Our attacking was good, as was our technique and passing, particularly in the first 30 minutes. There were a lot of good points, but also some bad points. We didn't play as well in the second half as we did in the first, and although our defense held on, there is room for improvement.

263

Both teams had chances in the first half and it could have gone either way. It was very typical of a cup match. But after we got the first goal, we started to play better and the chances started coming. In the end we deserved to win.

216

As a coach, I'm extremely happy to be able to sign a player who I wanted. Our goal this season is to win as many titles as possible. There's not a lot more I can say about his quality. He is the best player in Japan, and I think it's great that he will be preparing for the World Cup here with us.

185

We have now qualified for the 2007 Asian Champions League and I am very proud of that. We will all be celebrating today.

162

We had five or six good chances to score.

162

Another reason I wanted to stay here was to build a good team for next year. I have my eye on bringing in one or two more players.

158

It's been 25 years since we last won this cup and we want to make sure we win it properly. We didn't want to play 30 minutes of extra time, and we should have taken care of the game long before then.

129

We have global ambitions, but to get there we had to advance first to Asia.

111

He controls the ball extremely well, he's good at pressing forward and he's an invaluable team player. I'd like to see him make the step up to the next level.

78