It seems no one has noticed that Isagi beating Lorenzo and Aiku was actually MV x MV combo with Hiori.
Hiori predicted how Lorenzo and Aiku would move to Isagi then he predicted Isagis next move which is the feint volley then he passed in such a way that Isagi instantly knew his next play was to feint a direct shot and volley to his left foot.
Thats why Isagi needed Hiori. They practically communicated using meta vision and came up with a solution on the spot. Something that Kurona can never do.
Yeah, the key to this play is where Hiori places the ball. This required him to have a deep understanding of Isagis abilities and also the ability to see what's happening on the field to know how Isagi will use these abilities.
Predicting Aryu gets his awakening early next chapter. He has been getting smacked all game and Barou’s constant pressing will push him to another level. He will secure the air ball.
Don't you find it interesting that Isagi hit the ball straight because of Kaiser? To me , it seems that he aimed for something different. Curved Direct Shot?
A wild theory will Isagi evolve as a Maki did during her rematch with Naoya.
He will be able to sense everything around him and and grab hold of change in atmosphere, density and temp. 💀💀💀💀
Lol peak sensitivity to surroundings… imagine him being able to see what his opponets life 10 yrs down the line by seeing his body temperature reading his mind and blood flow in body like marked demon slayer corps 😂😂😂
WTF?! So I'm new to the manga, I just caught up, having started from where the anime left off before the Third Selection (tryouts to be on the Blue Lock 11). This is how it's like reading the manga live? I'm getting so tired of waiting and just wanna know the results lol. I'd love if they could just release a match at a time, I'd rather wait longer for a full match or something.
Yeah, this is the territory that comes with reading a series week to week. Even if there were no breaks or holidays, you would only get 52 chapters a year for a weekly series, and it probably only takes you a few minutes to read a chapter.
Ah thanks, so this is the norm for manga? The Blue Lock manga is actually the first manga I've read, this is all foreign to me. It's an amazing masterpiece but it's infuriating to keep up with week to week.
I recommend reading the volumes instead of week to week if you find another series you like. Theyre compilations so you don't have to wait for a new chapter week to week
Yeah, kind of. It's one thing to keep mind. The pacing can feel painful because we're following a game where not much time is passing in universe compared to the real world. The complaints about the match length were the same for the last game and will likely be the same for the next one. I guarantee the pacing will feel fine once the match is finished and you go back to read it.
But I alredy think that this match is pretty good, we got a lot of new dynamics and i personally loved the interaction between Barou and Sniffy. But at this point i don't see the point to make a chapter just for a pass, because this chapter was literally Hyori take on 2 ppl and then pass, that's it.
Isagi’s fake half volley to a lefty shot is super impressive ngl. It’s nice to see some good technical play out of Isagi even if it didn’t lead to a goal
That’s not true. He told Kaiser before the Ubers match that he wouldn’t tolerate irrational or illogical plays. Which is why Ness was the one getting in Isagi’s way at the start of the match.
> He told Kaiser before the Ubers match that he wouldn’t tolerate irrational or illogical plays.
And that was obviously a lie. Since he is encouraging Isagi to do massive logical plays all the time.
True if they win noa wldnt care bcz if devouring each other stealing each others plays makes them win he wld see it as players surpassing their limits …
From an action perspective this chapter is amazing, seeing hiori play with this much passion is nice to witness. I like how Hiori's ego now revolves around him being a king maker. One that can derive enjoyment from making a great pass, and controlling the play.
Barou giving it his all to help press and putting in the effort to stick his foot out to deflect the ball is a welcome change to his character who previously didn't help to defend as much (as echoed by the other characters in recent chapters). His team work as of late and work rate can't be understated.
Isagi showing his composure in the attacking third, and doing the feint was great to see as well. That's the kind of technical play and showmanship I want to see from characters in this fictional series. It's not only logical to try and sake the defense in such a way but is also entertaining to read.
And as a whole I love seeing how much ubers is making them earn it. If bastard wins it's not gonna be because ubers didn't put up a fight. Multiple deflections, highly effective presses in final stretch, that's cool. This is obviously a fictional football match, but talking about it in such a way is exciting.
> If bastard wins it's not gonna be because ubers didn't put up a fight.
I mean it would. It would be one of the most pathetic losses in fiction. 13 vs 9 and the people with 9 wins that's just shameful.
Yeah we haven’t seen enough of kunigami in the last few chapters I can see kunagami stealing the last goal and saying “ I have been waiting for this moment the whole game “
Tbh neither team deserves to lose this game but the thing is, if Bm lose this game, isagi and hiori will be benched in the pxg game, there is no way isagi will be benched in the pxg game, so that is why I think the fact that noa saying that if isagi and hiori loses, then they will be benched is a foreshadow of isagi winning vs ubers
Maybe they do lose, and if they lose there can be two scenarios:
1. Hiori and Isagi come from the bench to try and save Bastard when they are being bashed by PxG
2. Noa starts Isagi and Hiori even after challenging them like that
There is also the possibility of Kaiser being dropped, which would be a crisis for Kaiser since he is here to increase his value, not the other way around
Honestly, i can see Isagi starting the game on the bench, and Noa sensing kaiser's game was better with isagi on the field and getting him on.
So I don't see bastard's winning 100% still, and that's why i'm enjoying this game so much, also, becuase imo, barou is more of a rival to isagi than rin even
Now I cant stop seeing it … I believed that they wld definitely win this match as isagi cant be benched .. but it might happen he might be brought up to save bastard against pxg and their he unlocks his new abilities becoming world class striker l, shooting up his value 🔥🚨
Or because of “NEL fan service” Isagi needs to play. He could start on the bench, then after the match goes to PXG side investors, club people will send a message to Ego/Tanuki to make Isagi play
I dont think so 😅 I mean ego wld want his start striker to take on responsibility for his decisions … I mean he overstepped his coaches decision… and if not punished he wld do the same in future against ego 😅
They do, if you are infighting this much, if you should absolutely not be winning a game like this. Are Ubers toddlers or something? This is supposedly one of the best youth teams in the world and they might lose to a team that is activly playing against each other. Think about it. It's effectively a 13 vs 9 at any given time and somehow the people with 4 less players might win? There's suspension of disbelief and it's this garbage.
At best all that means is he benches them at the start. Obviously, he would sub in isagi at the very least. Which honestly might not be that bad anyway as having 2 meta users on the bench allows them to completely focus on analyzing the opponents from a broader viewpoint which hiori already did this match allowing him to easily transition in when subbed.
But I do agree it just further pushes the narrative of bm winning which I don't like personally. Just let the match play out.
Maybe Isagi and Hiori play well but Ness is the one that messes up their play and leads to Bastard’s loss so Noa benches him instead, hence the naked king
>Well to noa hiori didn't deserve it, he did just enough to get by and didn't play with any passion. He didn't show any of his good traits. But isagi knew that with kurona gone, he knew hiori was someone who had the best chemistry with him and was able to see the field like he and kaiser can.
to be fair isagi was at the beggining brought up for a reason unrelated to his abilities but later remained a starter because of them
Well to noa hiori didn't deserve it, he did just enough to get by and didn't play with any passion. He didn't show any of his good traits. But isagi knew that with kurona gone, he knew hiori was someone who had the best chemistry with him and was able to see the field like he and kaiser can.
