There wasn't much distance between him and Alex. So, Takeshi gave a relentless chase, trying his hardest to win the ball.
Alex saw him coming. Yet, he didn't panic at all. Instead, he calmly approached the incoming Takeshi as if he were inviting him with open arms.
As impressive as Takeshi's defense was, Hiro couldn't trust him fully to win the ball for them.
If he somehow wins back the ball, that'd be for the better. But, even if he didn't manage to, he couldn't care less. Right now, Takeshi was no more than a decoy.
Since the opposing fullback had made up a run from behind and they were distracted by the midfield trio of the opposing team, most of his team's players hadn't noticed his run. That is why, none were on their guard against the incoming threat.
But he had seen it coming. Yet, he couldn't speak of it or else he'd draw the attention of the opposing players.
