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Jul 18, 2022 8:13 AM

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I liked how Ashito handled Akutsu's taunting, it showed his maturity and professionalism. If it was me i wouldve quit, there's no way I would do something else when I thought I was going to be another. Wouldn't have compromised one bit. Ashito is awesome. Hana is way more awesome.
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Jul 18, 2022 9:14 AM

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Aoi's silence was so effective. Briefly gone was that shouting and hot-headed kid. After this, its impossible to label him as the personification of a trope. I loved Hana calling up Aoi's mom in order to give him the much-needed motivation. We have a best girl candidate here.




Jul 30, 2022 6:41 PM
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LeoDrago said:
All I can say about this episode is everyone needs a Hana in their lives. She’s the BEST supporter Ashito never asked for.

I’m excited to see how Aoi accepting his role as a defender is gonna improve his abilities. If anything it can develop him into more of a complete player on both ends of the field.
Yes, I agree. This episode makes me love hana even more!
Jul 30, 2022 6:46 PM
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y'know, I wonder if fukuda will play the father role for ashito in the future episodes? but now, after these past few episodes, Im not sure
Aug 22, 2022 5:01 PM
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This anime approaches the game of socce rin an intelligent manner, no matter how goofy the characters may be - the story is accurate in regards to the game.
Sep 2, 2022 9:40 PM

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"When thing's go south call Mom" That's a motto I live by anyway. Glad to see Hana gets it too. I swear to god when Aoi goes pro he better buy this girl a mansion in the Alps for all the hell she's dragged him through. Glad to see at least someone is appreciating her meal plans too.

Interesting they call it a "Shuffle". When I play we usually just call it a "Shift". Whatever its officially called, as a defender it's pretty easy when to figure out when to do it cuz your CB or Goal Keeper is usually yelling "SHIFT SHIFT YOU MORON" at you over and over again until it happens.

I'm glad they really emphasize just how different the view from Defense is. You can see everyone and everything which makes it a natural position to lead from. Philipp Lahm, Azpilicueta, John Terry, Marcelo, all of them Full backs, all of them Captains, all of them leaders of men. Is this the future that awaits our MC?

That being said, this is still an absolutely insane risk that Fukuda is taking. Although I will admit that defending does involve an embarrassingly high amount of standing around and yawning, it requires a totally different mind set from that of offense. A mind set that relies primarily not on bravery, boldness, or aggression, but Patience.

Forwards are nothing but trickers and will do everything in their power to bait, deceive, and fool you into going one way while they go the other. A good defender knows this and can see through the BS for the genuine article, for the right time to strike. Patience is the one singular aspect that makes a defender good at their job or not and the exact opposite of the "Now! Now! Now! Gimme! Gimme! Gotta score! Gotta score!" mindset that Aoi has had literally his entire life and, like I just said, is the mentality that makes for the WORST defenders.

How realistically will they pull this off? Well I guess I'll just have to stay tuned to find out.
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Sep 9, 2022 3:55 AM
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the animation is outstanding.
Sep 26, 2022 2:04 AM
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xxXzaLuCaRdzXxx said:
The anime was doing quite well I mean haven't seen nothing like it before, but this episode completely fkin changed everything, aoi changing from forward to defender, Fukuda being the bad guy all along, just completely fkin flipped everything really a trash episode wasted all my time watching this anime to get here like complete ruined everything. I don't think I will watch it ever again.

this twist and the development that comes as a result of it is what makes the manga top tier for me though.
em_doubleyou said:
xxXzaLuCaRdzXxx said:
The anime was doing quite well I mean haven't seen nothing like it before, but this episode completely fkin changed everything, aoi changing from forward to defender, Fukuda being the bad guy all along, just completely fkin flipped everything really a trash episode wasted all my time watching this anime to get here like complete ruined everything. I don't think I will watch it ever again.

this twist and the development that comes as a result of it is what makes the manga top tier for me though.


Edit: It's true after watching the entire series I think everything falls in place perfectly. Definitely worth your time. Just bare with it for a while this anime is a real masterpiece!!!
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Sep 28, 2022 2:41 PM

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The coaches are putting Aoi through the ringer fr. The transition to a defender could only mean one thing, Akutsu would bully the fuck out of him again. I already know that he can't be such a massive dick. Really looking forward to see his redemption arc.

Hana is too good to be true and Kuribayashi wants some as well... I mean a personal meal plan, silly.

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Oct 17, 2022 1:09 PM
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when hana handed ao the phone it brought tears to my eyes
Oct 19, 2022 8:58 PM

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thought Aoi was trying to jump off a bridge or something. Thank God it was nothing serious.
His mom was all he needed. Fukuda pulled an Eren on Us.

Takeshima is hilarious 💀 he’s so chill
Nov 2, 2022 7:40 AM

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I know Akutsu is a bad boy but he's so hot lol
I feel like he's going to be nice to Aoi later, right? lol

I cried so hard when Hana found Aoi and then she calls his mom
I immediately bawled, what a great scene
Nov 8, 2022 12:33 AM
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They killed my boy... I can feel Ashito's frustration in here. But I'm rooting for you man! Keep going.
Nov 30, 2022 8:14 PM

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He needs to see from other perspective so that He can understand and develop :)
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turned! It's time to learn! kekeke
Jan 13, 2023 6:59 PM
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Hana is the best. When he needed comfort who else is the best to turn to but one's mother?

I still don't feel good about this change to defender. It very much feels like a 'shut up and do what I say because I'm an adult and you're a child' sort of play. And it is. The coach but may be right, but the way he went about it isn't. I would have liked Aoi to come to that conclusion himself.
Apr 4, 2023 6:03 PM

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I hate this episode with a passion. As someone as a past Football player hearing this news kills any and all dreams u ever had.
Some players have changed positions and they did after knowing and learning the reason. 

You cant just force someone to play a position without any details or vision after KILLING his future. 
Hope the show gets better or i am so dropping this. 
Oct 29, 2023 2:13 AM

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If only Aoi had high technique and athletic ability he would have become a monster with his spatial awareness as a forward.
Nov 26, 2023 10:06 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.
Aug 25, 2024 5:15 AM

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Honestly I think it's a good thing he got switched to defender.
The amount of mental strain Ashito put on himself trying to figure every possible attack and knowing the location of every single player was too much for him.

Now that he's a defender he doesn't have to visualize as much anymore since he can just see the entire field at any time, he's able to calmly deduce the best possible attack for his team.
This way he could potentially become the captain of the Youth team.
May 26, 7:05 AM

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It shoulda been "It's still soccer" rather than "It's just soccer" lol but anyway you mean to tell me Fukuda has been playing all of us? He made that one coach act as a villain? goddamn
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