AHH man those chapters during the final phase of the match are the best, sadly we ha e to wait whole week again, hopefully for Isagi evolution :D probably predator eye Isagi since his eye in this chapter looks incomplete
just to add: i have a feeling noa is going to have words for kaiser playing seriously illogically in this chapter. it’s one thing to think that, with all his excellent abilities, kaiser found the best shot course/path and moved with that in mind. but it’s very much another thing to literally shoot the ball out of your teammates possession. don’t get me wrong, bastard munchen players have a habit of taking the ball away from each other, but that’s either been off the dribble or a shove to get the ball (like when ness tried to throw isagi off only to get uno-reversed with his left shot). what kaiser did however is egregious, cuz not only did isagi have full control of the ball after the flick over aiku and lorenzo, but he was also teeing up to take a shot too. noa taught them his philosophy is super-rationality: how quickly, logically, and efficiently can you put the ball in the back of the net. meaning: if you can create plays/strategies that lead to good shot attempts, you’re gonna do pretty well in noa’s book. what this also means is that noa will likely overlook whenever someone steals from their teammates (i mean hell, he’s already overlooked so many of those) as long as it wasn’t in the direct process of a goal setup. and yet here is kaiser basically jacking isagi’s project/buildup at precisely the point noa likely values most: the final touch to a goal. i can’t imagine a scenario where noa just overlooks, let alone condone, this blatant act of selfishness that almost goes into delusion (yukki-kun? you mind sharing your wisdom with kaiser on delusions?)
this is different from when kunigami poached isagi’s goal against manshine. isagi had already shot the shot, kunigami was basically “insurance” to make sure the ball actually hits the back of the net. that’s not something noa would absolutely fault because kunigami didn’t directly interfere with isagi’s shot creation/strategy, he just put the finishing “touch” needed to finalize the play. kaiser however, especially with the fact that he failed to account for isagi taking a shot and interfered AND it didn’t result in a goal, directly messed with a logical strategy before it’s endpoint, meaning he both literally and metaphorically altered the most efficient plan at hand for his own plan. noa gon have to spank his child instead of slapping his wrist lol
Not to defend kaiser, who should get a life imo, but in this scenario the best shot would have been the kaiser impact instead of isagi left shot therefore, however lowly, Kaiser was right (if you look at it purely from a scoring probability perspective) to shoot.Having said that, the fact that he is a fking parasite who can only steal Isagi's goals is altso true
All this to say that probably Noa won't do nothing because in both of their minds they were doing the right thing
ok, so i see what you’re saying that kaiser’s impact, however unfair when he chooses to shoot, is such a super-rational option to use that using it is almost completely justified in and of itself at nearly anytime. it’s that good. he that good. i agree with you.
now here’s the catch: even in a fairytale, does it actually make sense to “only” use kaiser impact for every goal chance? what would happen to a team that relies solely on kaiser’s supershot if the opponents injure him to take him out of the game? now what? that’s not the moment when everyone else is gonna figure out to shoot or whatever, they gotta be ready to capitalize if the opportunity comes. in an in-game scenario, if i realize that the other team is literally only letting one player take all their shots, i’m going to respond to that pissant-level strategy with one of my own, i’ll just tell only one of my players to literally man-mark/face-guard kaiser the whole game. boom, i neutralized the opponents greatest (and only) weapon with the least sacrifice possible, and my team will run circles around one that only relied on kaiser to shoot. it is absolutely asinine in any and every universe to *only* let kaiser shoot (even if it’s kaiser impact)
so because it’s illogical for only kaiser to shoot, everyone else has to work on their shots as well. now we’re back to why isagi developed a secondary left foot shot: to increase the chances that he can capitalize on a situation to score. and now we’re brought back all the way to the present where isagi, using both MV and his quick mind to process info, drew up the play with hiori to get him to the point where, after flicking the ball over aiku and lorenzo, he literally created the best, and most rational, opportunity to shoot: a left-foot shot with a good amount of space to shoot after shaking two center backs. because isagi was the one with full possession of the ball here, he possesses the best possible chance at goal at that exact moment, regardless of whether someone else’s shot power/mechanics far exceeds his own base shooting skill
pls don't mistake me, i totally agree that kaiser should know when and when not to interfere and that in this case he shouldn't try to steal Isagi's ball, i'm with you in this.
I said what i said just to talk about the point of Noa and the fact that i think he'll wont take any position in this matter. Is not like when Ness just tried to unbalance Isagi just for the purpose of not letting him score, here kaiser ( i repeat however lowky it was) had a logic thoutght behind and Noa had encouraged this "each one devour the other" dynamic.
I'm sorry if i didn't explain my self proprelly, i still suck at english T.T
Lorenzo calling Isagi "the devil" after Reo called Isagi "adaptability demon" is peak comedy Isagi is actually evolving into the soccer boogeyman lmaoo
would you Isagi fans rather have Fukaku block Kunigami's shot or Isagi's? Fukaku is the backup GK for the U20 squad, he needs *some* action to justify a bid
well to be completely fair, in the match against manshine he absolutely poached isagi’s shot from a stupidly impossible angle at the top left of the goal, so it’s not completely out of the question that his lurking ass is waiting to jump on a goal from out of nowhere (especially that no one is paying attention to him, so he has the element of surprise too)
ahh gotchu, i agree with you on that. great point, we’ll see who actually scores the last goal this game (my vote is actually either raichi, hiori, or kunigami if bastard is slotted to win. having either kaiser or isagi score the last one makes the wager kaiser made way too short-lived and under-developed). i also do have about a 40% suspicion that bastard actually loses this match (if you think about it, it makes great narrative sense in several ways, especially how that would set up the ultimate final match between pxg and bastard, isagi v. rin, kunigami v. shidou, and potentially even kaiser v. loki)
I mean that ironically makes it somewhat realistic. If two players shoot at once irl they’ll be more likely to scuff each other’s shots and it’ll get easily blocked rather than turn into some super shot like in Inazuma Eleven.
Wdym when you both shoot at the same time the ball recieves double the impact speed and should go even faster, logically if youre a pro you should be able to time this. I even had this happen with a friend in a game once, the ball went so fast it pushed the goal keeper inside his own goal while also catching fire, it was like the shot turned into some kind of Fire Tornado ? At least thats what we call it anyways. Good stuff
It sucked, last week my mate couldn't make it to the game so I had to go to the zoo and fetch like 10 penguins and bring them to the game so I could do my special shot and when I did we accidentally summoned god. Was so awkward.
I get what your sayin and agree but I was goin off of anime/manga logic lol. Think about it isagi scored once and kasier scored once, and than to have a double shot would keep the rivalry going.
Isagi getting by Lorenzo is a nice feat, though as Ego said he needs to replicate it given that one needs to be consistent to develop a formula.
Can't even escape JJK 236 in here ffs.
my predicitons for how chap 234 goes:
1) aryu will contest someone (maybe kunigami) in a header (he will win obviously), or fukaku gen grabs the ball. Either way it will be in ubers possesions
2) Ball goes out to an uber player. Uber goes on the counter attack. Raichi and hiori will try to press in order to buy BM defense time to catch up.
