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Midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Manchester United still expressed his desire to win despite his young age.
Japan's Soccer Digest Web shed light on the interview with Kagawa on the 20th, saying, "'The power of the Cerezo Osaka attack team evaluated by Shinji Kagawa and the task for victory.'"
Cerezo Osaka drew 3-3 in the 24th round of the J-League 12 of the 2025 season against Shonan Belmare at Lemon Gas Stadium in Hiratsuka on the 19th.
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Despite Lucas Fernandez's first goal, Osaka lost the lead by allowing consecutive runs. At the beginning of the second half, Rafael Ratao's equalizer broke out, and Taiko, who was helped by Kagawa, seemed to have won the game with a come-from-behind goal. However, at the end of the game, Luis Felipe was allowed to lose a penalty kick and took only one point.
Kagawa expressed strong regret over the result after the game. Soccer Digest Webb said in a cool tone that `Kagawa did not keep his two leads and had only one point to overcome to win the game. He said he thought positively about not losing, but emphasized the importance of how well the team faced this situation for not winning.
Kagawa said, `I really wanted to win"I rarely received the ball in a tight position under the saw in the first half. There were situations where the pressure was not properly applied. Rather than being stressed by these things, you should proceed responsibly from the back and each individual should have that consciousness", he pointed out.
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Kagawa is close to 'Living Legend' in Japanese soccer. Making his professional debut with Cerezo Osaka, he received a lot of attention after joining Dortmund in 2010. Since then, he surprised everyone by wearing a Manchester United uniform as an Asian player following Park Ji-sung in 2012. However, his performance at Manchester United was disappointing, and Kagawa returned to Dortmund and continued his performance.
Kagawa, who continued his career in Europe, returned to his former team Osaka in 2023. This season, despite his 36-year-old age, he still showed passion and scored three goals and one assist in 26 games. Although he is now at the age of retirement as a veteran, Kagawa's desire to win was still hot.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
