
The other direction.
Yeah.
That's so difficult.
I'll try that.
Let's do it at like the next soccer practice.
Yeah, let's try that.
Yeah.
See how difficult that is.
Tell me about the moment where Honda-san got themost excited,
where some guy was doing a defense.
Okay.
You know?
So, actually, I couldn't see the match on thetime.
Oh, okay.
On the real time.
I was watching through Dazon.
So I actually couldn't hear what Honda-san said.
I see, I see.
I searched some words afterward, but...
But you saw the whole game?
Yes.
There was a moment where...
This defense.
He was very nice.
He was like, he saved the ball from a shoot,right?
He had his arms back, but he saved it.
And then Honda-san was like,
That block was amazing.
Oh, yeah.
I had no idea why that was good.
Oh, okay.
No idea.
So I think that's Tomiyasu.
Okay.
So he's been great.
He's been great.
Remember I introduced the Tunisia's like aceplayer,
like Hannibal Magevely?
Okay.
You know, with the hair like this.
And Tomiyasu's been...
Do you say mark?
Is that English?
Yeah, mark him.
Yeah, mark him during the whole game.
Okay.
And Hannibal couldn't do anything.
Because of Tomiyasu?
Yes.
Wow.
And he was such an easy opponent to Tomiyasu, Iguess.
Because he was too strong.
And yeah, I don't...
So I don't remember exact moment of that scene.
Yeah.
But I think...
I don't know.
Maybe the...
Can I...
Yeah.
But yeah, Tomiyasu was...
I mean...
He's the top level defender in the world.
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I don't know if they have a highlight for theTomiyasu scene.
It's always the offensive, you know?
Not the defense.
I want to see that scene.
Tomiyasu was great.
Hmm.
What about the next one?
This one?
This one?
Yeah, put this one in.
There were different...
This one?
Maybe search Tomiyasu defending.
Or Tomiyasu play...
Tomiyasu highlight.
Things like that.
Can't find it.
But yeah.
Yeah, I want to see that scene.
Yeah.
Still in broad.
Couldn't find it.
Okay.
Yeah.
They usually have a longer highlight from FIFA.
Okay.
So maybe Tunisia.
Yeah, Tunisia, Japan.
Highlight.
Any, yeah.
From like FIFA official.
Maybe this one?
It's not FIFA.
Korea?
Oh, yeah.
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It sucks we can't find it.
Yeah.
What about go to DAZN?
DAZN?
Yeah.
I think you don't need to log in.
Or like paid account to see Japanese...
Japan match, I guess.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
We don't have a Honda Sun for this.
No.
Right?
Okay.
That's a short highlight.
Highlight, long highlight, short.
I don't know.
Long highlight.
It's locked full time.
I guess you can't watch it.
Yeah.
Yeah, I want to see that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But overall, Tomiyasu was played.
His performance was the top.
Top quality.
Who's your number one player?
Is it Tomiyasu?
In the last game?
Yeah.
Good question.
But yeah, Tomiyasu.
Mr. Tomiyasu?
Yes.
I see.
Because he shut that guy out from the gameperfectly.
And he's a defensive player, defense player.
But he's very good at passing and positioning.
So he can, if he's in the team, the passing willlike,
passing will become smoother because of him.
So.
But Douban-san was very nice.
Okay.
Yeah, in that game.
Kamada was nice.
Obviously, Ueda Ayase was very nice.
Everybody was very nice in that last game,honestly.
Honestly, everybody is a VIP.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Yeah, MVP.
Oh, MVP.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Honestly.
But yeah, the three, Tomiyasu, Itakura, Itohiroki.
Those three defenders.
I think one of the best defenders in thistournament.
Damn.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wow.
Tomiyasu, I mean, he's.
It sucks that we don't get to see like hishighlights.
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The defenders highlights.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And I'm very happy that you're in that level ofwatching the football.
Like you want to see the defensive scenes.
No, I'm only doing this because Honda-san wasexcited.
That's why.
Without his kaisetsu, I wouldn't be able tounderstand any of what's going on.
Okay.
It's all thanks to him, honestly.
So we have to thank Honda-san.
You have to thank Honda-san.
Yeah.
Yeah.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Bye-bye.