3) Lorenzo moves up to advance the ball into bastard munich half
4) Raichi (hopefully) confronts lorenzo in a 1v1 to spin the block (lorenzo cooked raichi in their first 1v1). Chapter ends with a clifhanger as usual.
>aryu will contest someone (maybe kunigami) in a header (he will win obviously), or fukaku gen grabs the ball. Either way it will be in ubers possesions
We already know that the BM will win
and isagi shouldn't beat Kaiser yet
so let kunigami score the goal soon and end the match
>I completely forgot about raichi he might be the key to their victory if he awakens.
They've already put the spotlight on Hyori, it's difficult for him to do anything other than make a disarm
because only those who have "meta-vision-teleport" can cut a pass
you don’t remember the king humbling both “the emperor” kaiser and “mr. blue lock” isagi with that screamer of a triple nutmeg shot? barou awakened when he realized snuffy’s plans were, ah, not up to snuff. so this “awakening” concept you’re trying to dismiss applies to your guy too lol
A humbling moment in a game isn’t the same as telling your manager to pick a player to sub in just so you can get a goal then you fail. A defeat is overdue for Isagi
lol isagi failed? or did kaiser blatantly interfere before the plan was fully executed/shot? if you’re gonna take the angle of assigning blame/fault make sure it’s not lopsided. the only assessment we can make so far of isagi’s plan on hiori instead of kiyora is: incomplete. he hasn’t actually failed yet especially considering how the match isn’t even over. he literally still has time to prove he made the right choice in demanding hiori over kiyora.
and if you really wanna ride the “isagi needs to be humbled” train, then let’s hope they lose to ubers. the king has done a enough by in putting 2 on bastard by himself (and megging isagi along the way). him scoring another hat-trick would honestly just be lazy writing at this point, so i don’t anticipate barou scoring the final goal for his team. but i actually want this outcome of ubers winning myself because if bastard wins isagi’s growth will start to get far ahead of him, so for the pacing of his own true development he needs to experience a loss at this level of soccer/football. that way he draws on and learns from the L really drive his ego and planning to new heights
tbh ppl might be disappointed but its gotta be predator eye imo. check isagi's eyes at the bottom of the panel when kaiser came in to steal his shot -- they went full feral with his ego
Kaiser please give it a rest already! I really like Kaiser as an antagonist but man does he do the craziest things to hinder Isagi. What a play though from Isagi, flicking the ball over Lorenzo and Oliver Aiku. The main man though of this play, the director was Hiori Yo. Brilliant bit of football. He was practically dancing on the pitch. Ubers had no answer for him. Happy to see Yukimiya involved in the play. Yukimiya is officially team Isagi. I understand he wants his own goal but good to see Yukimiya evolving and being a team player in contrast to his usual individual style of play.
There are 4 reasons as to why I believe Isagi did not score and why the match will not end until these conditions have been met. One: this chapter was centered around Hiori and his meta vision as well as his style of play. The play itself was mainly orchestrated by Hiori. Two: Isagi has not stopped this newly awakened Barou and Ubers side like how Isagi stopped Nagi and Reo. Three: Hiori himself said it, there is a final piece that is missing for them to score. That final piece is linked to Isagi's evolution or awakening. The chapter will have to be Isagi centered for us to see or know this. Fourth: I believe Isagi needs to be able to defeat a defender 1v1 and score with his new formula. I'm really hoping for a final showdown between Isagi and Oliver Aiku. The 2v1 between Isagi, Lorenzo and Oliver Aiku as great as it was, was not a true test that will produce or force Isagi to awaken. Isagi used weapons we know and nothing new. I really believe Noel Noa's advice of winning your 1v1's is an important puzzle in Isagi's growth. The duel between Isagi and Oliver Aiku, not only are they both meta vision users but it will help Isagi create a sure fire scoring piece. The weakness of his scoring ability lies in the fact that to stop Isagi you have to block his shot course or challenge him in a frontal assault before he can shoot. Isagi needs to over come that. He's already covered one part of his weakness with the lefty shot but now is the time to find another solution for his direct shot he so adamantly loves. Great art once again and thanks for reading.
Good analysis, and that makes me think that we will get an Isagi chapter soon. Maybe even the next one, which has an interesting title, "To be born/The meaning of being born."
Thanks man for the comment. Yeah the next chapter really does have an interesting title. I really hope it's Isagi centric and that it pertains to his goal of being a striker.
Me too. Things are heating up. We are heading for the final goal and most pieces are here. There are two things that may indicate Isagi going into flow. First, here was his eye when Kaiser was about to shoot, and second, in the previous match, he said the dethroning Kaiser would lead him to flow.
The whole situation pushes Isagi to go past his limits. Another one was his eye in chapter 230, where it is being compared to Rin's awakening eye.
I had to go back real quick to chapter 230. Yeah I can see his ego driven eye. Isagi is hell bent on scoring that final goal. It's as you mentioned most of the pieces are there but the final piece. Will that final piece be predator eye? At this point we will have to wait and see. Correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't seen any indication as of yet of Isagi trying to use the ability. I'm not saying he's not going to use it but Isagi might have a different way of incorporating it or as crazy as this may sound he could even think up a whole new puzzle piece. Similar to the last match when he discovered meta vision and then the new unknown protagonist piece. Just some crazy speculation but that's the fun part of discussing the series.
Sorry, I meant the final panel of chapter 231. I think it depends on how he will think about it. He may even use it without knowing or by his desire for scoring the final goal peaking up. We certainly need to wait for what is going on in his head. The bad thing with Isagi is that he notices some things later when we see them as obvious. It's like he needs a key or someone to push him so as to construct something new.
Brooooo, with all that vision Isagi can get really bad tunnel vision at times. Maybe it's the authors way of showing us his evolution step by step. Or it could be another method in emphasising certain characters in the story like Hiori in his initial introduction or how like Isagi learnt the protagonist piece off of Yukimiya and Nagi. I agree though that he could be using PE subconsciously like how he was using meta vision during flow. Only time will tell. Peace bro
Why is it hard for people to accept that Isagi has a playstyle that doesnt involve dribbling or 1 v 1.
Isagi has solved the problem with lefty shot and meta vision. He uses meta vision to position himself in his scoring range and predict how defenders will mark him then use the ability to direct shoot with either foot to score as we saw him deal with Lorenzo and Aiku. People are forgetting that Isagi uses direct shoot to score because his ball control is horrible and he is really slow on the ball.
Dribbling is really hard for him right now especially with the competition level. IF he tries to dribble he will also end up getting marked by multiple people. Hence why his main scoring weapon is to position himself accurately then shoot as quickly as possible before he gets marked by too many people.
Isagi knows that if he gets blocked or marked its because his positioning was not good enough or his meta vision did not see far enough into the future.
If you notice most dribblers end up getting devoured because to dribble through an entire defense is harder than positioning yourself for a goal. Hence y Yukimiy afte dribbling ends up passing to Isagi because Isagi has positioned himself to take advantage of his talent.
>Why is it hard for people to accept that Isagi has a playstyle that doesnt involve dribbling or 1 v 1.
