In the end, the first day was spent with introductions from all the players there and also a light training to let the players adjust to the new environment.
It turned out that it wasn't just Higo who felt left out here. Besides some veteran players, a lot of people here were newcomers, and they were just fortunate to have a friend or two in this crowd.
No wonder the group didn't mesh well enough earlier.
However, it was clear that Moriyasu-sensei didn't intend to let this go on for a long time. No, he just mixed the whole crowd, forcing each one of them to get paired with a new person like they were a bunch of students who came to the school for the first time in their lives.
In this session, Higo was paired with Gen Shoji, a senior defender who played for Gamba Osaka in J-League.
Unfortunately, he was a man of few words, and with Higo being this awkward in a new crowd, the interaction between the two was painfully quiet.
