[A/N]: Hi Guys, There is a Note at the end of the Chapter, Please read it as well
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Inside of Team V's Video Room
Reo was going through all the matches Team Z had played, He was impressed by their organization, It wasn't much of an effort to spot the heart of that Team
"That guy is good, He is so nimble with the ball, The ball is like glued to his feet!"
Reo noticed how Isagi's dribbling was smooth and everything was in his control, Isagi's Ball Control was excellent which helped him Dribble while keeping his pace at its best
'His speed with or without the ball is nearly the same, His vision and finishing are top-notch as well... He is as gifted as Nagi!'
Reo felt excited to see Isagi's play, Although he was letting many chances to score go and passing instead, He was still the top scorer of Team Z
While going through Team Z's matches, He came across a goal against Team Y from long range, It was the most impressive one by Isagi, That shot displayed that his shooting ability was far more superior to the ones he had encountered so far
"Let's see if you can beat my Treasure, Isagi Yoichi!"
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Team Z, Training ground
Team Z was up to their 5v5 matches with 1 player playing as a Goalie in rotation, It proved to be the best way to train since they had to give it their all like a real match since this training evaluates their value in the formation set by Isagi
Without even realizing it, Isagi was their leader, Who wasn't only leading but also took decisions for them and they didn't find it odd to agree, Even Raichi who would come to agree after a small argument
After intense training for the whole afternoon, They all chose to rest except for Isagi, The team at first got worried about Isagi's inhumane schedule, but as time went on and Isagi didn't die from exhaustion gave them some reassurance
Isagi kept practicing his footwork, He liked the way he was able to control the ball and wanted to get creative when needed, To do that he would need to get risky with his plays
Isagi was about to start his run with the ball but noticed Kunigami entering the ground
"You didn't go with others?"
"Ah...I did, Thought I should train for a little longer though"
Isagi and Kunagami trained together since it was always better to train against players than practice with motionless cones, After training for almost an hour Kunigami was out of gas
They both sat on the ground sipping on water, Kunigami kept glancing at Isagi as he had something to say
"I'm Sorry"
Before he could say anything, Isagi broke the silence
"Huh? For what?"
"For not passing to you often times"
Isagi stated the reason behind the apology
"So that was deliberate, I thought my positioning was wrong"
Kunigami said while staring at Isagi, This is what he wanted to talk to Isagi about, He had been putting work in his positioning to be in an advantageous position and Isagi passes to him often, But in the match, he doesn't do that as often as in the training
"The thing is, You attract a lot of attention in the front, I know it's not fair since the ranking is based on the number of goals you score but I wanted you to keep that ability of yours for the last match"
Isagi said, He meant every word of that, It was deliberate that he didn't pass the ball to Kunigami even when he broke through and got in a good position
"What do you mean?"
Kunigami although didn't like that he was getting ignored but knowing how reasonable Isagi had been so far, chose to hear his explaination
"You see, Team V's offense is top-notch and will be very hard to deal with, There will be times when I would go for defense, In that moment I need you and Kira at the front to score, They will feel threatened by Me, and bachira which would leave spaces for you to exploit
You see, I don't want us to just qualify, I want to win it all and we have a chance to do so, So give it your all in the next match"
Kunigami nodded at Isagi and left the training ground
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Team Z's Video Room
"Here we are again, So we all know the main threats of Team V, Mikage Reo, Tsurugi Zantetsu and Seishiro Nagi-
Now the Formation will be this would be same as the previous, Simple attacking 4-3-3
But some of you would have to switch position more often, When Reo has the ball and I'm onto him, Raichi will man-mark Nagi, When Zantetsu is making a run, Chigiri and Raichi will stop him while leaving Nagi to me, and if I come to defense, Raichi would leave his position and run to man-mark Reo, Chigiri would switch his position from LB to LW to support in offense, My position would switch between a CAM, CDM, and CB whenever needed, Just keep your eyes open and react according to the situation, Don't hold back in making plays with a little risk since I will be playing a little reckless for the next game, Explore your strengths and evolve just the way Ego wants us to
If we don't, We might get past the first selection but going forward, We might need to rely on individual talent, This might be the last match we get to play as a team, So Don't Get Locked Off and give it your all tomorrow
"Yes!"
"Alright!"
"We will win!"
Isagi looked at all the players, He didn't want to get attached to them since some of them were going to get disqualified after the 1st Selection, But he failed in that
In these few days, He had spent enough time with them all and wanted the best for them, So giving them a chance to go crazy on the field while forgetting the formation, Although wasn't a good decision entirely but it would be alright since this is Blue Lock
Even if they lose they would still advance, That much assurance was enough to keep their composure intact
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[A/N]: Hi Guys, I'm here to announce my hiatus of this Fanfic, My Exams has started from past 2 days and I've been uploading the Chapters I've previously written, Right now I have written chapters till Team V matches first half, Since I won't be able to write anymore now, I've decided to start publishing Chapters from the date of 10 December
Hope you guys can understand my situation, I would've published the remaining Chapters but that would've taken my attention which wouldn't be great for my not so great academic situation
Let's meet at 10 Dec, Bye!