Ronaldo Woolin Kawasaki, do you play with credit cards in the stadium? We'll fight as a team and win

May 03, 2025

Ronaldo Woolin Kawasaki, do you play with credit cards in the stadium? We'll fight as a team and win
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Hasebe Shigetoshi, head coach of the Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale, who made a surprise advance to the finals on the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) stage, threw his hat in the ring.

According to the Japanese soccer media 'Sarkking' on the 3rd (Korea time), Hasebe had the opportunity to become an Asian champion at the press conference for the final of the 2024-2025 season against Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) at 1:30 a.m. on the 4th at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We can get our hands on the cup here in a few hours. With that mindset, I want to participate in this press conference and play in the game," he expressed his determination to win.

Kawasaki succeeded in advancing to the final on the 1st by winning 3-2 with thorough preparation despite its objective inferiority in the ACLE semifinals against Cristiano Ronaldo's team Al Nasr (Saudi). Hasebe said of Al Ahli, who reached the final after beating Al Hilal in the semi-finals, "It is a complete team with the best coach and players. a very strong opponent." Captain Yasto Wakazaki who accompanied him at the press conference also "Both attack and defense are at a high level. So that we don't fall behind in that, we all want to win the attack and defense together."




Ronaldo Woolin Kawasaki, do you play with credit cards in the stadium? We'll fight as a team and win
Al Ahli striker Roberto Firmino. REUTERS Yonhap News
Al Ahli's team, which has stars from European big leagues such as Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino, Ivan Toney and Frank Kesier, has a market value of about 275.3 billion won (Transfermarkt), 11 times that of Kawasaki, which is about 24.7 billion won. "Budget (financial power) is important in the soccer world, but you can't play with money when you play," Hasebe said. I can't play with my wallet, I don't play with my credit card. The budget does not depend much on the play. That's the attitude of a soccer player. The most important thing for a player is what he does on the field. I think money is next," he said, stressing the importance of performance.

Wakazaka says "2nd place is completely different from 1st place. I want to win and return home. If you beat the best player in the world and win, you will be able to make Kawasaki more known to the world. Victory is absolutely necessary to move on to the next stage."

If Kawasaki beats Al Ahli to win, he will receive a total prize of 1.78 billion yen (about 17.5 billion won), including 1.4 billion yen (about 13.8 billion won). Gwangju, which lost 0-7 to Al Hilal in the quarterfinals, secured 2.6 billion won, more than five times the K League 1 prize money (500 million won) by advancing to the quarterfinals.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.