E23 - Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits

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[00:02] Ashito/I
    You've improved so much
    in just a year, Kaneda.
[00:06] Ashito/I
    You have my respect.
[00:11] Fukuda
    Nozomi, can I have a word
    before the team talk?
[00:21] Anri
    It will be fine.
[00:24] Anri
    Aoi, you are doing great.
[00:28] Anri
    I... I know you are.
[02:06] Sign
    Do Your Best. Don't Lose.
     Fight to Your Limits
[02:09] Togashi/I
    That son of a...
[02:12] Togashi/I
    I charged Kaneda down before he could shoot,
    but he still managed to get the shot away.
[02:18] Togashi/I
    And what's worse...
[02:20] Togashi/I
    He was the one who saved my ass.
[02:23] Tachibana
    T-Tsukishima-san!
[02:25] Roan
    How's Kuroda?
[02:27] Tsukishima
    The doctor says he doesn't have a concussion.
[02:30] Tsukishima
    But the cut on his forehead is deep,
    so they're trying to stem the bleeding.
[02:36] Takeshima
    We have to regroup somehow.
[02:40] Takeshima
    Apart from Kaneda, we have them
    in hand. If we watch for counters—
[02:43] Asari
    But Kaneda's the problem!
[02:46] Asari
    There's no doubting we're better
    than them. I don't understand it.
[02:50] Togashi
    If ya don't get it, ya can't
    play soccer anymore, huh?
[02:53] Togashi
    Pathetic.
[02:54] Asari
    Togashi! Takeshima!
[02:56] Asari
    If you two aren't solid as a defensive unit,
    there's no way we can win!
[03:00] Sign
    Locker Room
[03:00] Sign
    Esperion
[03:00] Sign
    Youth
[03:00] Asari
    Both center-backs are key in this formation.
[03:04] Asari
    If you hadn't botched it,
    we wouldn't have let them score!
[03:09] Date
    That's not true, Asari.
[03:15] Date
    I'm aware that Takeshima and Togashi
    lack cohesion on defense.
[03:21] Date
    Defenders tend to focus on the times
    they allowed the other team to score.
[03:26] Date
    But I can see the big picture.
[03:29] Date
    They're defending against numbers, all while
    barking instructions and getting the ball.
[03:34] Date
    And that's without mentioning
    the quality of their long balls.
[03:38] Date
    They have initiated every
     attack in today's game.
[03:42] Date
    When it comes to their all-round play,
[03:46] Date
    Takeshima and Togashi are both
    the best defenders for this team.
[03:52] Date
    Which is all the more reason I hope to see
     the two of you play in perfect harmony.
[04:02] Takeshima
    Togashi...
[04:05] Takeshima
    Please listen to what I have to say.
[04:08] Kuroda
    I... I want in on this chat.
[04:12] Ashito
    K-Kuroda!
[04:15] Kuroda
    I'll keep playing.
[04:16] Roan
    K-Kuroda! Don't be so reckless!
[04:20] Kuroda
    Coach Nozomi, please let me play closer
     to the defensive line in the second half.
[04:28] Date
    Very well.
[04:29] Date
    I'm counting on you, Kuroda.
[04:31] Togashi
    Ya might fall flat on yer face at any moment,
    but yer gonna provide defensive cover?
[04:36] Togashi
    Too risky. I don't see ya bein' much help.
[04:39] Kuroda
    If you don't want to talk to me, that's fine.
[04:42] Kuroda
    Just stand around and watch like
    a useless log until the final whistle.
[04:46] Togashi
    What'd ya say?!
[04:49] Kuroda
    This team cannot lose because of my error.
[04:52] Kuroda
    My pride won't allow it.
[04:58] Togashi
    So this youth team "pride"
    of yours a big deal, huh?
[05:02] Date
    And what about you, Togashi?
[05:08] Togashi/I
    Me?
[05:13] Togashi/I
    He's moved on and is lookin' ahead.
[05:16] Togashi/I
    What am I doin'?
[05:19] Ashito
    I want the three of you to communicate.
[05:23] Ashito
    And to make eye contact.
[05:26] Ashito
    Put yourselves in each other's shoes
    and try to understand one another.
[05:32] Ashito
    When I got to do that with Asari and
    Kuroda in the match against Seikyo,
[05:36] Ashito
    it expanded my concept of soccer.
