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Kusunose expects improvement from Urawa

Kusunose expects improvement from Urawa

Chonburi: Two wins from two mean that Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies are assured of finishing as the Group A winners and qualify for the final of the AFC Women's Club Championship™ 2023 but head coach Naoki Kusunose is not resting on his laurels.
The Japanese tactician is already looking ahead after the 6-1 win over Bangkok FC on Thursday that sealed their progression, as his demands on his players remained as high as ever.
#AFCWomensClub Group A | Bangkok FC (THA) 1-6 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN)

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“I’m happy to win the past two games,” said Kusunose. “We had a bit of difficulty after changing (making substitutions), we cannot be happy with conceding a goal, however, we want to keep going and do better.

“The intention with the substitutions is to make my team compete against each other. It’s on purpose to keep the competitiveness among the players.

“We have upcoming league matches as well, so I might be looking to rotate for the last game to keep the squad fresh.”
Miki Ito and Kiko Seike each scored a brace with Kozue Ando and Mei Shimada also getting on the scoresheet as Urawa displayed yet another wonderful performance in notching their second win.

While Kanyanat Chetthabutr’s late consolation for Bangkok was the slight negative for Urawa, it was exactly the opposite for the Thai head coach, Panupun Kumvongdee.
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“I’m really proud of everyone in the team,” said Kumvongde. “We wanted to score against Urawa and we achieved that through the battling spirit of the team. 

“Even though we conceded early goals, we didn’t let it affect us. We know Urawa have the whole package so we already knew that we had to fight and we showed that.

“I want all my players to get a chance in this tournament so I will definitely be looking to make some changes for the final game.”

Urawa will complete the group stage on Sunday when they meet Hualien Women’s Football Team while Bangkok will take on Sree Gokulam Kerala FC.

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