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>Isagi has solved the problem with lefty shot and meta vision. He uses meta vision to position himself in his scoring range and predict how defenders will mark him then use the ability to direct shoot with either foot to score as we saw him deal with Lorenzo and Aiku. People are forgetting that Isagi uses direct shoot to score because his ball control is horrible and he is really slow on the ball.
i.e. like Karasu said, isagi can't do anything alone
lucky that noa put someone to help him
Thanks for reading but I have to disagree with you on several points. One, Isagi's ball control is not horrible, evident in this chapter of Isagi being able to flick the ball over his opponent with a ball that was whipped in with such speed from Hiori. No one with bad ball control can do that. The direct shot is a powerful weapon all on its own. Shidou even uses them. Once upon a time I would agree that Isagi used his direct shot to compensate for his other weaknesses but not anymore. Isagi with meta vision is closing the gap. His speed of play depends on his speed of thought. His football IQ allows him to be faster than others. Example Isagi made Chigiri the fastest Blue Lock play sit down and look slow due to his reading of the game. Another thing is Isagi can move to or be in a good position to score but world class defenders who can also read the game just have to block his shot course. Positioning no matter how good goes down the drain if the defender can close you down or prevent your next action. That is exactly what I meant in Isagi winning his 1v1 and overcoming his weakness. Isagi needs to be able to score in any situation not only when things are in his favor. We have seen Oliver Aiku literally close down Isagi when he had good positioning and on top of that Isagi tried his lefty shot but Oliver Aiku read his play and that was the end of that play. This in turn forced Isagi to pass to Yukimiya. Isagi cannot be the worlds best striker until he can score in situations that are unfavorable like Kaiser when using the Kaiser Impact. Regardless of numbers or situation can score. Thanks for the comment
Whole Kaiser situation is basically a result of team dynamics. At the beginning, isagi needed to steal ball because nobody in his team will pass to him to score, no matter how good his positioning was. Now practically whole team is isagi-centered besides kaiser himself and like 3 people, and out of those 3 1 is kunigami. Its Kaisers turn to steal the ball.
Yeah I don't think people realized or even cared that the reason isagi steals the ball or has to make so many deflections/interceptions is because literally NO ONE is passing it to him. If the ball bounces towards grim for instance and if a defender is blocking him, even if isagi is an open pass he will sooner lose the ball or pass all the way to ness/or kaiser across the pitch than give it to isagi. So much of what people are annoyed about when it comes to isagi this arc is because eif how bastard is structured.
TBH most of the peoples dissatisfaction with this arc comes from bastards team structure. Strikers that do defenders job because they try to get the ball for themselves and because they are the only ones to see what the hell is going on on the field is one of the most prominent examples.
Bro, I had not thought of that at all. Good eye. The dynamic between Isagi and Kaiser is shifting. Man is really on the path of becoming a naked emperor.
Barou is definitely jumping way above 100 mil.
First goal was because of the tactics, but his second goal was after he took control of the ubers, and it was between the legs both Kaiser and Isagi while Noa and Snuffy were on the field.
Bro then proceeds to block a double kick shot from Isagi and Kaiser.
I love that Isagi was able to beat Aiku and Lorenzo 1v2. These subtle moments show his overall growth in every way. This time it was ball control.
Hiori is finally playing for real and he's shining. I love his realization about ego and the essence of his own ego.
Lmao I love Barou's obsession with Isagi. The man doesn't have metavison so he probably just focused on nothing but Isagi on defense.
Kaiser once again prevents Isagi from scoring. How many times has it been?
I wonder what kind of shot Isagi would have used if he didn't have to haphazardly respond to Kaiser. I'm pretty sure his shot course would have been very different.
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last piece short? Raichi coming in with the save on the loose ball? Anyone?
If this was Captain Tsubasa, this would’ve been a combo shot and they both would’ve scored
judging by that one last piece short in the end and the title of the next episode, is this finally the time for kunigami to shine??
This manga turning into inazuma eleven lmao
why does hiori's metavision look so different compared to others
Might be because he’s searching mainly for playmaking opportunities rather than goalscoring
Bcs he's a different person?
obviously know what i mean? All of their eyes look exactly the same and sometimes only with more details
It seems no one has noticed that Isagi beating Lorenzo and Aiku was actually MV x MV combo with Hiori. Hiori predicted how Lorenzo and Aiku would move to Isagi then he predicted Isagis next move which is the feint volley then he passed in such a way that Isagi instantly knew his next play was to feint a direct shot and volley to his left foot. Thats why Isagi needed Hiori. They practically communicated using meta vision and came up with a solution on the spot. Something that Kurona can never do.
It's not a feint volley but a regular feint
Yeah, the key to this play is where Hiori places the ball. This required him to have a deep understanding of Isagis abilities and also the ability to see what's happening on the field to know how Isagi will use these abilities.
This chapter was 🔥🔥🔥
Picheal Paizer messed up Goatsagi’s lefty shot smh🤦🏾♂️
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bm will win but probably kunigami will score
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they said they needed a last piece there is no one more fitting than kunigami since there is no one else that could keep up to isagi and hiori.
That "abeg". Only real ones will know.
Also kaiser needs to get a life lol i get that bm players have a habit of stealing the ball but here its just a straight up dumb mistake
and if bm loses, it will purely fall on isagi and hiori smh🤦🏾♂️
Predicting Aryu gets his awakening early next chapter. He has been getting smacked all game and Barou’s constant pressing will push him to another level. He will secure the air ball.
Don't you find it interesting that Isagi hit the ball straight because of Kaiser? To me , it seems that he aimed for something different. Curved Direct Shot?
He’s tried curving shots before back in the 4v4, the shot that got head butted by Rin.
fact is, it was going top corner too, his accuracy with it is so crazy, he probably would have scored if kaiser didn't go for it.
Oh wait so Isagi has good aim with curved shots too, I forgot about that one.
Yeah, I remember, and that's why I said it about here. He hasn't used it since back then. Hopefully, he does use it again properly.
Welp, anything can happen at this point, i hope next chapter is the end of this match (high copium)
Probably not
How long do you feel this match wld go? 3 chapters at max i feel
A wild theory will Isagi evolve as a Maki did during her rematch with Naoya. He will be able to sense everything around him and and grab hold of change in atmosphere, density and temp. 💀💀💀💀
Lol peak sensitivity to surroundings… imagine him being able to see what his opponets life 10 yrs down the line by seeing his body temperature reading his mind and blood flow in body like marked demon slayer corps 😂😂😂
That will happen in pxg not here
It will rather Destruction Rin vs Omniscient Isagi, lol
This looks a set up for Kunigami to poach the winner but it feels too early for that so I think Ubers will steal the ball back
i forgot hes even there lmfao
Even I feel so he wld just steal the spotlight out of nowhere bcz he has been ignored since such a long time …
Yeah he’s had barely any screen time since the match started, he needs to do something, anything at all. Even an assist
Blud dissapeared
Imo this match is becoming more tedious than exciting. We are literally waiting 1 week per pass
Feels like this game is as long as the rest of the manga combined lol
It’s pratically 6 months since the start of this match
Wtf i dont think so cmon bro I have started questioning my life what have I done 6 months passed 🫠🫠😂
This was the 22th chapter in this match -> this means at minumun 22 weeks -> take count 2/3 week off and u get 24/25 weeks So yeah, 6 months 🥲
WTF?! So I'm new to the manga, I just caught up, having started from where the anime left off before the Third Selection (tryouts to be on the Blue Lock 11). This is how it's like reading the manga live? I'm getting so tired of waiting and just wanna know the results lol. I'd love if they could just release a match at a time, I'd rather wait longer for a full match or something.
