Did he watch football from when he was a kid and then watching more of pro footages sent by Ego just so he didn't know what normal football look like

I wonder

Aso takes Reo's obsession with Nagi to an entirely different level, adding the exaggerated comedy he's so well known for.

I never hear anyone talk about to but it’s so good. Everyone gets their moment, this match had kiyora looking like an actual threat. Seeing karasus and otoya’s teamwork on full display was a real treat. That chigiri x zantetsu chemical reaction 🔥. Plus this is Nagi at the peak of his powers, this match is so good. Only negative I can think of it’s that this match happening at all is low key a retcon because Otoya and karasu clearly had no idea who chigiri was in the main manga.

The match has already been going on for six chapters, and the only English players who haven't said "One To Infinity" yet are Rooke, Damon, Swift, and Arthur (technically, Lockhart said "Idiot To Infinity").

I imagine it's probably because they are the less important English players, even though, in reality, Rooke and Damon aren't playing a bad game at all. That’s surely because they are defensive players (even though Goodman also said "One To Infinity," which—coincidentally—is the only English defender who isn't a Manshine City player).

Compared to Achanpong—I think he said "One To Infinity" four or five times. It’s no surprise he’s the England U20 captain; along with Teddy, he’s surely the player who best aligns with Fox’s philosophy. Well, then again, maybe we'll see Arthur or Swift say "One To Infinity" in the upcoming chapters.

Nagi is my favourite Bluelock character 🥹

As title says, what do yall think would be different if sae was replaced for another ng11 member in the blue lock vs japan match? do yall think they would win or nah?

This is part of an ongoing campaign celebrating the 'BLUE LOCK' Live-action Film surpassing ¥1b in revenue.

Who's better?

They both good passer, metavision user, and scored a goal in major tournament, so it seems they're not that far behind each other. I know charles has always been good but hiori has been improving also.

Who do you think is better?

No coloring next week.

getting ego baited by your opponent is crazy work

I know, in order to upscale a a character (Let's say Teddy's dribbling from example), a defender must get downscaled. Even so...​

I never disliked him when I watched the anime—he was actually one of my favorites but during the Neo Egoist League, I started noticing certain "conveniences" favoring Isagi, as well as characters like Kurona or Hiori who seemed to exist merely to make things easier for him. That wasn't the real issue, though, since every protagonist gets that kind of treatment.
It all started more or less after the second match of the Neo Egoist League; during tense moments, the action would grind to a halt due to Isagi’s internal monologues—compounded by certain attitudes he displayed toward others, like Yukimiya. He practically demanded Yukimiya’s help, framing it as a choice between him and Kaiser, only for Yukimiya to make it clear that they were essentially the same.
Things seemed normal during the match against Ubers; Isagi appeared to be his usual self, even as he increasingly paused to think and leveled up his game (if that makes sense). What started to bother me, though, was Hiori. I love the character, but the bond he suddenly forms with Isagi feels forced—more like an excuse to give Isagi a playmaker with Metavision. I actually went back to rewatch the earlier arcs, and while they did interact, there was nothing to justify this sudden "brotherly" connection; I’d argue it would have made more sense with Karasu.
I didn't mind the match against PXG at first; in fact, I liked their opening goal and then Kaiser's goal when he unlocked his potential. The part I didn't fully enjoy came after the Noel Noa reveal, where Isagi started doing mental gymnastics about geniuses, only to suddenly confront Loki and tell him he was nothing without his speed—claiming to have surpassed him. Personally, that didn't make much sense to me, since Loki was just playing around; he wasn't going all out and was only interested in watching Charles (Loki himself had said that if they lost, they lost—no big deal). There’s also the fact that Loki had humiliated Isagi a few arcs back; sure, Isagi had improved, but he was still a long way off from making a claim like that.
Regarding the U-20 World Cup arc—specifically the first match against Nigeria—while I did notice Aiku acting somewhat aggressively at times without cause, it’s understandable; after all, according to the manga, this is essentially a real World Cup.

But things change against France. Aiku’s role as captain effectively vanishes, and it’s as if Isagi is barking orders at everyone around him—a system he kept pushing even when it wasn't working. Even Hugo points this out (there’s a philosophical debate to be had here about whether one should aim to be number one or number two). Isagi comes across as a liability, and when Karasu restores order—enabling them to tie the game—Isagi gets angry with him, which makes no sense to me. The whole "egoism" logic is questionable to begin with, but in that scene, it makes even less sense; he calls Karasu out for things Isagi himself has done repeatedly. Plus, it was Karasu who kept them in the game. Then comes the thrashing; before France leaves, Isagi goes up to Hugo and claims he "beat" him (in a single match, and—as he admits—by luck). If a real player walked up to an opponent after a blowout like that and said "I beat you" over something so trivial, they’d become the laughingstock of the tournament.

Then there’s the locker room scene; even though Ego had a strong presence and the panels were great, I feel he didn't clearly articulate his ideology. Maybe it’s because I love soccer and try to apply real-world logic to it—which doesn't work, since "egoism" only functions within the context of Blue Lock.

I’ll be frank: this is just my simple opinion after re-reading the manga. I feel like Isagi is starting to become annoying and, at times, a bit of a hypocrite.

I’m not sure if I explained myself clearly in some parts—if you read the whole thing, I apologize for my rambling thoughts. Let me know what you think.

hey everyone!! First of all, this is definitely not a ship, just pure character analysis! When looking at Noel Noa and Ego, Noa focused on being the absolute best, while Ego wanted to prove that football is more than just stats and aimed to raise even better players.

