[Video]Atsuto Uchida mentions this season's favorite player.Expectations for young players: "There are players who can do well even for Japanese people (overseas)" | Atsuto Uchida's FOOTBALL TIME

[Domestic soccer news]DAZN’s regular program “Atsuto Uchida’s FOOTBALL TIME #114” welcomed Yuka Kageyama of Hinatazaka46 as a guest as the first delivery of the new year, and introduced the 2023 recommended players.

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As it was the first shot of the new year, there was a lot of talk about this year’s notable players, and MC announcer Akihiro Nomura played Manchester City’s English defender Rico Ruiz as his favorite player, and Kageyama, the guest, was Atalanta’s Italy national team defender. Introducing Giorgio Scalvini.

On the other hand, Mr. Uchida said, “I want you to speak Japanese,” while thinking about Japanese players, and expressed his opinion about the players he is recommending and those who are likely to grow.

“Looking at this World Cup, Mr. (Kaoru) Mitoma, (Kou) Endo, (Takehiro) Tomiyasu, and (Ki) Itakura. It wasn’t very good, but I thought it was at a level that I could do.

In addition, Mr. Uchida, who is a role model coach for the U-20 Japan national team, touched on the players he coaches, saying, “This year, the U-20 World Cup will be held, and the final qualifier (AFC U-20 Asia) will be held. Cup Uzbekistan 2023) will also be held after this, but I hope that there will be players who will go to the World Cup. expressed expectations.

The Asian Cup for the U-20 World Cup will start on March 1st. I look forward to seeing the efforts of the younger generation.