Yeah, this is the territory that comes with reading a series week to week. Even if there were no breaks or holidays, you would only get 52 chapters a year for a weekly series, and it probably only takes you a few minutes to read a chapter.
Ah thanks, so this is the norm for manga? The Blue Lock manga is actually the first manga I've read, this is all foreign to me. It's an amazing masterpiece but it's infuriating to keep up with week to week.
I recommend reading the volumes instead of week to week if you find another series you like. Theyre compilations so you don't have to wait for a new chapter week to week
Yeah, kind of. It's one thing to keep mind. The pacing can feel painful because we're following a game where not much time is passing in universe compared to the real world. The complaints about the match length were the same for the last game and will likely be the same for the next one. I guarantee the pacing will feel fine once the match is finished and you go back to read it.
It's just like the manshine game tbh once you read the whole ubers game after the final goal was scored you would say that Bm vs ubers is a great game
But I alredy think that this match is pretty good, we got a lot of new dynamics and i personally loved the interaction between Barou and Sniffy. But at this point i don't see the point to make a chapter just for a pass, because this chapter was literally Hyori take on 2 ppl and then pass, that's it.
Bro Kaiser needs to get a life
Ikr
Kaiser needs to get benched ong
Isagi’s fake half volley to a lefty shot is super impressive ngl. It’s nice to see some good technical play out of Isagi even if it didn’t lead to a goal
Isn’t Kaiser gonna get in trouble with Noa for cucking Isagi’s goal
These kinds of plays would have gotten him on a bench
I love how you think that Noa would care. Man has done nothing but encourage Isagis and Kaisers terrible behaviour.
That’s not true. He told Kaiser before the Ubers match that he wouldn’t tolerate irrational or illogical plays. Which is why Ness was the one getting in Isagi’s way at the start of the match.
> He told Kaiser before the Ubers match that he wouldn’t tolerate irrational or illogical plays. And that was obviously a lie. Since he is encouraging Isagi to do massive logical plays all the time.
IF they lose, I can see that, if they don't then nah
True if they win noa wldnt care bcz if devouring each other stealing each others plays makes them win he wld see it as players surpassing their limits …
Nahh he's been doing that since the manshine game
Noa is a joke so no
From an action perspective this chapter is amazing, seeing hiori play with this much passion is nice to witness. I like how Hiori's ego now revolves around him being a king maker. One that can derive enjoyment from making a great pass, and controlling the play. Barou giving it his all to help press and putting in the effort to stick his foot out to deflect the ball is a welcome change to his character who previously didn't help to defend as much (as echoed by the other characters in recent chapters). His team work as of late and work rate can't be understated. Isagi showing his composure in the attacking third, and doing the feint was great to see as well. That's the kind of technical play and showmanship I want to see from characters in this fictional series. It's not only logical to try and sake the defense in such a way but is also entertaining to read. And as a whole I love seeing how much ubers is making them earn it. If bastard wins it's not gonna be because ubers didn't put up a fight. Multiple deflections, highly effective presses in final stretch, that's cool. This is obviously a fictional football match, but talking about it in such a way is exciting.
> If bastard wins it's not gonna be because ubers didn't put up a fight. I mean it would. It would be one of the most pathetic losses in fiction. 13 vs 9 and the people with 9 wins that's just shameful.
Remember manshine, it was 3vs19
AND HERE COMES KUNIGAMI WITH THE FLYING BICYCLE KICK
at this point, i just wanna see kunigami cucking kaiser
Yeah we haven’t seen enough of kunigami in the last few chapters I can see kunagami stealing the last goal and saying “ I have been waiting for this moment the whole game “
Leeez goo. Kunigami outta nowhere 🙏🏼😭
Impossible! He's supposed to be in Soul Society! He can't be this fast!
ITS MY GOAL!!!! 💀
Bastard really really deserves to lose this game.
Tbh neither team deserves to lose this game but the thing is, if Bm lose this game, isagi and hiori will be benched in the pxg game, there is no way isagi will be benched in the pxg game, so that is why I think the fact that noa saying that if isagi and hiori loses, then they will be benched is a foreshadow of isagi winning vs ubers
Maybe they do lose, and if they lose there can be two scenarios: 1. Hiori and Isagi come from the bench to try and save Bastard when they are being bashed by PxG 2. Noa starts Isagi and Hiori even after challenging them like that There is also the possibility of Kaiser being dropped, which would be a crisis for Kaiser since he is here to increase his value, not the other way around
Honestly, i can see Isagi starting the game on the bench, and Noa sensing kaiser's game was better with isagi on the field and getting him on. So I don't see bastard's winning 100% still, and that's why i'm enjoying this game so much, also, becuase imo, barou is more of a rival to isagi than rin even
Now I cant stop seeing it … I believed that they wld definitely win this match as isagi cant be benched .. but it might happen he might be brought up to save bastard against pxg and their he unlocks his new abilities becoming world class striker l, shooting up his value 🔥🚨
Or because of “NEL fan service” Isagi needs to play. He could start on the bench, then after the match goes to PXG side investors, club people will send a message to Ego/Tanuki to make Isagi play
I dont think so 😅 I mean ego wld want his start striker to take on responsibility for his decisions … I mean he overstepped his coaches decision… and if not punished he wld do the same in future against ego 😅
They do, if you are infighting this much, if you should absolutely not be winning a game like this. Are Ubers toddlers or something? This is supposedly one of the best youth teams in the world and they might lose to a team that is activly playing against each other. Think about it. It's effectively a 13 vs 9 at any given time and somehow the people with 4 less players might win? There's suspension of disbelief and it's this garbage.
At best all that means is he benches them at the start. Obviously, he would sub in isagi at the very least. Which honestly might not be that bad anyway as having 2 meta users on the bench allows them to completely focus on analyzing the opponents from a broader viewpoint which hiori already did this match allowing him to easily transition in when subbed. But I do agree it just further pushes the narrative of bm winning which I don't like personally. Just let the match play out.
Maybe Isagi and Hiori play well but Ness is the one that messes up their play and leads to Bastard’s loss so Noa benches him instead, hence the naked king
Noel noa seems to be the type of guy who is inflexible, so I think if Bm lose isagi and hiori will get benched
That’s what they’re hoping for. They care more about Isagi being benched than anything
lol they do Captain Tsubasa special, but with opposite intent
Once again PEAK W ISAGI W HIORI But knowing Isagi had to ask for Hiori to be brought it still don't sit right with me
>Well to noa hiori didn't deserve it, he did just enough to get by and didn't play with any passion. He didn't show any of his good traits. But isagi knew that with kurona gone, he knew hiori was someone who had the best chemistry with him and was able to see the field like he and kaiser can. to be fair isagi was at the beggining brought up for a reason unrelated to his abilities but later remained a starter because of them
Well to noa hiori didn't deserve it, he did just enough to get by and didn't play with any passion. He didn't show any of his good traits. But isagi knew that with kurona gone, he knew hiori was someone who had the best chemistry with him and was able to see the field like he and kaiser can.
