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Jun 5, 2022 5:45 AM

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Tomats said:
The pass to Kuroda was the wrong option, Asari is a decent centre back and was the best option when Kuro went out to the wing and Asari sat back deeper in the pocket, all the forwards could have moved up and the numbers advantage would have given lots of goal scoring options for Asari to distribute to

Asari is a fullback btw.
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Jun 5, 2022 6:54 AM
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Aoi really needs to learn the basics, i cant believe someone of his age didnt even know how to stop a ball

I've finished watching Italy vs Germany, you should said the same thing to Sane and Gnabry lmao

my boys were just in a bad day ok?
Jun 5, 2022 7:48 AM

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Welp, it's been confirmed that there'll be 24 eps. Wish there would be more but I'll be satisfied with 24 lol

Aoi's still getting the grasp of basic control techniques. Togashi's not good at explaining lmao. But, he did a got job of hammering it down Aoi's thick skull. Seems like every single junior youth player has a 'Fukuda moment' with themselves.

Damn, Aoi's doing better than before. Even if it's minor progress, it's still better than nothing.

Yuma's seeing the crazy difference between A-Team and his former teams. 9 goals and they talk about failure lmao.

Damn bro, why is Asari so stiff with others? He's pissed because Aoi's improving?

Akutsu always exudes an evil aura. There ain't gonna be any kind of redeeming moment for him. Right?

Kuroda and Asari are the ones most pissed with Aoi until now. Their basic foundation is strong enough

Coach Date is trying to push Aoi by providing him with 'assignments'
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Jun 5, 2022 8:01 AM

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Aoi is going back to that crapbox, the dude lets the game get the better of him by being overly excited. How i was really looking to see that Akutsu's smirk into a frown.
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Jun 5, 2022 10:01 AM

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I'm glad that Ashito is finally starting to play football "properly". I mean, yeah, playing with your old team/friends is nice and all, but there's a huge difference between playng football in high school and playing professionally, hence why his usual way to play (Everyone on the team applying to his play, and not needing to use techniques perfectly) doesn't work anymore. Not to mention that playing against people who play football as a hobby is much different than the players who aim for the 'top of the world'.
Reality hit him like a truck, but he's finally getting it.
Jun 5, 2022 11:46 AM

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Good to see him begin playing professionally. Still far to go though.




Jun 5, 2022 5:12 PM
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Seriously what do you mean by this??
Im not sure what to make of it and I'd like to know :)
Jun 5, 2022 8:40 PM
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KyouKaiTen said:
Tomats said:
The pass to Kuroda was the wrong option, Asari is a decent centre back and was the best option when Kuro went out to the wing and Asari sat back deeper in the pocket, all the forwards could have moved up and the numbers advantage would have given lots of goal scoring options for Asari to distribute to

Asari is a fullback btw.


aoi is a fullback too
Jun 5, 2022 8:40 PM
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MK17_2 said:
Seriously what do you mean by this??
Im not sure what to make of it and I'd like to know :)


aoi is a fullback, not a striker
Jun 5, 2022 9:08 PM
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Simplicity is efficiency.
Football is a game of efficiency.

In the start of the episode, Ao was asked to turn with the ball and pass to Togashi.

He did exactly that but Togashi was unsatisfied.

What Togashi was saying to Ao was to be efficient with the ball. What Ao did wrong was:
- taking extra touches
- breaking the 'flow' of ball's movement

(He did the same in the passing drill last episode and was yelled at)

As Togashi said "It's not just about recieving the ball, its for the sake of what comes after", he is referring to the same thing wants i.e. *keeping the ball in 'flow with respect to the play' in the most efficient way i.e. the least time consuming way.*

Well a good touch with spacial awareness does open up many more options for a player. So it was nice seeing Ao improve.
Players with bad 1st touch are quite one dimension.

What Ao was doing wrong at a technical level was going to the ball with a hard foot. A ball weighs about 500-600g, so relaxx, relax the feet, cushion the ball and easy!

Still he's far far away from an ideal player.

In the game vs A team, the obvious thing was that Ao lacked was team chemistry. Moving with respect to his teammates and playing according/with respect to his teammates.

Where the A team has a good chemistry b/w them, team B is shambles in terms of chemistry.

Kuroda didn't wanted even ask for the ball, still Ao passed to him.
On the other hand, team A plays like they are telepathical.

See, these are the simple things happens every time in football. Pass or not to pass? Shoot or not to shoot? Dribble right or dribble left?