[05:40] Ashito
    If you three can do the same
    and be in sync with each other...
[05:44] Ashito
    I'd love to see that.
[05:45] Ashito
    I can't wait to see that!
[05:49] Togashi
    Can it.
[05:51] Date
    What Aoi is saying is right.
[05:53] Date
    It's about pressing and covering.
[05:56] Date
    When the other team is on the attack,
[05:58] Date
    you must instantly decide which of you goes
     for the ball and which of you stays back.
[06:04] Date
    Togashi. Takeshima.
[06:06] Date
    You two must have worked out some rules.
    But you need more real-time communication.
[06:13] Date
    I want you to make a clear agreement.
[06:16] Kuroda
    Allow me to say something, Takeshima.
[06:19] Takeshima
    Sure.
[06:21] Kuroda
    You can just listen to us
    without saying anything.
[06:25] Takeshima
    We'll have a one-sided conversation.
[06:31] Ashito/I
    Togashi, we all want to win.
[06:36] Ashito/I
    Please understand that.
[06:38] Ashito/I
    Come to think of it...
[06:40] Ashito/I
    This never happens.
[06:42] Ashito/I
    Nozomi-san's giving us
    such specific instructions.
[06:48] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So what's your plan?
[06:52] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You're the only one who can rally them.
[06:55] (Flashback) Date
    I want to leave it to the players.
[06:58] (Flashback) Date
    They need to see the problems
     on the field and talk it out.
[07:01] (Flashback) Date
    That's the ideal.
[07:04] (Flashback) Date
    We're only here to guide them.
[07:08] (Flashback) Date
    That's the role of the youth team.
[07:11] (Flashback) Fukuda
    It's the difference between
    teaching and coaching, huh?
[07:14] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Teaching is giving them the answers.
[07:17] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Coaching is guiding them in such a way that
    they come up with the answers themselves.
[07:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You're right. That's the ideal.
[07:26] (Flashback) Fukuda
    But you know, you could
    tell them a little more.
[07:30] (Flashback) Date
    I'm never quite sure what
    I need to do to help them grow.
[07:37] (Flashback) Date
    I'm not strong like you are.
[07:41] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Players are imperfect, Nozomi. And...
[07:46] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So are we.
[07:50] (Flashback) Fukuda
    The manager can't be a god.
[07:52] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So loosen up a bit, will you?
[07:57] (Flashback) Fukuda
    If you wanna say something, just tell them.
[08:01] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Everyone on this team is relying on you.
[08:05] (Flashback) Fukuda
    A good team like this one
    looks up to their manager.
[08:10] (Flashback) Fukuda
    It's your team, Nozomi.
[08:12] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You got this.
[08:14] Sign
    Locker Room
[08:14] Sign
    Esperion
[08:14] Sign
    Youth
[08:16] Sugawara
    All right!
[08:17] Sign
    Locker Room
[08:17] Sign
    Esperion
[08:17] Sign
    Youth
[08:17] Sugawara
    Time for the second half!
     Let's turn it around!
[08:20] Ohtomo
    Yeah!
[08:29] Ashito
    Ha—
[08:29] Fukuda
    Ashito.
[08:31] Fukuda
    Come here a sec.
[08:36] Fukuda
    Stop trying to put yourself
    in a position to finish it.
[08:42] Ashito
    H-How did you—
[08:44] Fukuda
    That's not how you use your talent.
[08:49] Ashito
    You really don't want me to score—
[08:51] Fukuda
    I never said you couldn't score.
[08:54] Fukuda
    If a full-back gets the chance
    to score, they should take it.
[08:59] Fukuda
    But right now, you're moving people
    around you, without even meaning to.
[09:08] Fukuda
    If you get hung up on putting
    yourself in a position to finish it,
[09:14] Fukuda
    the team's ideal formation falls apart.
[09:18] (Flashback) Ashito
    Ohtomo! The left wing's open!
[09:21] (Flashback) Ashito
    Leave it, Tachibana!
[09:23] (Flashback) Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[09:24] Fukuda
    Starting on the left side of midfield,
    it creates an invisible stagnation.
[09:29] Fukuda
    I know you're bothered by it,
[09:31] Fukuda
    but the interception isn't the
    main reason the team conceded that goal.
[09:38] Fukuda
    Before that interception,
    a stagnation had set in
[09:42] Fukuda
    which weakened the
    cohesion of the back line.
