Kubo Takehide: It’s not just the Japanese team that is growing. Every team is growing at its own pace.

The official Twitter account of the Japanese national team was updated, showing interviews with some players after yesterday's training, including Takehide Kubo, who missed the game against Paraguay. In the interview, the players bluntly said that although they have gained something in the past few games, it is not only the Japanese team that is growing.

Takehide Kubo said: "From today on, I can participate in the whole team training, and I feel that my condition is gradually recovering. In the game against the Mexican team in September, I think I played very well in terms of the content of the game. After that, the game against the American team was a little bit... It’s a pity, but this week’s game with Paraguay showed us the perseverance to not give up until the end. In my opinion, we have gained something at different levels in these three games.”

”But it is not just the Japanese team that is growing now. For example, the last time we played against Paraguay, the team played relatively comfortably, but this time we got a draw. It's not that Paraguay has surpassed us, but every team is growing at its own pace. It cannot be said that we have gained growth, and the Brazilian team is standing still. We cannot have a situation where we say that the Japanese team has become stronger, but when we look up, we see that many teams are catching up or even catching up with us. We must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. No matter who the opponent is, we must fight with all our strength. "