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Gear vol.2 by Ms. Haraguchi Genki "Whether you can step on when you switch back, I think that is important"

Last time I talked about the relationship with the spikes of the boyhood centered Genki Haraguchi. The topic will shift to what he asks for the spike since he became a professional this time. And he began to talk about the unknown episode that he was suffering over the selection of the spike until just before the kickoff of the game he played a big success.

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<Interview 1st is here>
 

- When you first wore Nike spikes, where did you feel the difference with other spikes?


Haraguchi"When I first wore a Nike spike, there were things that seemed a sense of incompatibility, sometimes because it was not a natural skin, but until then I did not care much about the weight of the spike, but Nike By continuing to wear it, that lightness became comfortable. "

――Why do you like light spikes?

Haraguchi"I think my playing style has changed to something that demands more and more speed. Then, I don't want to feel the weight of spikes during or before the game, and now So the lighter the spikes, the better. "

- Is there a jinx when wearing a spike?

Haraguchi"I don't have anything in particular, but when I can only play badly or when I lose a lot, I sometimes find it difficult to wear the spikes in the next game."

- So, why did you use the spikes you wore in a game that scored the goal for a long time?

Haraguchi"Of course, there are times when it's a lucky charm, but every time I wear it, the spikes get softer and softer, right? If it gets too soft, I don't wear it anymore."

- Are you saying that?

Haraguchi"If there is not a certain degree of hardness, the legs will slip out in the spike when you switch back during the game ... ... If you get misled, the next play will be delayed by that much. There are times when I want to continue wearing that spike when I am there, but there are times when I have to replace it with a new spike. "
   

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- How much spike are you wearing in a year?


Haraguchi"I think that it is quite a lot, more than 12 pairs of fixed type and" mix "(* mixed fixed studs and replaceable studs) each" 

- Do you total 24 feet in a year?

Haraguchi"About roughly every 3 months, the model will change, right? At that timing I will send three pairs of the two types I said before. In short, it is two paces a month in a month Right? " 

- Does that make it possible to play aggressive to defense?

Haraguchi"That's right. That feeling is really important. I don't want to feel any discomfort when I turn it back. However, I can't really wear new spikes in the game, so I practiced 1 I wear it once or twice, and after getting used to it a little, I use it in the game. "

- As for soccer players' spikes, their eyes tend to look towards the feeling of kicking the ball, but for Haraguchi, the feeling when stepping on the ground is important, are not you?

Haraguchi"I can cover the kicking work with my own technique, but I wonder if I can step on it or not when turning back ... I think that is important."

- By the way, the pitch of Europe is much softer than Japan. Were you puzzled when you came to Germany?

Haraguchi"Well, as I said earlier, I am mainly wearing" MIX "in the game, but I have been wearing a fixed formula all the time in Japan, even if it is not a pure replacement formula" MIX " , It gets a bit heavier when compared with the fixed type, and it was disgusting in the early days because it is hard to do even with the ball touch part compared with the fixed type, but I have no choice but to wear it. "
   

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- From the very beginning when you came to Hertha "MIX" did you wear?

Haraguchi"No, he was sticky and sticky at the first match" 

- When did you change it?

Haraguchi"After the match against Wolfsburg of the third match I participated (* September 24, 2014) in the league match of the first season, when slipping my legs while defending in Wolfsburg warfare I felt and got a yellow card without stopping, I got a yellow card, I realized that "Ah, this is not good," from now I divulged and wore "MIX" "

--So that's it…….

Haraguchi"However, in the league game of this season, both the first game and the second game were wearing a fixed formula," 

- Because it got used to the soft pitch?

Haraguchi"There is also that, if the weather is fine in the summer, it can be done fixedly (* The game of Freiburg in section 1 of the league will be held on August 28, the game against Ingolstadt in section 2 will be held on September 10, He recorded 2 assists and was involved in all four goals of the team.) However, as the winter comes closer, the day is coming which can not be played fixedly (lol) So it gets warmed up before the game I tried fixing it and tried it and decided which type to wear on it.When I was fighting in Ingolstadt, I was suffering until just before the game started. "

(Continued to the 3rd)http://king-gear.com/articles/147
 

[Profile] Genki Haraguchi Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1991. After working for the Gangnam South Soccer Boy Scouts, Urawa Reds Junior Youth, and the same youth, he made his official debut as a two-class registered player in 2008. In 2009, he signed the youngest contract in club history and played as a member of Urawa Reds until 2014. Since the 2104 season, he has been active in Hertha Berlin, Bundesliga, Germany (as of 2016).

Sentence / Photo Mimura Yusuke / Play Photo Ryo Kiyomizu, Photo Editing Takahiro Enomoto