[09:45] Fukuda
    Stagnation.
[09:47] Fukuda
    It's something you can only sense.
[09:49] Fukuda
    And only when looking at the formation
    as whole, not at any one individual player.
[09:56] Ashito
    I get it.
[09:58] Ashito
    I get it.
[10:01] Fukuda
    Okay, this is the next step, Ashito.
[10:04] Fukuda
    You're only able to move Tachibana, Ohtomo,
    and Kuroda around by barking instructions.
[10:12] Fukuda
    You aren't able to move
     the other players yet.
[10:14] Fukuda
    That's one thing.
[10:16] Fukuda
    Next, make sure the defense is impenetrable.
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo Musashino
    Football Club Youths
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion Youth
[10:20] Fukuda
    World-class full-backs, without exception,
[10:22] Fukuda
    only go upfield when they're sure they
    aren't leaving a hole in the defense.
[10:26] Ashito
    Old man, you told me you'd
    take me to the world stage.
[10:31] Ashito
    If I become a defender and cast off
    all hope of ever being a forward again,
[10:36] Ashito
    and continue to listen to you,
    will I get to play on the world stage?
[10:42] Fukuda
    Ashito, if you grow up based on someone
    else's plan, you won't amount to anything.
[10:49] Fukuda
    A manager always yearns for players
    who go beyond their wildest imaginings.
[10:55] Ashito/I
    The heck does that mean?
    So what am I supposed to do?
[11:01] Fukuda
    Go beyond my wildest imaginings.
[11:04] Fukuda
    If you want to play on the world stage,
    that's your top priority. I know you can do it.
[11:19] Ashito
    Could you say something to me?
[11:22] Hana
    Huh?
[11:23] Ashito
    Well, y'know... Just something.
[11:25] Ashito
    From my fan. You. Yeah?
[11:34] Ashito
    Please.
[11:41] Hana
    Do your best. Don't lose.
[11:45] Hana
    Fight to your limits.
[11:51] Ashito
    Okay! I'm off!
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo Musashino
    Football Club Youths
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion Youth
[11:58] Sign
    Announcement Board
[11:58] Sign
    Fire Safety
    Precautions
[11:58] Sign
    Fire Safety
    Precautions
[12:11] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[12:11] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[12:12] Kaneda
    Even with half-time, it's unlikely
     they've managed to get their act together.
[12:18] Kaneda
    So just keep feeding me the ball.
[12:21] Kaneda
    That's the only way this team can beat them.
    You all already know that, I assume?
[12:27] Muto
    Everyone, do as he says.
    Feed Kaneda and he'll score.
[12:32] Muto
    Keep on attacking. Let's wrap
    this match up, nice and quick.
[12:36] Muto
    Let's go!
[12:37] Musashino Youths
    Yeah!
[12:40] Muto
    Maintain your focus. Don't stop moving.
[12:54] Takeshima
    Here they come, Togashi.
[13:00] Sign (Top)
    U-12 Kanagawa Prefectural Selection
[13:00] Sign (Bottom)
    Prefectural Training Center
[13:00] (Flashback) Coach A
    Togashi-kun, I hear you've had
    a few run-ins with the police.
[13:05] (Flashback) Esperion Coach B
    We can't have you injuring the other kids,
    so could you go home for today?
[13:13] (Flashback) Manager
    Can you only show up to the games?
[13:16] (Flashback) Manager
    When you come to training,
    everyone gets scared and holds back.
[13:22] Togashi/I
    Fukuda-san...
[13:25] Togashi/I
    I'll go to Esperion and learn from him.
[13:28] (Flashback) Date
    I'm the manager of the B team.
    I look forward to working with you all.
[13:33] Togashi/I
    Was Date Nozomi even a J.Leaguer?
[13:38] Togashi/I
    Where the hell is Fukuda-san?
[13:40] (Flashback) Date
    Togashi, you've been faithfully
    following Fukuda's instructions.
[13:44] (Flashback) Togashi
    Right. No attackin' till
    I have defendin' down pat.
[13:49] (Flashback) Date
    That deserves praise.
    You're doing well to stick to it.
[13:53] (Flashback) Date
    Togashi. You did well today.
[13:56] (Flashback) Togashi
    Yeah. My assist on Yoshitsune's goal that
    put us on track to win was perfect, right?
[14:01] (Flashback) Date
    Not that. I meant your
     self-sacrificing defense.
