# E15 - Where I Ought to Be
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**[00:24] Ashito**
*I've made up my mind.*
**[00:26] Ashito**
*I'm gonna do this.*
**[00:27] Ashito**
*I'm ready!*
**[00:45] (Flashback) Hana/I**
There's always a reason
behind everything he says.
**[00:50] Ashito/I**
*But I can't give up on being a
forward. I'm* not *budging on that.*
**[00:55] Ashito/I**
*I'll give full-back a try.*
**[00:57] Ashito/I**
* If I wanna go back to being a forward,*
* I need to find out why he thinks...*
**[01:02] Ashito/I**
*...I should play here!*
**[01:04] Ashito**
I'm so damn far away!
**[02:37] Sign**
Where I Ought to Be
**[02:39] Ashito/I**
*Tachibana's crazy far away.*
**[02:42] Ashito/I**
*The field seems bigger than before.*
**[02:47] (Flashback) Takeshima**
The shuffle.
**[02:48] (Flashback) Takeshima**
As long as you do that, that's all I ask.
**[02:50] (Flashback) Takeshima**
You can go join the attack or stay put.
It's totally up to you.
**[02:55] Ashito/I**
*The ball's way upfield.*
**[02:57] Ashito/I**
*This is no time to be defending.*
**[03:00] Ashito/I**
*I'm pushing up.*
**[03:02] Takeshima**
Hold it, Aoi!
**[03:06] Ashito**
But Takeshima, *you* said
I could join the attack.
**[03:08] Takeshima**
Idiot. Look at the other wing.
**[03:10] Takeshima**
Our right-back, Masuko,
is already pushing up.
**[03:13] Takeshima**
If the right-back goes forward, the left-back
drops into the middle, remember?
**[03:17] Takeshima**
Togashi and I have
already shuffled across.
**[03:20] Takeshima**
If you wanna push up, check what
your teammates are doing first.
**[03:29] Roan**
O-Ohtomo!
**[03:33] Ohtomo**
Dammit!
**[03:35] Takeshima**
They're coming!
**[03:36] Ashito/I**
*I knew this already, but...*
**[03:39] Ashito/I**
*I absolutely* hate *defending!*
**[03:44] Ashito/I**
* They're coming down the left.*
* Are they targeting me?*
**[03:48] Ashito/I**
* W-Well, anyway, I gotta shift*
* across and cover the middle.*
**[03:52] Ashito/I**
I'll be ready and waiting for 'em!
I gotta do this, dammit!
**[03:56] Takeshima**
What the hell are you *doing*, Aoi?!
**[03:58] Takeshima**
You're meant to be shuffling, you dolt!
**[04:00] Ashito**
Huh?!
**[04:05] Ashito**
B-But I *am!* Didn't you see me
shuffle across, Takeshima?
**[04:08] Takeshima**
You're not doing it at all!
**[04:11] Ashito/I**
* H-He's kidding, right? If I move across*
* any more, the wing'll be wide open.*
**[04:20] Takeshima**
It seems you have zero awareness
of the risks when playing defense.
**[04:24] Takeshima**
So I gotta start by teaching you
what's dangerous and what's not, huh?
**[04:32] Takeshima**
It's not the same as playing up front, Aoi.
**[04:35] Takeshima**
There's no one behind you.
**[04:39] Takeshima**
"There's no one. There's no one."
**[04:42] Takeshima**
Repeat that 100 times until
the ball next comes your way.
**[04:46] Togashi**
Ashito!
**[04:48] Togashi**
Ya ain't shufflin' into the middle
at all. We hafta tighten up.
**[04:52] Togashi**
Be mindful of that.
**[05:03] Ohtomo**
Ashito!
**[05:06] Ashito**
This is the first time
I've touched the ball today!
**[05:09] Ohtomo**
Let's build some momentum!
**[05:11] Ashito**
Let's go!
**[05:14] (Flashback) Takeshima**
If you wanna push up, check what
your teammates are doing first.