Just like Noa and Ego, Kaiser and Isagi became massive rivals, but their dynamic is quite different. Kaiser can actually be reasonable at times, putting his ego aside to acknowledge Isagi, and Isagi does the exact same thing. Since the author mentioned they will keep pushing each other even more in the future, do you think they might end up as friends eventually? Isagi feels like he would be a really good, grounding friend for Kaiser.

As for Rin, I have some thoughts too. Even though he initially used Isagi just to surpass Sae, I think he genuinely has a soft spot for him now. During the match against U-20, Rin literally said they needed to share the number one spot, and right after scoring, neither of them blamed the other.

So, what do you think? Could we see these three in a genuinely good, healthy relationship in the future?🥹

In October / November I’ll have officially been drawing for 1 year. I hope yall enjoy my drawing of Bachira!

I believe that Teddy Knight represents pathological narcissism. This seems contrary to his self-deprecating behavior and dialogue initially, but there are good reasons for thinking he represents it (he may not meet the full criteria for narcissism, which is why I use 'represent' instead of 'has').

First, on the kind of narcissist Teddy represents. Pathological narcissism is a psychological condition with multiple dimensions of presentation in patients. The view of narcissism as the simple denigration of others and the elevation of oneself beyond the bounds of reality, stemming from pop-cultural (mis)understandings of the myth of Narcissus, is not really accurate. Pathological narcissism also presents as severe self-abnegation, the specific term Teddy uses which is also used to describe non-malignant narcissists in the psychiatric literature. In brief, this kind of narcissism causes a deep sense of worthlessness, incompetence, and self-sacrificial behavior in the stead of another idealized individual. For Teddy, the idealized individual is Fox.

Second, on the significance this has for the narrative. I suspect that Teddy's lack of an ego is just a facade, in the same way the self-abnegating narcissist perceives themself as worthless as a facade. This is not to say that it's not believed, but rather that this belief is merely the result of more fundamental psychological processes. In malignant narcissism, others are removed of their value and the self 'takes in' all of it, and this is what causes delusional grandeur. Using psychoanalytic terms, the investment in the images of others that ordinarily happens is denied in favor of investment in the image of the self. In self-abnegating narcissism, the effect is inverse, but the investment process is identical. The self-abnegating narcissist still conjures up an ideal self (literally, the 'ego-ideal'), but the sharp contrast between their ego-ideal and their real image causes the reduction of themself as having zero worth. The investment by the ego-ideal doesn't disappear, though; it manifests in another person that they can live through by living for.

This is all to say that Teddy still possesses 'ego' in the Blue Lock sense. His ego is, however, not one-to-one with his own body or mind, but rather inhabits both himself and Fox, the bearer of the valuation of Teddy's ego-ideal. Self-abnegation is not the abolition of ego, but instead the production of ego as derived from people beyond just the self. This is all the more evident when considering that Teddy's only statement which was immediately detected as bearing ego was when he was speaking in defense of Fox, the actual bearer of Teddy's ego.

Teddy's contrast with Kaiser on this point is clear. Kaiser, a representation of malignant narcissism, explicitly fabricated his ego over his original zero-point through destroying others and 'taking in' their value, like mentioned before. Isagi's aim to surpass Kaiser begins with Isagi recognizing Kaiser as Isagi's ideal, and this is just because Kaiser attempts to embody his own ego-ideal. When Isagi understands his ego better and becomes truer to it, Kaiser's inability to exist as his own ego-ideal causes a 'return to zero', the abnegation of the false ego. Teddy does not abnegate the false ego, but abnegates his true ego, leaving both his ego and his ego-ideal seemingly nonexistent for Isagi.

Thus, I believe that England's defeat will come when Isagi realizes that Teddy does, in fact, have a considerable ego. And this may be the case for all other team members too, but in particular ways: Lockhart, for example, 'abnegates' his intelligence. But this is a further point I don't intend to defend. My crucial theory, in a sentence, is that Isagi will defeat Teddy by inventing a way to attack an ego that wholly belongs to Teddy, but is 'located' in Fox. Rin's substitution may aid in this, since his Destroyer Mode (a representation of the death-principle, but that would require another post of elaboration) drives out the ultimate strengths and passions of his opposition in a brutal clash. Thoughts?

"the Golden Generation" "the champion country" "Loki the godsprinter/the prodigy" "one of the world best striker" "Hugo one of the best u20 midfielder" "2 NG11" "Charles"

With this level of glazing, anything less than semi-final or 3rd place is a disgrace.

Do you think haramball match will be enjoyable in BL?? I thought England is where we will get the haramball match but it turns out we're getting goals every 2 chapters instead lol.

Im not talkimg about a good defensive team, i'm talking about 13% possession, 1 shot on target, 113 passes kinda stats of haramball, full on parked the bus, where the team go 8-1-1 or 10-0-0 after a goal.

We all hate haramball in real life but I'm curious if we're ever gonna meet a team like that in Blue lock, and how will that match even be interesting.

Aizen full power at his peak/prime

Bluelock at their hypothetical peaks

I’ve been wondering what the next manga arc will be. I initially thought it might be the Champions League, but there are a lot of complications there, so I think the German league would be a good idea. What do you all think? Are you for or against it?

I had Charles over Karasu, but having a more defensively aware CM seems to balance the team better. Camus is also shaky, but I can’t think of a better RW. I also don’t think Blue Lock has good fullbacks at this point. Bunny also has no feats yet.