[14:06] (Flashback) Date
    Even when the rest of the team
    went all-out on the attack,
[14:09] (Flashback) Date
    you dropped back into position
     at the first sign of danger.
[14:14] (Flashback) Date
    This team owes everything
    to your defensive skills.
[14:18] (Flashback) Date
    Your only flaw is you pick up
    too many yellow cards.
[14:21] (Flashback) Togashi
    Those other teams're just lightweights!
    If yer tellin' me to be less physical...
[14:25] (Flashback) Date
    I know that you aren't
     roughhousing players.
[14:29] (Flashback) Date
    Because you're so much bigger than most,
    referees quickly call fouls against you.
[14:34] (Flashback) Date
    There's no need for you to dial it back.
[14:38] (Flashback) Date
    Keep that fighting spirit of yours.
[14:41] (Flashback) Date
    You're fine as you are.
[14:48] Takeshima
    I got this.
[14:51] Togashi/I
    That bastard Takeshima has
    some incredible defending skills.
[14:54] Togashi/I
    S'all down to his exceptional
    sense for maintainin' distance.
[15:00] Togashi/I
    He can gauge the speed of the other player,
[15:02] Togashi/I
    and put pressure on 'em at the
    exact moment they don't want him to.
[15:07] Shiomaki
    Kaneda, go!
[15:10] Togashi/I
    'Cause he put pressure on him right there,
[15:14] Togashi/I
    the other guy ain't got no other
    choice than passing to Kaneda.
[15:18] Togashi/I
    In other words, he made him pass it this way.
[15:22] Togashi/I
    That was yer aim, wasn't it, Takeshima?
[15:25] Shiomaki
    Dammit!
[15:32] Togashi
    Takeshima.
[15:34] Togashi
    I hate yer guts, it's true,
[15:36] Togashi
    but yer probably the
    only one on this team
[15:39] Togashi
    who can time it just right
     when closin' down players.
[15:44] Togashi
    Basically, ya should be doin' the pressin'.
[15:47] Togashi
    I'll hang back and cover,
    and dance to yer tune.
[15:54] Togashi
    I mean, what else can I do?
[15:56] Togashi
    I don't wanna go embarrassin' that old man.
[15:59] Takeshima
    Okay, Togashi.
[16:02] Takeshima
    But there's one other problem.
[16:04] Togashi
    Yeah, Kaneda.
[16:06] Togashi
    If we don't stop him, we can't win this game.
[16:11] Togashi
    When it's Kaneda attackin', leave him to me.
[16:14] Togashi
    I'll stop him, no matter what.
[16:17] Takeshima
    I seriously hate your guts.
[16:21] Takeshima
    But what I hate more is that even I know
    you're the only one who can stop Kaneda.
[16:31] Takeshima
    I trust you.
[16:34] Takeshima
    I'm putting my faith in you.
[16:41] Kaneda/I
    Center-backs who aren't
    in sync don't scare me.
[16:46] Kaneda
    I'm going past you!
[17:04] Miyako
    What the heck happened
     during half-time?
[17:11] Takeshima
    I'll go!
[17:13] Kaneda
    You idiot! Don't let yourself get pincered!
[17:26] Sugawara
    Kick it out!
[17:31] Takeshima
    Aw, hell. We were in a good position.
[17:38] (Flashback) Ashito
    Put yourselves in each other's shoes
    and try to understand one another.
[17:44] Takeshima
    Y'know, what Aoi said has stayed
     with me more than anything else.
[17:48] Togashi
    Huh?
[17:50] Takeshima
    I followed Aoi's advice and tried
    putting myself in your shoes, but man...
[17:57] Takeshima
    Togashi, you're...
[17:59] Takeshima
    Out of all the center-backs
    I've partnered with, you have to be...
[18:06] Takeshima
    the dumbest, stupidest, biggest asshole!
[18:13] Togashi
    Kuroda!
[18:16] Togashi
    The way ya play...
    Every movement has a point, right?
[18:20] Togashi
    A bit of simple observation
    reveals the logic behind yer play.
[18:28] Kuroda
    Isn't that how everyone plays?
[18:30] Togashi
    Nah, ya take it to the extreme, ya logic fiend.
[18:39] Togashi
    Ya've always been unwaverin',
    ever since ya were a kid.
[18:43] Togashi
    That's really somethin'.