**[05:18] Ashito/I**
*Oh, right. Masuko!*
**[05:19] Ashito/I**
*H-He's not moving up.*
**[05:21] Ashito/I**
*Masuko's staying put. Which means...*
**[05:27] Ohtomo**
The A team defender is engaging high?
**[05:30] Ohtomo**
H-He's doubling up with the midfielder!
**[05:32] Ashito/I**
*I'm surrounded!*
**[05:34] Togashi**
Ashito! Put the ball out!
**[05:36] Shimuzu**
Too late for that.
**[05:43] Takeshima/I**
* Akutsu-san... He's aiming*
* for the space on the left.*
**[05:47] Togashi/I**
* There are still two forwards occupyin'*
* the middle. I can't go to him!*
**[06:03] Ashito**
Pushing up or not pushing up...
**[06:05] Ashito**
I don't get to decide that on my own.
**[06:08] Ashito**
And I've got no idea how far
I need to shuffle across.
**[06:12] Ashito**
This doesn't suit me one bit!
**[06:15] Ashito**
And more importantly, this ain't *fun!*
**[06:18] Ashito**
I don't get his reasoning at all!
**[06:20] Ashito**
There's no *way* I can do this!
**[06:24] Ashito**
Dammit!
**[06:30] Akutsu**
Hey, guys.
**[06:33] Akutsu**
Is the B team okay?
**[06:35] Akutsu**
We've lost Yoshitsune, so it
probably ain't our place to say...
**[06:39] Akutsu**
But man, your team's seriously tanking.
**[06:42] Akutsu**
Are you even able to play
without Taira and Nagano?
**[06:46] Akutsu**
Plus, you've got a total amateur on defense.
**[06:51] Akutsu**
Don't go getting yourselves dumped
from the Tokyo Metropolis League.
**[06:57] Akutsu**
You want my advice, Aoi-chan?
**[07:01] Akutsu**
Go back to the dorm as soon
as possible, and pack your bags.
**[07:06] Akutsu**
Be quick about it.
**[07:08] Akutsu**
'Cause you've got zero talent.
**[07:11] Ashito/I**
*Playing as a full-back is so boring.*
**[07:15] Ashito/I**
*There's absolutely no way I can do this!*
**[07:18] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be!*
**[07:26] Tachibana**
Roan! Out to the right!
**[07:31] Ashito/I**
*That's where I belong.*
**[07:34] Ashito/I**
*I want to score!*
**[07:37] Takeshima**
Don't go, Aoi.
**[07:39] Takeshima**
Masuko's already pushing up.
Don't make me repeat myself.
**[07:46] Takeshima**
Y'know, when you played up front,
you seemed like a player with wider vision.
**[07:52] Takeshima**
Do you just lose that
if you're not feeling it?
**[07:56] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[07:59] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[08:01] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[08:03] Ashito/I**
*Stop, dammit!*
**[08:05] Ashito/I**
* I'm playing in a game*
* right now. I need to focus.*
**[08:11] Tachibana**
They got the ball!
**[08:12] Tachibana**
Ashito, incoming!
**[08:18] Takeshima**
Didn't I tell you to shuffle across?
**[08:21] Takeshima**
Block the shot!
**[08:28] Ashito/I**
*O-Ohtomo?!*
**[08:29] Takeshima**
It's not over yet! The ball's not cleared!
**[08:37] Akutsu**
Oh?
**[08:39] Togashi/I**
*Wh-What's the deal with this guy's body?*
**[08:45] Takeshima**
Damn. The ball went to the other team again.
**[08:47] Akutsu**
Eat this!
**[08:55] Takeshima**
N-Nice clearance! Corner kick!
**[08:58] Ashito**
Ohtomo!
**[09:00] Tsukishima**
We *told* you not to get
overly physical today, guys.
**[09:05] Tsukishima**
Jeez. It's only a mini-game.