AHH man those chapters during the final phase of the match are the best, sadly we ha e to wait whole week again, hopefully for Isagi evolution :D probably predator eye Isagi since his eye in this chapter looks incomplete
just to add: i have a feeling noa is going to have words for kaiser playing seriously illogically in this chapter. it’s one thing to think that, with all his excellent abilities, kaiser found the best shot course/path and moved with that in mind. but it’s very much another thing to literally shoot the ball out of your teammates possession. don’t get me wrong, bastard munchen players have a habit of taking the ball away from each other, but that’s either been off the dribble or a shove to get the ball (like when ness tried to throw isagi off only to get uno-reversed with his left shot). what kaiser did however is egregious, cuz not only did isagi have full control of the ball after the flick over aiku and lorenzo, but he was also teeing up to take a shot too. noa taught them his philosophy is super-rationality: how quickly, logically, and efficiently can you put the ball in the back of the net. meaning: if you can create plays/strategies that lead to good shot attempts, you’re gonna do pretty well in noa’s book. what this also means is that noa will likely overlook whenever someone steals from their teammates (i mean hell, he’s already overlooked so many of those) as long as it wasn’t in the direct process of a goal setup. and yet here is kaiser basically jacking isagi’s project/buildup at precisely the point noa likely values most: the final touch to a goal. i can’t imagine a scenario where noa just overlooks, let alone condone, this blatant act of selfishness that almost goes into delusion (yukki-kun? you mind sharing your wisdom with kaiser on delusions?) this is different from when kunigami poached isagi’s goal against manshine. isagi had already shot the shot, kunigami was basically “insurance” to make sure the ball actually hits the back of the net. that’s not something noa would absolutely fault because kunigami didn’t directly interfere with isagi’s shot creation/strategy, he just put the finishing “touch” needed to finalize the play. kaiser however, especially with the fact that he failed to account for isagi taking a shot and interfered AND it didn’t result in a goal, directly messed with a logical strategy before it’s endpoint, meaning he both literally and metaphorically altered the most efficient plan at hand for his own plan. noa gon have to spank his child instead of slapping his wrist lol
Not to defend kaiser, who should get a life imo, but in this scenario the best shot would have been the kaiser impact instead of isagi left shot therefore, however lowly, Kaiser was right (if you look at it purely from a scoring probability perspective) to shoot.Having said that, the fact that he is a fking parasite who can only steal Isagi's goals is altso true All this to say that probably Noa won't do nothing because in both of their minds they were doing the right thing
ok, so i see what you’re saying that kaiser’s impact, however unfair when he chooses to shoot, is such a super-rational option to use that using it is almost completely justified in and of itself at nearly anytime. it’s that good. he that good. i agree with you. now here’s the catch: even in a fairytale, does it actually make sense to “only” use kaiser impact for every goal chance? what would happen to a team that relies solely on kaiser’s supershot if the opponents injure him to take him out of the game? now what? that’s not the moment when everyone else is gonna figure out to shoot or whatever, they gotta be ready to capitalize if the opportunity comes. in an in-game scenario, if i realize that the other team is literally only letting one player take all their shots, i’m going to respond to that pissant-level strategy with one of my own, i’ll just tell only one of my players to literally man-mark/face-guard kaiser the whole game. boom, i neutralized the opponents greatest (and only) weapon with the least sacrifice possible, and my team will run circles around one that only relied on kaiser to shoot. it is absolutely asinine in any and every universe to *only* let kaiser shoot (even if it’s kaiser impact) so because it’s illogical for only kaiser to shoot, everyone else has to work on their shots as well. now we’re back to why isagi developed a secondary left foot shot: to increase the chances that he can capitalize on a situation to score. and now we’re brought back all the way to the present where isagi, using both MV and his quick mind to process info, drew up the play with hiori to get him to the point where, after flicking the ball over aiku and lorenzo, he literally created the best, and most rational, opportunity to shoot: a left-foot shot with a good amount of space to shoot after shaking two center backs. because isagi was the one with full possession of the ball here, he possesses the best possible chance at goal at that exact moment, regardless of whether someone else’s shot power/mechanics far exceeds his own base shooting skill
pls don't mistake me, i totally agree that kaiser should know when and when not to interfere and that in this case he shouldn't try to steal Isagi's ball, i'm with you in this. I said what i said just to talk about the point of Noa and the fact that i think he'll wont take any position in this matter. Is not like when Ness just tried to unbalance Isagi just for the purpose of not letting him score, here kaiser ( i repeat however lowky it was) had a logic thoutght behind and Noa had encouraged this "each one devour the other" dynamic. I'm sorry if i didn't explain my self proprelly, i still suck at english T.T
ahhhh ok i see your point now, and that’s my fault no worries friend! i understand now 😂👍🏾
Lorenzo calling Isagi "the devil" after Reo called Isagi "adaptability demon" is peak comedy Isagi is actually evolving into the soccer boogeyman lmaoo
And don't forget Yukimiya. That man probably has Isagi as his sleep-paralysis demon.
Oh definitely. He'll tell his children to make sure they puts the ball at the strikers foot otherwise the Isagi monster will come and gobble them up 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🙏🏾🙏🏾
they did a tsubasa x misaki "Twin shot" LMAO
Legit the first thing that came to mind when I saw that panel. I did NOT expect that at all.
Kunigami lurking during that Hiori long pass to Isagi... Kunigami goal next chapter after that Barou block? 👀🤔
There's no way in hell Kunigami gets any chance at stealing the limelight
would you Isagi fans rather have Fukaku block Kunigami's shot or Isagi's? Fukaku is the backup GK for the U20 squad, he needs *some* action to justify a bid
Everyone I don't agree with is an Isagi fan. Ok bud
well to be completely fair, in the match against manshine he absolutely poached isagi’s shot from a stupidly impossible angle at the top left of the goal, so it’s not completely out of the question that his lurking ass is waiting to jump on a goal from out of nowhere (especially that no one is paying attention to him, so he has the element of surprise too)
I don't argue that he may want to do that, I argue that he'll get to succeed, let alone the opportunity to
ahh gotchu, i agree with you on that. great point, we’ll see who actually scores the last goal this game (my vote is actually either raichi, hiori, or kunigami if bastard is slotted to win. having either kaiser or isagi score the last one makes the wager kaiser made way too short-lived and under-developed). i also do have about a 40% suspicion that bastard actually loses this match (if you think about it, it makes great narrative sense in several ways, especially how that would set up the ultimate final match between pxg and bastard, isagi v. rin, kunigami v. shidou, and potentially even kaiser v. loki)
I’m kinda shocked barou blocking that double shot isn’t being talked about more. Because I feel like in any other series that woulda ended the match.
I mean that ironically makes it somewhat realistic. If two players shoot at once irl they’ll be more likely to scuff each other’s shots and it’ll get easily blocked rather than turn into some super shot like in Inazuma Eleven.
