E9 - A Broader Soccer

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[00:07] Ashito
    Ouch.
[00:08] Togashi
    I told ya to open your body when you kill it.
[00:14] Togashi
    How much more do I
    gotta break it down for ya?
[00:18] Togashi
    Don't make me explain
     it all over again, idiot.
[00:21] Togashi
    Why're you so dense, anyway?
    You brainless, shaggy-haired moron!
[00:26] Togashi
    If you'd been in my gang, I'da tied ya to my bike
     and dragged your sorry ass all over town
[00:30] Togashi
    to give your slow brain the shock
     treatment it so badly needs!
[00:34] Ashito/I
    You... You're...
[00:36] Ashito/I
    ...so not cut out for teaching others!
[02:11] Sign
    A Broader Soccer
[02:12] Ashito
    Anyway...
[02:13] Ashito
    Why're you making me
    kick the ball at the wall?!
[02:16] Ashito
    What's the point of
    you even being here?!
[02:19] Ashito
    Why don't you pass it to me?!
[02:21] Ashito
    Gimme a moving ball!
[02:23] Togashi
    You're not ready for that yet.
[02:25] Ashito
    Huh?!
[02:27] Togashi
    We need to fix all those glaring
    bad habits of yours.
[02:31] Togashi
    But your problem's with
    your head, not your habits.
[02:35] Ashito
    What's that even mean?
[02:37] Togashi
    The goal ain't just to kill the ball.
[02:44] Togashi
    Kick it at the wall.
[02:46] Ashito
    There!
[02:49] Togashi
    Now, pass it straight to me!
[02:54] Togashi
    Way too slow.
[02:57] Togashi
    Killin' the ball ain't the end of it.
[02:59] Togashi
    You kill it to set ya up for what ya do next.
[03:02] Togashi
    That's why ya kill the ball!
[03:04] Togashi
    The ball's gotta be killed to do stuff with it!
    Ya kill it 'cause it's necessary!
[03:11] Togashi
    I've been sayin' the same thing over
     and over. Why ain't ya gettin' it?
[03:14] Togashi
    Open your body! Open it!
[03:17] Ashito
    What does "open it" even mean?!
    Your advice is too damn abstract!
[03:26] Togashi
    Yeah, guess you're right.
[03:30] Ashito
    Since you keep talking about it...
[03:34] Ashito
    Why don't you show me what you mean?
[03:37] Ashito/I
    How about that? Can you kill the ball
    when it comes at you out of the blue?
[03:50] Ashito/I
    His touch was pure poetry in motion!
[03:53] Ashito/I
    On top of that, he kicked
    it with such precision.
[03:55] Togashi
    Hey, I actually managed to hit it.
[03:58] Ashito/I
    Not only did he do that lightning fast,
    his movements were so efficient.
[04:05] Ashito
    H-Hold up, Togashi.
[04:08] Togashi
    Huh?
[04:09] Ashito
    I just... I watched your technique and...
[04:13] Ashito
    "Open"? By "open," do you mean...
[04:22] Togashi
    Oh, my bad. I wasn't laughin' at you.
[04:27] Togashi
    I was just rememberin' something.
[04:30] Togashi
    Back in fifth grade, I went to the
    national center for the first time.
[04:35] Togashi
    But everyone there knew about
    my bad upbringing and stuff,
[04:40] Togashi
    meanin' no one paid any attention to me.
[04:44] Togashi
    I was feelin' real low, when...
[04:46] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Hey.
[04:47] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hm?
[04:49] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You've got talent.
[04:54] Togashi
    For 15 minutes, this guy
    watched me practicin'.
[05:00] Togashi
    And he was so good at teachin'.
[05:03] Togashi
    He knew the right words to use
    so they'd sink into my slow, stupid brain.
[05:08] Togashi
    But...
[05:09] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hey, c'mon, mister. I ain't got a lotta time.
    Can't ya just tell me exactly what to do?
[05:17] Togashi
    ...he'd stop short before he got to the
    point where he was spellin' it out for me.
[05:22] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'm not gonna tell you everything.
[05:25] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You should be the one to find the answers.
[05:29] (Flashback) Fukuda
    If you work something out on your own,
     you'll never, ever forget it.
[05:34] Togashi
    That guy was Fukuda-san. He was managin'
    the Esperion Junior Youth back then.
[05:41] Togashi
    After that, I took those bits of advice
    he gave me in that 15-minute session,
[05:47] Togashi
    filled in the blanks on my own, and
    practiced what I'd learned over and over.