**[09:08] Tsukishima**
Everyone on this team
seriously hates losing, huh?
**[09:14] Ashito**
I... I was meant to be the one defending...
**[09:19] Ohtomo**
How about we *all* play defensively today?
**[09:24] Ohtomo**
I can show off my defensive skills.
Basically, I did that for my own sake.
**[09:31] Ohtomo**
Anyway, you should be
apologizing to Togashi, not me.
**[09:35] Ohtomo**
He wants to go upfield, but he's
too busy defending today. Okay?
**[09:44] Tsukishima**
All right! Let's restart!
**[09:48] Tsukishima**
Hey, no pushing! I said, no pushing!
Cool it, will you?
**[09:52] Tsukishima**
We can't afford any more injuries.
**[09:55] Ashito**
T-Togashi.
**[09:56] Togashi**
What?
**[09:58] Ashito**
Sorry about my defending. Because of me,
you can't go upfield like you usually—
**[10:03] Togashi**
Huh?!
**[10:05] Togashi**
Get a grip, ya knucklehead!
**[10:09] Togashi**
I'm doin' it for myself.
**[10:12] Togashi**
Fukuda-san told me I needed
to work on my defensive skills.
**[10:18] Togashi**
Go apologize to Ohtomo, not me.
**[10:32] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[10:34] Ashito**
I know.
**[10:36] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[10:38] Ashito**
I know that.
**[10:42] Ashito/I**
*This isn't where I ought to be.*
**[10:44] Ashito**
I said I get it.
**[10:47] Ashito**
I get it.
**[10:50] Ashito**
So don't be a burden...
**[10:52] Ashito**
on your teammates!
**[11:01] Takeshima/I**
Far side!
**[11:02] Togashi/I**
*They aimin' at Akutsu? No...*
**[11:04] Takeshima/I**
* Even further than that?*
* But who's it going to—*
**[11:06] Takeshima/I**
*Oh!*
**[11:10] Ohtomo**
The other flank!
**[11:11] Takeshima/I**
* Crap. They piled players up on the left,*
* hoping this would happen.*
**[11:22] (Flashback) Fukuda**
Your team's the one-yen coins.
The ten-yen coins are the opposition.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Fukuda**
They came from the incredible
number of loose balls you picked up.
**[11:30] (Flashback) Fukuda**
Are you aware of that?
**[11:39] Kobayakawa/I**
* H-He read the flight of the ball?*
* No, that was more than just reading the flight.*
**[11:44] Nagano/I**
* The moment the corner kick*
* was taken, he ran towards me!*
**[11:48] Akutsu**
Your bad choices make me
wanna vomit! Ya stupid dumbass!
**[12:00] Ohtomo**
Tachibana!
**[12:01] Ohtomo/I**
* Just one defender. This is*
* our best chance to counter...*
**[12:09] Tsukishima**
Okay, time's up.
**[12:18] Akutsu**
Yo, B team.
**[12:20] Akutsu**
Forget about that guy.
**[12:23] Akutsu**
He's being forced to play defense
to make up the numbers.
**[12:26] Akutsu**
He'll quit soon enough.
**[12:29] Akutsu**
Keep hanging around with this no-talent
spoiled brat and you'll end up just like him.
**[12:35] Akutsu**
Like I said, make sure you don't
get dumped out of the league.
**[12:39] Akutsu**
That's the only job the "second team" has.
**[12:43] Togashi**
Shouldn't ya be worried 'bout yourselves?
**[12:47] Togashi**
Ya only managed to score one goal against a
makeshift team. Ain't that right, "first team"?
**[12:54] Togashi**
Seems to me like ya need Yoshitsune
to function. Don't ya think? Well?
**[13:03] Akutsu**
Pushovers attract other pushovers, huh?
**[13:07] Togashi**
Huh?
**[13:08] Akutsu**
I know people say it all the time,
but I hope you guys aren't taking it to heart.