There are literally a thousand things one can do with and without the ball in a perticular play. But it's on the player to choose which way they want to play and the correct way is to play quick/fast football with respect to the team and this is called efficient football, which is to play simple.
Simple football since it's less time consuming.

P.S. ashito's mom is so beautiful and sexy..
 

Jun 5, 2022 9:32 PM

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"Goddammit, Ashito! You don't know shit about football's basics! ARGH!!" - the arc.
That said, I wonder how many more times Ashito will get yelled at for making rookie mistakes now that the anime was confirmed to have 24 eps.

Overall, solid episode. Looking forward to seeing Akutsu getting his ankle broken or something.
Jun 5, 2022 9:35 PM
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I think the biggest problem wasn't that Ashito still doesn't know most of the basics, it's that he gave Asari and Kuroda hope without having the skills to back it up.

Talking big like a team captain would, but still acting like an amateur.
Jun 5, 2022 11:47 PM

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Another week, another problem for Ashito to solve.
Jun 6, 2022 6:15 PM

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firstawa said:
KyouKaiTen said:

Asari is a fullback btw.


aoi is a fullback too


Ayy that's spoiler, you can't do that here..
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Jun 6, 2022 10:47 PM

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just when Ashito thought that he got the hang of it, when B Team vs A team commence they were overwhelmed with the difference of skill and not only that! A Team even have a handicap 11 vs 21 and they even scored more! that's the difference! but i wonder why that trashtalker dude is so high and mighty!? is he the greatest soccer individual of the whole world? or maybe he just got problems taking it out on the newbies!?!? haha
4/5.


Jun 9, 2022 6:21 PM
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Its so frustrating realize that Aoi actually thinking the best decision. But he's thinking too much that Akutsu come to press him and he become panic seeing his teammates instruction, thats actually pointing at the same direction that he was thinking.

I love this episode. So many football stuff.
Jun 12, 2022 2:35 AM
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In the training situation he's in a centre mid position, and asari is in a centre back position. Your given position doesn't impact the decision making when you are out of position on the pitch.
Jun 12, 2022 2:39 AM
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KyouKaiTen said:
Tomats said:
The pass to Kuroda was the wrong option, Asari is a decent centre back and was the best option when Kuro went out to the wing and Asari sat back deeper in the pocket, all the forwards could have moved up and the numbers advantage would have given lots of goal scoring options for Asari to distribute to

Asari is a fullback btw.


Fullback?? That's not a different position just a non UK name for a centre back...
Jun 12, 2022 4:11 AM

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Tomats said:
KyouKaiTen said:

Asari is a fullback btw.


Fullback?? That's not a different position just a non UK name for a centre back...


What? You didn't know about fullback? Are you really from UK? Brits also use fullback to name wide defender..
“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.”
Jun 12, 2022 4:46 AM
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KyouKaiTen said:
Tomats said:


Fullback?? That's not a different position just a non UK name for a centre back...


What? You didn't know about fullback? Are you really from UK? Brits also use fullback to name wide defender..


YCBFR No Brit would say fullback... it's a wing back, left back or right back. You've got no fans, you've got no ground.
Jun 12, 2022 5:52 AM

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Tomats said:
KyouKaiTen said:


What? You didn't know about fullback? Are you really from UK? Brits also use fullback to name wide defender..


YCBFR No Brit would say fullback... it's a wing back, left back or right back. You've got no fans, you've got no ground.

Man, I hate this kind of people in this forum. How old are you? Who hurt you?.
At least now you understand he is not a CB,
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Jun 25, 2022 11:04 PM

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Imagine getting mad at Aoi for that play when your defense has gotten folded twice even with 21 players. I also get Aoi sucks, especially at the club level, but holy it's just comical where everyone's priorities are.
Jun 29, 2022 4:56 AM

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Bro wtf is Akutsu? Like really, no one will stop his insults to the junior players? Anyways let the round two of blame game get started.
Jul 3, 2022 6:58 AM

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i dont wna b a simp.....but im born to b one.....taira so cute.......more taira senpai pls♡

aoi's goofy smile to asari LOL asari is tsuntsun

also nice to see aoi improving, learning & earning respect from the others, proving them wrong, slowly but surely, surely he's going to fail along the way, but how else

at this rate, akutsu trash talk is actually getting quite funny lol he literally trash talk everyone even yuuma, mayb that's his dumb way of communication lol

a lot of eye candy in A team hehe







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Jul 11, 2022 6:52 AM

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I feel like the whole series is gonna tow this line of he's so talented but worse than all these others even the no names, he's making progress but it stills means nothing next to how good everyone else is.

