[Nagoya Grampus]Go to the Olympics with Kaoru Mitoma!Direct interview with Yuki Soma | FOOT×BRAIN Masahiro Fukuda’s camp report

Masahiro Fukuda, a program analyst, conducted a remote interview with Yuki Soma of Nagoya Grampus, who is a candidate for the Tokyo Olympics and has changed his uniform number to 11 this season, and has high expectations. At the outset, Soma said, “This year is the Olympic year. I’m determined.” Regarding the Olympics, he said, “Last year, I was inspired by the performance of Kaoru Mitoma (of Kawasaki Frontale). (If I am selected), I will be my teammate at the Olympics. “There may be competition for position,” he said, referring to Mitoma, who had a big break last year. To begin with, Soma himself participated in the 2019 Toulon International Tournament with the U-22 national team, scoring one goal in three games, and was the driving force behind the team’s runner-up finish, and was selected as the best eleven of the tournament. Furthermore, that year, he was also selected for the Japan national team and made his debut for the A team. In that respect, his national team career can be said to be better than Mitoma. However, this season, Nagoya has strengthened its offensive players with Yoichiro Kakitani, Manabu Saito, and Kazuki Nagasawa. There is no guarantee that Soma will be a regular. He says, “What you can see and record is the points you get. You get points every day in practice, and you get one point every game. That would be 40 points (lol),” he says enthusiastically. “I think thinking about myself is good for the team.” Let’s have high hopes for Soma.[FOOT×BRAIN]TV Tokyo series Every Saturday 0:20am BS TV Tokyo Every Sunday 2:20am #Yuki Soma #Nagoya Grampus #FOOTBRAIN #J League #Camp Report #Soccer #Masahiro Fukuda #TV Tokyo