**[13:15] Akutsu**
They say youth teams aren't as
strong mentally as high school teams.
**[13:28] Ashito/I**
*Damn. That last clearance...*
**[13:31] Ashito/I**
* If only it had gone to Tachibana,*
* we could've scored.*
**[13:36] Takeshima**
Tempo. Rhythm. Nothing
was working for you, huh?
**[13:40] Takeshima**
But don't worry too much.
**[13:44] Takeshima**
Oh, and about the "shuffle," Aoi...
**[13:47] Takeshima**
Even if leaving the wing
wide open is a risk,
**[13:50] Takeshima**
always think about
tightening up centrally first.
**[13:53] Takeshima**
If we get numbers in the middle,
**[13:55] Takeshima**
even if the other team attacks down
the flanks, it won't be a big deal.
**[13:59] Takeshima**
Well, you'll get it soon enough.
**[14:02] Ashito**
Uh, you brought a girl to training?
**[14:06] Takeshima**
I'm the type of guy who keeps his soccer
and his private life completely separate.
**[14:11] Ashito**
Oh, right...
**[14:14] Sign**
Takeshima
**[14:14] Sign**
Guys who refer to themselves in
third person and still get dates
**[14:14] Sign**
Asari
**[14:14] Sign**
Soccer players who marry models
**[14:14] Sign**
Ranking of the Guys
**[14:14] Sign**
Ohtomo Hates
**[14:14] Sign**
Unranked
**[14:15] Sign**
Takeshima
**[14:16] Sign**
Takeshima
**[14:16] Sign**
Takeshima
**[14:17] Sign**
Soccer players who marry models
**[14:17] Sign**
Guys who date girls, who refer
to themselves by their names
**[14:17] Sign**
Takeshima
**[14:17] Sign**
Asari
**[14:21] Takeshima**
Well, anyway, your shuffle has a way to go,
but that last move wasn't bad.
**[14:26] Ashito**
The last one? But I totally mishit that kick.
**[14:29] Takeshima**
No, before that.
**[14:32] Takeshima**
Your vision really is wide.
**[14:37] Ashito**
What do you mean by "vision"?
**[14:40] Takeshima**
Your lack of self-awareness is interesting.
**[14:42] Takeshima**
If you learn to be more calculated with it,
you'll have much more fun.
**[14:47] Takeshima**
Plus, you'll be less erratic,
so you'll be able to use it in any situation.
**[14:52] Ashito**
I have no idea what you're talking about.
**[14:54] Takeshima**
Maybe you should take a look
at how Kuribayashi-san plays.
**[15:01] Takeshima**
There's something in Kuribayashi's game
you should incorporate into your own.
**[15:06] Takeshima**
He's *always* doing it in matches as a way
of increasing the options available to him.
**[15:15] Takeshima**
If you do it too, you'll find
life as a defender more fun.
**[15:19] Takeshima**
See ya.
**[15:38] Sign**
Caution
**[15:38] Sign**
Please only take one item at a time
**[15:38] Sign**
Especially items in glass bottles, which may break and result in injury
**[15:38] Sign**
Do not put your hand any further inside than the item tray
**[15:38] Sign**
How to take an item
**[15:38] Sign**
If an item is standing vertically, please
tilt it to the left before attempting to remove.
**[15:43] Anri**
Yuma.
**[15:44] Yuma**
Huh? What are you...
**[15:45] Anri**
Togashi.
**[15:47] Anri**
Why is Aoi playing as a full-back?
**[15:52] Anri**
The two of you were the first ones
to recognize Aoi's unique ability.
**[15:58] Anri**
So you must have some idea...
**[16:01] Sign**
Akutsu
**[16:01] Sign**
Pass
**[16:01] Sign**
Me
**[16:01] Sign**
Me
**[16:01] Sign**
Tachibana
**[16:01] Sign**
Kuroda
**[16:01] Sign**
Asari
**[16:01] Sign**
Roan
**[16:01] Sign**
Taira-san
**[16:02] Anri**
...why he has to play at full-back.