I can see it start to get really annoying if it goes on like this for much longer, if he's so talented he's similar to the manager guy, we deserve to see him actually blossom into one of the best at the club, maybe even playing for Japan himself hopefully.
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Aug 31, 2022 10:31 AM
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Ao Ashito has to prove himself!
Sep 2, 2022 1:54 AM

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Not gonna lie...kinda seems like they're just arbitrarily nerfing our boy Aoi here when ever they feel like the story needs it. I thought having the over head FIFA POV and knowing where everyone is at all times was like his special ability but now he's getting blind sided and losing track of his teammates runs?


pressing x to doubt
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Sep 2, 2022 10:09 AM
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Not gonna lie...kinda seems like they're just arbitrarily nerfing our boy Aoi here when ever they feel like the story needs it. I thought having the over head FIFA POV and knowing where everyone is at all times was like his special ability but now he's getting blind sided and losing track of his teammates runs?


pressing x to doubt

They haven't explained well why he has now low vision but there's a good reason

Until now Aoi (and actually most amateur, low level players) stopped the ball like this:
-Preparing to stop the ball
-Touching it to stop it
-Looking up to decide what to do
-Acting

But if you stop the ball like this, higher level opponents won't let you play because you spend too much time on those movements and they'll steal the ball or at least ruin your play, in this case Ashito hadn't time even to lookup so no matter how good his vision and memory are, he can't know where his teammates are if he can't look at them

He could do that in Ehime because they were low level players and they let Aoi enough time to stop the ball and play so to make his natural talent (vision and memory) shine


The correct way is to stop a ball is:
- While the ball is getting to you, watch your surrounding and choose what to do next
- Touch the ball in order to facilitate your next move
- Acting (it becomes less time expensive as the ball is already in the position you wanted it to)
Sep 23, 2022 5:59 PM
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Oct 19, 2022 5:37 PM

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looks like the Aoi always manages to ruin the game. Once more acting selfishly, he didn’t pass the ball to his teammate on the opposite side. These basics must be used during the game in order to gain experience and enhance each and every one.

Aoi has a lot to learn. I don’t know how he knew nothing about them, but there must be a reason behind this..
Nov 29, 2022 5:50 AM

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He's really clueless about the tactics and teamwork...
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Dec 1, 2022 4:21 PM
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As a former soccer player this anime gets a bit frustrating...

Making such a big deal about just controlling the ball and opening your body. It's a miracle Aoi got signed haha.
Dec 22, 2022 2:02 AM
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he can advance, step by step!!! kekeke
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anime_on_demand said:
As a former soccer player this anime gets a bit frustrating...

Making such a big deal about just controlling the ball and opening your body. It's a miracle Aoi got signed haha.


Well, imagine he's an undeveloped version of a De Bruyne or Ozil. He has none of their footballing ability, touch, technique or tactical understanding, but that's not what make them unique and among the greatest creators in history, it's their vision and ability to, in a split second, see openings before they exist, and be in complete control of the flow of the game. Aoi has that innate almost supernatural trait that only a select few in a generation possess.

By now you know the role Fukuda has planned for him and the mangaka shows he's surprisingly knowledgeable about the development of modern tactics in recent years by Pep, and Arteta. I don't want to spoil what's to come, but what makes the manga special, is it's actually not a simple football/soccer manga, where anyone growing up playing, and/or passionate about tactics, roll their eyes at the lack of tactical depth, but modern concepts like inverted fullbacks, is a central theme, and it's a great manga for anyone interested to lesrn some of the subtleties of the game.

The animation is quite stiff, and the anime can't quite recreate the beauty of the game (so far after 9 ep), but I really enjoy the manga, and I'm happy to see it animated.
Nov 26, 2023 10:04 AM
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This is an amazing sports anime masterpiece, which opened up and increased my knowledge, especially in terms of football, now I as an observer found Ashito in Trent Alexander Arnold (an English footballer) playing for the Liverpool club, before I didn't really mind it, but after seeing this anime I feel that my view of football is the same as the character "Anri" in this anime which is oriented towards strengthening the midfield, and now I know how strong the influence of a wing defender who can play at different levels is. Currently, even according to what is in this anime, Liverpool and Trent Alexander Arnold show their fangs with the playing style shown in this anime, so in my opinion "this is a very amazing anime, which can change your view of football, 10/10 "I hope to deliver the next season as soon as possible. Thank You.
Oct 30, 2024 6:11 AM
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Good one. It shows how aoi can improve and what he is lacking
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Aoi is learning more from his teammates than his coaches that's for sure
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