A very good sports anime in concept, but it didn't quite keep my interest. It hits all the very interesting notes of a sports anime however a sports anime generally needs a unique concept to fully grasp my attention and not tropes. Blue Lock is very generic as an overall sort of sports anime. It has some very interesting ideas with the plot, but it just could not bear my attention or care long enough. I can pretty much determine all the plot points by the first couple of episodes, and I truly think nothing would surprise me, nor would I care about it. Perhaps because the competition itself, based on a battle royale/death games/ squid games that are in fashion, is very low stakes. I might be interested in the masterminds stories and the odd aces, but really no, there are better things out there. I get if someone would find this fantastic, but while I like soccer its not a game I truly adore. Boxing, for instance, I could thoroughly get into and was fascinated about, which made Hajime Ippo great.
If you are looking for the next best sports anime this is definitely worth a watch. However its not really must watch.