**[16:05] Anri**
Please tell me.
**[16:06] Anri**
What is Manager Fukuda trying to tell us?
**[16:11] Anri**
I'd like to know your thoughts on it.
**[16:14] Anri**
I want to know what message
Manager Fukuda is trying to convey.
**[16:19] Togashi**
What the hell are ya blabberin' about, woman?
**[16:22] Togashi**
I'm beat. I don't care if
you're the owner's daughter.
**[16:27] Togashi**
I ain't got time to indulge
the hobbies of rich people.
**[16:30] Togashi**
Go on home.
**[16:32] Yuma**
Togashi. For the sake of her honor,
I'll let ya in on somethin'.
**[16:37] Yuma**
This girl wants to be a manager.
**[16:43] Yuma**
Even though she ain't ever played the game,
she wants to become a manager. For real.
**[16:49] Togashi**
Guess ya can do anythin' when you're born
the daughter of the owner of a soccer team.
**[16:54] Anri**
Just to be clear, I'm not saying
I want to be Esperion's manager.
**[17:00] Anri**
So it has nothing to do with me
being the owner's daughter.
**[17:04] Anri**
I hope to work with a men's soccer team,
**[17:08] Anri**
but I want to build a career on my own,
using my own ideas,
**[17:12] Anri**
even if it means starting out
with a relatively small team.
**[17:18] Anri**
That is my dream.
**[17:24] Yuma**
Never gets old, no matter how many times
I hear it! I love listenin' to her talk 'bout it!
**[17:29] Yuma**
She's been sayin' that for years!
**[17:34] Togashi**
Okay, fine.
**[17:35] Togashi**
Lemme hear your thoughts first.
**[17:38] Anri**
Huh?
**[17:39] Togashi**
On why *you* reckon he made Ashito a defender.
**[17:43] Togashi**
Ya meant what ya said, right? So tell me.
**[17:46] Anri**
R-Right!
**[17:50] Anri**
I initially thought Aoi wasn't youth team
material at all, regardless of his position.
**[17:58] (Flashback) Anri**
He'll be useless on the youth team.
**[18:00] Anri**
But after watching the game against Seikyo High,
my impression of him changed completely.
**[18:06] Anri**
His vision is truly incredible.
**[18:10] Anri**
I've never seen a player like him.
**[18:14] Yuma**
Ain't that the truth?
**[18:16] Yuma**
Ashito was brought in to be a full-back
'cause he can put his vision to best use there.
**[18:20] Yuma**
No doubt 'bout it. I bet that's why he got in,
even though he wasn't that good.
**[18:26] Yuma**
That's Fukuda-san for you.
**[18:28] Anri**
But I want to make it clear that I don't agree
with what you two implied in the classroom.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Anri**
Surely no one can perfectly memorize the
placement of *every* player on the field...
**[18:42] Anri**
I mean, that's obviously not possible.
**[18:45] Ashito**
Get in behind
**[18:45] Ashito**
Akutsu
**[18:45] Ashito**
Pass
**[18:45] Ashito**
Pass
**[18:45] Ashito**
Me
**[18:45] Ashito**
Tachibana
**[18:45] Ashito**
Kuroda
**[18:45] Ashito**
Asari
**[18:45] Ashito**
Roan
**[18:45] Ashito**
Taira-san
**[18:46] Anri**
We shouldn't bring any unscientific
hypotheses into soccer.
**[18:51] Anri**
Aoi can memorize *some* players' positions,
and predict the movements of some others.
**[18:57] Anri**
That's the scope of his vision.
**[19:00] Anri**
I also don't believe he can best
utilize that talent as a forward.
**[19:06] Anri**
The best position for Aoi is...
**[19:10] Anri**
Attacking midfielder.
**[19:11] Anri**
Or at least a deep-lying one.
**[19:14] Anri**
In midfield, in any case. Definitely central.
