In a post-match press conference at the Sept. 8 J. League game between the Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai at Saitama Stadium 2002, a seemingly irritated local reporter voiced an opinion to Reds manager Hans Ooft.
"I didn't see any communication among your players when dealing with set pieces. They seemed to play without any strategy."
Ooft said in reply, "When you start building a team, the team has weak points and strong points. If you start hammering all of your weak points all the time, you hammer down your own players. I don't like it."