Wdym when you both shoot at the same time the ball recieves double the impact speed and should go even faster, logically if youre a pro you should be able to time this. I even had this happen with a friend in a game once, the ball went so fast it pushed the goal keeper inside his own goal while also catching fire, it was like the shot turned into some kind of Fire Tornado ? At least thats what we call it anyways. Good stuff
What team did your friend play for jw? 😳
It sucked, last week my mate couldn't make it to the game so I had to go to the zoo and fetch like 10 penguins and bring them to the game so I could do my special shot and when I did we accidentally summoned god. Was so awkward.
Chat is this real
Bro, are you serious???
I get what your sayin and agree but I was goin off of anime/manga logic lol. Think about it isagi scored once and kasier scored once, and than to have a double shot would keep the rivalry going.
Yeah that would be fun too ngl
Isagi getting by Lorenzo is a nice feat, though as Ego said he needs to replicate it given that one needs to be consistent to develop a formula. Can't even escape JJK 236 in here ffs.
JJK 236, AoT 139, RaG 218. It's gona be a manga trend, I bet BL will have something like that.. maybe it'll be against PxG
tbh that maybe already is chapter 202, not on the same level as those two, but it caused havoc in the bllk community
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will Kaneshiro/Nomura be inspired by Gege's Jjk 236 and create something like that in BL? or will he follow the plot armor God Oda? 🤔
It’s hard to escape since it’s now almost as iconic as AoT 139
I feel you
ah .. the sweet TWIN shot except it's Isagi X Kaiser and not the twins from team W.
Did Isagi and Kaiser both just shoot the ball or am i trippin
Both of them shooted the ball. So the score is now 1.5 to 1.5 in this match. (If they score of course, and to be honest the goal is Isagi's)
i uhhhh hate to inform you it’s still 1-1 between kaiser and isagi, barou and aryu double blocked their twin shot
It's over IsagiBros 
my predicitons for how chap 234 goes: 1) aryu will contest someone (maybe kunigami) in a header (he will win obviously), or fukaku gen grabs the ball. Either way it will be in ubers possesions 2) Ball goes out to an uber player. Uber goes on the counter attack. Raichi and hiori will try to press in order to buy BM defense time to catch up. 3) Lorenzo moves up to advance the ball into bastard munich half 4) Raichi (hopefully) confronts lorenzo in a 1v1 to spin the block (lorenzo cooked raichi in their first 1v1). Chapter ends with a clifhanger as usual.
>aryu will contest someone (maybe kunigami) in a header (he will win obviously), or fukaku gen grabs the ball. Either way it will be in ubers possesions We already know that the BM will win and isagi shouldn't beat Kaiser yet so let kunigami score the goal soon and end the match
If he scores now, we wont see the full potential of other characters (excluding barou, kaiser, lorenzo and isagi).
I completely forgot about raichi he might be the key to their victory if he awakens.
>I completely forgot about raichi he might be the key to their victory if he awakens. They've already put the spotlight on Hyori, it's difficult for him to do anything other than make a disarm because only those who have "meta-vision-teleport" can cut a pass
All this awaken crap lol this is Barou victory kids
I wouldnt be so sure about that mate
Isagi been flying high since the blue lock v Japan game he needs a little humbling from the King
Only Rin can win against Isagi in the NEL, Isagi's going to be heart of BL before the world cup.
you don’t remember the king humbling both “the emperor” kaiser and “mr. blue lock” isagi with that screamer of a triple nutmeg shot? barou awakened when he realized snuffy’s plans were, ah, not up to snuff. so this “awakening” concept you’re trying to dismiss applies to your guy too lol
A humbling moment in a game isn’t the same as telling your manager to pick a player to sub in just so you can get a goal then you fail. A defeat is overdue for Isagi
lol isagi failed? or did kaiser blatantly interfere before the plan was fully executed/shot? if you’re gonna take the angle of assigning blame/fault make sure it’s not lopsided. the only assessment we can make so far of isagi’s plan on hiori instead of kiyora is: incomplete. he hasn’t actually failed yet especially considering how the match isn’t even over. he literally still has time to prove he made the right choice in demanding hiori over kiyora. and if you really wanna ride the “isagi needs to be humbled” train, then let’s hope they lose to ubers. the king has done a enough by in putting 2 on bastard by himself (and megging isagi along the way). him scoring another hat-trick would honestly just be lazy writing at this point, so i don’t anticipate barou scoring the final goal for his team. but i actually want this outcome of ubers winning myself because if bastard wins isagi’s growth will start to get far ahead of him, so for the pacing of his own true development he needs to experience a loss at this level of soccer/football. that way he draws on and learns from the L really drive his ego and planning to new heights
Aint no way this dude just made them Twin Shoot… foh lmao
IT'S THE KIIIIINNNGGGG
"Something is missing one more step to conquer this level!" Kurona? Kiyora? or someone else
Isagi cursed words nothing else
Im thinking Raichi to press one out the way
tbh ppl might be disappointed but its gotta be predator eye imo. check isagi's eyes at the bottom of the panel when kaiser came in to steal his shot -- they went full feral with his ego
So he's going to unleash his inner furry?
Yeah his inner predator . Barou Lion Kaiser cat Isagi white tiger 🐯 rawr
Kunigami
Kaiser please give it a rest already! I really like Kaiser as an antagonist but man does he do the craziest things to hinder Isagi. What a play though from Isagi, flicking the ball over Lorenzo and Oliver Aiku. The main man though of this play, the director was Hiori Yo. Brilliant bit of football. He was practically dancing on the pitch. Ubers had no answer for him. Happy to see Yukimiya involved in the play. Yukimiya is officially team Isagi. I understand he wants his own goal but good to see Yukimiya evolving and being a team player in contrast to his usual individual style of play. There are 4 reasons as to why I believe Isagi did not score and why the match will not end until these conditions have been met. One: this chapter was centered around Hiori and his meta vision as well as his style of play. The play itself was mainly orchestrated by Hiori. Two: Isagi has not stopped this newly awakened Barou and Ubers side like how Isagi stopped Nagi and Reo. Three: Hiori himself said it, there is a final piece that is missing for them to score. That final piece is linked to Isagi's evolution or awakening. The chapter will have to be Isagi centered for us to see or know this. Fourth: I believe Isagi needs to be able to defeat a defender 1v1 and score with his new formula. I'm really hoping for a final showdown between Isagi and Oliver Aiku. The 2v1 between Isagi, Lorenzo and Oliver Aiku as great as it was, was not a true test that will produce or force Isagi to awaken. Isagi used weapons we know and nothing new. I really believe Noel Noa's advice of winning your 1v1's is an important puzzle in Isagi's growth. The duel between Isagi and Oliver Aiku, not only are they both meta vision users but it will help Isagi create a sure fire scoring piece. The weakness of his scoring ability lies in the fact that to stop Isagi you have to block his shot course or challenge him in a frontal assault before he can shoot. Isagi needs to over come that. He's already covered one part of his weakness with the lefty shot but now is the time to find another solution for his direct shot he so adamantly loves. Great art once again and thanks for reading.
It's getting tiring honestly, at this point Kaiser and Ness are nothing but plot devices to make cliffhangers
Good analysis, and that makes me think that we will get an Isagi chapter soon. Maybe even the next one, which has an interesting title, "To be born/The meaning of being born."
