What is the behavior of Japanese players that TARIK, who played at Shonan Bellmare until last year, feels is a waste? (2ページ目)

"I think that in Japanese society, expressing your opinion to your superiors is sometimes seen as disobedience," he continued. "I think that's why there are so many obedient people in this country. Even if they are holding something inside, few people show it. Certainly the coach is the boss of the team and should be respected. I'm also a veteran, so maybe people are careful around me as well. But if you just nod your head for everything, you're missing an opportunity to improve the team. I believe that if you have a lot of opinions, the manager can absorb them and make things better. It would be a real shame not to have any input. Especially as football is a sport of free choice."

Tarik continued with a calm but serious look in his eyes.

"I don't think I can change Japan as a whole in this respect, but I have been hoping to change the atmosphere in the Shonan team," he said. "Every professional footballer has an opinion about the sport. So if we don't keep them to ourselves and share them with our colleagues, I think the team will get better and better. That will also help the coach. If we think for ourselves and learn different ways of doing things, and not just what the coach tells us to do, we will be able to deal with different situations. I think our coach would welcome that."

Tarik likes harmony, but that doesn't mean he doesn't make waves at all. He believes that it is ultimately better if people express their different opinions and adopt what they think will be beneficial to the team, the group and society.

Perhaps this is an idea that has been shaped by his exposure to different cultures and environments.