**[19:18] Anri**
But making him play as a defender?
**[19:20] Anri**
Defense isn't in his wheelhouse.
**[19:23] Anri**
I respect Manager Fukuda so, so much,
but I can't understand his thinking.
**[19:29] Anri**
I'd dearly like to know.
**[19:32] Togashi**
Miss.
**[19:33] Anri/Butler**
"Miss"?!
**[19:35] Togashi**
Ya really do love soccer, don't ya?
**[19:39] Togashi**
I've never heard a woman
talk about soccer like that.
**[19:43] Anri**
I... I do!
**[19:44] Togashi**
Your passion's plain to see.
**[19:49] Togashi**
But y'know, you're kinda
wastin' a golden opportunity.
**[19:55] Yuma**
I agree.
**[19:56] Yuma**
Honestly, I couldn't care less
why Ashito *has* to be a full-back.
**[20:01] Yuma**
But I do know you're bein' wasteful.
**[20:05] Anri**
Wh-What exactly do you mean?
**[20:08] Togashi**
First of all, about what we discussed
in the classroom being "unscientific"...
**[20:14] Togashi**
I was watchin' this TV show a while back...
**[20:16] Sign (Top Right)**
Subtitles Available
**[20:17] Togashi**
They had this ex-Spanish
international on it,
**[20:22] Togashi**
and they were tryin' to scientifically prove
how wide his field of vision was.
**[20:26] Togashi**
They strapped a small camera to him,
made him play a match,
**[20:31] Togashi**
and then asked him to review the footage.
**[20:36] Togashi**
Then, they stopped the
footage partway through.
**[20:40] Togashi**
He was told to draw the positions of the players
at that moment as accurately as possible..
**[20:50] Togashi**
They did the same
experiment with other players,
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Other Players' Results
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Actual Positions
**[20:53] Togashi**
but the best they could manage
was rememberin' three, tops.
**[20:57] Togashi**
Some barely remembered
where they were themselves.
**[21:00] Togashi**
But *this* guy...
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Ex-Spanish International's Results
**[21:03] Togashi**
He got every player's position perfect,
both his team's and the other team's.
**[21:07] Anri**
I know of that experiment.
**[21:10] Anri**
But that was the product of his training,
built on top of natural talent.
**[21:14] Anri**
Only special people like him could—
**[21:18] Togashi**
For us players, it doesn't matter
if it's scientifically possible or not.
**[21:24] Togashi**
All we do is take in what's happenin'
on the field, and trust our senses.
**[21:29] Yuma**
Also, Anri...
**[21:31] Yuma**
One other thing 'bout
Ashito playin' full-back...
**[21:35] Yuma**
You said earlier he
should be playin' centrally.
**[21:40] Yuma**
That says a lot about how you see soccer.
**[21:43] Anri**
What?
**[21:45] Yuma**
"Full-backs are only there to support,
like the Lance in shogi."
**[21:50] Yuma**
"The middle's more important."
**[21:52] Yuma**
That's your unconscious bias.
**[21:56] Yuma**
We ain't sure what's goin' on in
Manager Fukuda's head, either.
**[22:02] Yuma**
But if ya don't let go of your preconceived notions,
ya'll miss the bigger picture.
**[22:07] Yuma**
Soccer's much freer than that.
**[22:12] Yuma**
That said, leavin' ya hangin' doesn't
feel fair, so I'll tell ya what I think.
**[22:18] Yuma**
What's Manager Fukuda's plan for Ashito
that means he has to play at full-back?
**[22:24] Yuma**
I dunno your answer to that, Togashi,
but wanna say what we think at the same time?
**[22:31] Yuma/Togashi**
Playmaker.
**[24:20] Sign**
Next Episode
**[24:20] Sign**
Just Like You
**[24:20] Sign (Bottom)**
This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
**[24:23] Tachibana**
The next episode of *Aoashi* is:
"Just Like You."