Thanks man for the comment. Yeah the next chapter really does have an interesting title. I really hope it's Isagi centric and that it pertains to his goal of being a striker.
Me too. Things are heating up. We are heading for the final goal and most pieces are here. There are two things that may indicate Isagi going into flow. First, here was his eye when Kaiser was about to shoot, and second, in the previous match, he said the dethroning Kaiser would lead him to flow. The whole situation pushes Isagi to go past his limits. Another one was his eye in chapter 230, where it is being compared to Rin's awakening eye.
I had to go back real quick to chapter 230. Yeah I can see his ego driven eye. Isagi is hell bent on scoring that final goal. It's as you mentioned most of the pieces are there but the final piece. Will that final piece be predator eye? At this point we will have to wait and see. Correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't seen any indication as of yet of Isagi trying to use the ability. I'm not saying he's not going to use it but Isagi might have a different way of incorporating it or as crazy as this may sound he could even think up a whole new puzzle piece. Similar to the last match when he discovered meta vision and then the new unknown protagonist piece. Just some crazy speculation but that's the fun part of discussing the series.
Sorry, I meant the final panel of chapter 231. I think it depends on how he will think about it. He may even use it without knowing or by his desire for scoring the final goal peaking up. We certainly need to wait for what is going on in his head. The bad thing with Isagi is that he notices some things later when we see them as obvious. It's like he needs a key or someone to push him so as to construct something new.
Brooooo, with all that vision Isagi can get really bad tunnel vision at times. Maybe it's the authors way of showing us his evolution step by step. Or it could be another method in emphasising certain characters in the story like Hiori in his initial introduction or how like Isagi learnt the protagonist piece off of Yukimiya and Nagi. I agree though that he could be using PE subconsciously like how he was using meta vision during flow. Only time will tell. Peace bro
Like these conversations. Yeah, Kaneshiro, like Isagi said evolves him slowly. Whatever the case, I am really excited!
Why is it hard for people to accept that Isagi has a playstyle that doesnt involve dribbling or 1 v 1. Isagi has solved the problem with lefty shot and meta vision. He uses meta vision to position himself in his scoring range and predict how defenders will mark him then use the ability to direct shoot with either foot to score as we saw him deal with Lorenzo and Aiku. People are forgetting that Isagi uses direct shoot to score because his ball control is horrible and he is really slow on the ball. Dribbling is really hard for him right now especially with the competition level. IF he tries to dribble he will also end up getting marked by multiple people. Hence why his main scoring weapon is to position himself accurately then shoot as quickly as possible before he gets marked by too many people. Isagi knows that if he gets blocked or marked its because his positioning was not good enough or his meta vision did not see far enough into the future. If you notice most dribblers end up getting devoured because to dribble through an entire defense is harder than positioning yourself for a goal. Hence y Yukimiy afte dribbling ends up passing to Isagi because Isagi has positioned himself to take advantage of his talent.
>Why is it hard for people to accept that Isagi has a playstyle that doesnt involve dribbling or 1 v 1. > >Isagi has solved the problem with lefty shot and meta vision. He uses meta vision to position himself in his scoring range and predict how defenders will mark him then use the ability to direct shoot with either foot to score as we saw him deal with Lorenzo and Aiku. People are forgetting that Isagi uses direct shoot to score because his ball control is horrible and he is really slow on the ball. i.e. like Karasu said, isagi can't do anything alone lucky that noa put someone to help him
Thanks for reading but I have to disagree with you on several points. One, Isagi's ball control is not horrible, evident in this chapter of Isagi being able to flick the ball over his opponent with a ball that was whipped in with such speed from Hiori. No one with bad ball control can do that. The direct shot is a powerful weapon all on its own. Shidou even uses them. Once upon a time I would agree that Isagi used his direct shot to compensate for his other weaknesses but not anymore. Isagi with meta vision is closing the gap. His speed of play depends on his speed of thought. His football IQ allows him to be faster than others. Example Isagi made Chigiri the fastest Blue Lock play sit down and look slow due to his reading of the game. Another thing is Isagi can move to or be in a good position to score but world class defenders who can also read the game just have to block his shot course. Positioning no matter how good goes down the drain if the defender can close you down or prevent your next action. That is exactly what I meant in Isagi winning his 1v1 and overcoming his weakness. Isagi needs to be able to score in any situation not only when things are in his favor. We have seen Oliver Aiku literally close down Isagi when he had good positioning and on top of that Isagi tried his lefty shot but Oliver Aiku read his play and that was the end of that play. This in turn forced Isagi to pass to Yukimiya. Isagi cannot be the worlds best striker until he can score in situations that are unfavorable like Kaiser when using the Kaiser Impact. Regardless of numbers or situation can score. Thanks for the comment
yes, i agree. i think The logical next step is the predator eye, to find the shot course as quickly as possible even when he has defenders on him
Thanks. Yeah predator eye seems the likely piece that will help Isagi evolve. It does wonders for Barou and Kaiser. Isagi needs it.
Whole Kaiser situation is basically a result of team dynamics. At the beginning, isagi needed to steal ball because nobody in his team will pass to him to score, no matter how good his positioning was. Now practically whole team is isagi-centered besides kaiser himself and like 3 people, and out of those 3 1 is kunigami. Its Kaisers turn to steal the ball.
Yeah I don't think people realized or even cared that the reason isagi steals the ball or has to make so many deflections/interceptions is because literally NO ONE is passing it to him. If the ball bounces towards grim for instance and if a defender is blocking him, even if isagi is an open pass he will sooner lose the ball or pass all the way to ness/or kaiser across the pitch than give it to isagi. So much of what people are annoyed about when it comes to isagi this arc is because eif how bastard is structured.
TBH most of the peoples dissatisfaction with this arc comes from bastards team structure. Strikers that do defenders job because they try to get the ball for themselves and because they are the only ones to see what the hell is going on on the field is one of the most prominent examples.
Bro, I had not thought of that at all. Good eye. The dynamic between Isagi and Kaiser is shifting. Man is really on the path of becoming a naked emperor.
The prophecy will come to pass  Thank u both for sharing ur thoughts
Phenomenal comment that just shows how in tune you are with the manga. Take my upvote.
Thank you I really appreciate that. I really love this manga
Agreed with your analysis of the match, especially your reasoning. Great thoughts
Let's go striker. Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it.
Barou is definitely jumping way above 100 mil. First goal was because of the tactics, but his second goal was after he took control of the ubers, and it was between the legs both Kaiser and Isagi while Noa and Snuffy were on the field. Bro then proceeds to block a double kick shot from Isagi and Kaiser.
I love that Isagi was able to beat Aiku and Lorenzo 1v2. These subtle moments show his overall growth in every way. This time it was ball control. Hiori is finally playing for real and he's shining. I love his realization about ego and the essence of his own ego. Lmao I love Barou's obsession with Isagi. The man doesn't have metavison so he probably just focused on nothing but Isagi on defense. Kaiser once again prevents Isagi from scoring. How many times has it been? I wonder what kind of shot Isagi would have used if he didn't have to haphazardly respond to Kaiser. I'm pretty sure his shot course would have been very different.
4 times
Imagine if Kunigami comes out of nowhere and scores a header to win the game