<h2>Dainichi Maeda (25) <br>
Mother reveals a secret episode about his quick feet, which were nurtured in his childhood</h2>
<h3> Position: FW Height: 173 cm, Weight: 67 kg <br>
Affiliation: Celtic</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275927" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275927" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7d87bea4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/KNE6203.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275927" class="wp-caption-text"> Maeda&#8217;s goal-scoring performance is &#8220;Anpanman,&#8221; in which he puts both fists on his cheeks. The reason for this is &#8220;because my daughter is into it.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong> She has always been a fast girl and always came in first in both marathon and short-distance running. I didn&#8217;t do anything special for her. &#8230;&#8230;2 From the time she was 5 years old, she would wake up at around 5 a.m., climb Mt. Nijo in Osaka, eat a rice ball at the top, and then go to preschool. I was a very naughty boy.</strong></p>
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<p> (Laughter),&#8221; said Yukie, mother of Dainichi Maeda (25).</p>
<p> Maeda&#8217;s trademark is his incredible speed and close-cropped head, and his dedication to running both offensively and defensively with a speed in the 5-second range over 50 meters is his specialty, and he was the leading scorer in the J-League last season. Maeda&#8217;s natural toughness comes through in his game, says Koeda.</p>
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<p><strong> He has always been able to handle situations where you would think, &#8216;That&#8217;s not good,'&#8221; says Koeda. He has been playing soccer for a long time because he enjoys moving his body. This time, I got a phone call saying, &#8216;You&#8217;ve been selected for the World Cup. I got a phone call saying, &#8216;You&#8217;ve been selected for the World Cup. I can see that he is getting used to the big stage these days. I hope he will enjoy playing with everyone as usual.</strong></p>
<p> Japan&#8217;s proud striker, who is &#8220;too fast,&#8221; is sure to excite the world.</p>
<figure id="attachment_275928" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275928" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a943d2d7"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/IMG_1935-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275928" class="wp-caption-text"> Maeda was physically bigger than his peers from childhood, but &#8220;neither he nor his family thought he could become a soccer player,&#8221; says his mother, Yukie.</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Shuto Machino (23) <br>
Even his father was surprised at the additional call-up! Ninja FW&#8217;s mentality of steel</h2>
<h3> Position: FW Height: 185 cm, Weight: 77 kg <br>
Affiliation: Shonan Bellmare</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275929" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275929" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7a3bcf8d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/KW2_0634.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275929" class="wp-caption-text"> At the press conference, he excited the reporters by saying, &#8220;I practiced (ninja pose) in front of the mirror for an hour every day after taking a bath.</figcaption></figure>
<p> FW Shuto Machino (23), a surprise addition to the squad due to the injury to Yuta Nakayama (25), is a versatile striker who can also defend from the front line, with his 185 cm height, skill, speed, and stamina. His father, Osamu, who used to coach the boys&#8217; sports team at Machino&#8217;s elementary school, describes his son&#8217;s strengths as follows: &#8220;Shuto was a boy with a good attitude.</p>
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<p><strong> Shuto was a boy with good posture. He never looked down when he had the ball, so he had a wide field of vision and could find good passing routes. Using his good posture, he could make long passes and strong shots already in the first grade.</strong></p>
<p> An additional strength, he says, is his cheerful personality.</p>
<p><strong> I like to make people laugh, and I am always making fun of them. I can adapt to any place I go. And anyway, he has a strong mentality. When he was called up for the World Cup, everyone was surprised, including himself. When he was called up for the World Cup, everyone was surprised, including himself.</strong></p>
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<p> Machino, who hails from Iga City in Mie Prefecture, does the &#8220;Ninja Pose&#8221; for his goal performance. I hope that he will run around like a ninja and rock the Qatar goal net.</p>
<p> From the December 2 and 9, 2022 issues of FRIDAY</p>


 Koki Nagahama, Kaoru Watanabe

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