[18:48] Nikaido
    Hey, we're restarting.
    Make sure you hydrate.
[18:56] Takeshima
    I'm still pissed at you, Togashi.
[18:59] Togashi
    Huh?
[19:00] Takeshima
    I'll find out where you live
    and ding-dong ditch you.
[19:17] Kuroda
    You're also unwavering, Togashi.
[19:26] Kaneda
    You...
[19:27] Kaneda
    ...piece of shit!
[19:29] Kaneko
    H-Hey, what was that?!
[19:31] Kaneko
    Who goes for a ball that's been
     given back after an injury?!
[19:40] Togashi/I
    Out to the wing?
[19:43] Kaneda
    Dammit. Dammit!
[19:55] Ashito
    Kaneda, I knew you'd run.
[20:01] Ashito
    And you ran where I expected you to.
[20:05] Kaneda
    What?!
[20:08] Referee
    It isn't against the rules to go after a ball
    that's been given back, but that conduct—
[20:13] Kaneda
    Shut up! I know that!
[20:19] Ashito
    Kaneda.
[20:20] Ashito
    I respected you up until half-time.
[20:23] Ashito
    But you seem to have gone back
    to being who you were a year ago.
[20:30] Ashito
    It's our turn now!
[20:34] Hana
    Do your best.
[20:35] Hana
    Don't lose.
[20:37] Hana
    Fight to your limits.
[20:41] Muto
    Keep calm! Forget the high line!
    Drop back and stand your ground!
[20:48] (Flashback) Fukuda/I
    Make sure the defense is impenetrable.
[20:51] Ashito/I
    The defense...
[20:53] Ashito/I
    With Togashi, Takeshima, and
    Kuroda working as a unit now,
[20:57] Ashito/I
    all I have to do is support them.
[21:00] Ashito/I
    I don't say that 'cause I wanna go on the attack.
    That's just how strong they are as a unit.
[21:07] Ashito/I
    Which means, next up...
[21:12] Date
    Asari!
[21:15] Sugawara
    Dammit! They've all pulled back
     and they're really compact now!
[21:19] Tachibana
    Sugawara-san!
[21:23] Ohtomo/I
    Darn it. All of them have dropped back.
[21:27] Ohtomo/I
    What am I meant to do here?
[21:34] Anri
    Both full-backs...
[21:35] Miyako
    They've pushed way up on both wings.
[21:38] Kaneda
    Are they mocking us?! Their full-backs
    have totally abandoned the defensive line!
[21:43] Kaneda
    Now's the time to give me the ball!
[21:50] Ashito/I
    Wow, I haven't had this view
    of the field in a while.
[21:54] Ashito/I
    Yeah, man. It's nice.
[21:58] Muto/I
    What's that guy's deal?
    What's with that look in his eye?
[22:02] Muto
    I'll go mark him. You all stay where you are!
[22:08] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Stagnation.
[22:10] Ashito/I
    Stagnation. I like that word.
[22:14] Ashito/I
    It all makes sense now.
[22:21] Ashito/I
    Wow, just like at the tryouts
    and in the Seikyo match...
[22:26] Ashito/I
    No, it's more vivid and
    clearer than it was before.
[22:33] Muto/I
    I'll teach this guy how useless it is for
    a full-back to push up without a plan.
[22:44] Ashito/I
    Stagnation. Stagnation.
    Stagnation. Stagnation.
[22:52] Fukuda/I
    What do your eyes see now?
[22:55] Fukuda/I
    They're far more sophisticated now
    than they were back in the Seikyo match.
[23:00] Fukuda/I
    Think about it over and over, and then...
[23:03] Fukuda
    Move on instinct, Ashito!
[23:06] Satake
    Muto! You're the one marking him!
[23:09] Satake
    Go after him! Don't let him break free!
[23:15] Ohtomo/I
    Ashito!
[23:16] Ohtomo/I
    Tachibana!
[23:18] Ohtomo/I
    They both have a good chance to shoot.
[23:21] Ohtomo/I
    Who do I pass it to? Who...
[23:25] Ohtomo/I
    Ashito! I knew it'd be you.
[23:32] Muto/I
    Wh-What's going on? What's he trying to do?
[23:42] Muto/I
    The right-side full-back?
[23:47] Madoka
    I won't let you shoot!
[23:54] Hana
    He's clean through.
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    From Now
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Ashito
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "From Now."