[05:55] Ashito
    Old man Fukuda...
[05:58] Ashito/I
    Huh. When he wants to,
    he gives great advice.
[06:02] Ohtomo
    Hey!
[06:06] Ohtomo
    I knew you'd be out here practicing!
[06:10] Tachibana
    You're seriously bad at lying.
[06:13] Ohtomo
    Stop trying to be considerate.
    I won't let you get better on your own!
[06:19] Togashi
    Ain't ya got anythin' better to do?
[06:22] Ashito/I
    If you work something out on your own,
    you'll never, ever forget it.
[06:30] Date
    To round off this week's passing drills,
[06:33] Date
    we'll be playing a 4-on-4 mini-game today.
[06:36] Date
    However, both teams will
    play in a diamond formation.
[06:41] Date
    You are only allowed to dribble upfield.
[06:44] Date
    Additionally, long shots and one-on-one
     challenges are not allowed.
[06:48] Date
    In other words, you must
    pass your way to the goal.
[06:52] Date
    If you can't kill and kick the ball,
[06:54] Date
    you won't be able to take
    part in the passing game.
[06:58] Date
    In that case, you leave the field.
[07:03] Taira
    You gonna be okay?
[07:06] Ashito
    Just give me...
[07:08] Ashito
    Just keep passing the ball to me.
    There's no need to go easy.
[07:17] Taira
    Ready, Aoi?
[07:21] (Flashback) Togashi
    Your body's too stiff.
[07:25] Taira
    Good. Now, pass it back.
[07:30] Ashito
    I just gotta relax.
[07:33] Ashito
    Even a mini-game's still a game.
[07:35] Ashito
    This is so much fun!
[07:40] Nagano
    Aoi's the weakest link. Put pressure
     on him and watch for errors!
[07:45] Nagano
    Press!
[07:46] (Flashback) Togashi
    You're kickin' the ball too low down.
[07:53] Ashito/I
    I won't let it end here.
[07:57] (Flashback) Togashi
    The goal ain't just to kill the ball.
[08:01] Taira
    Aoi!
[08:03] Ashito/I
    I do it to move the ball.
[08:05] Ashito/I
    To move it, first I have to kill it.
[08:07] Ashito/I
    Which means I have to think about where
    I want it to go next before I kill it.
[08:14] Ashito/I
    Up to now, I've been so hung up
    on the idea of stopping the ball,
[08:19] Ashito/I
    I only thought about keeping it at
    my feet, even if it felt cramped.
[08:23] Asari
    Aoi, back to you!
[08:26] Ashito/I
    But that's not how you do it.
[08:28] (Flashback) Togashi
    Open your body! Open it!
[08:31] Ashito/I
    You "open" your body to
    widen your field of vision
[08:33] Ashito/I
    and position yourself in such a way
    that you can pass in any direction.
[08:37] Ashito/I
    Since I'm right-footed, I'll kill the ball
    so it stops diagonally to the right.
[08:43] Ashito/I
    Nagano-san's coming to tackle me,
    but he's still really far away!
[08:48] Ashito/I
    I've got more time where
    I can move about freely now.
[08:51] Tsukishima
    Huh.
[08:57] Togashi
    Now you're gettin' it, Ashito!
[09:02] Ashito/I
    Every training drill has a purpose.
[09:05] Ashito/I
    I have to understand its purpose
    and repeat the drill again and again.
[09:12] Ashito/I
    Thank you, Tachibana, Ohtomo, and Togashi.
[09:17] Taira
    Okay!
[09:19] Nagano
    We can't profit from errors.
[09:21] Nagano
    Change of plan! We'll block
     their passing channels!
[09:24] Ashito
    Awesome.
[09:31] Asari
    Aoi!
[09:33] Ashito/I
    I never knew just how important something
    as simple as stopping the ball was.
[09:39] Ashito/I
    It feels like, just by learning how to
    do it right, the scope of my soccer...
[09:44] Ashito/I
    ...has broadened a lot.
[09:52] Ashito
    Get in behind!
[09:56] Nagano
    Oh, crap!
[10:00] Ashito
    Okay!
[10:00] Taira
    All right!
[10:02] Ashito
    Nice one! Nice one, Taira-san!
[10:04] Ashito
    And nice one, me! Nice one, nice one!
[10:08] Taira
    Nice one!
[10:10] Nagano
    Yeah. Nice one, Aoi.
[10:18] Asari
    I know you've been helping
     with his nighttime sessions,
[10:21] Asari
    but what exactly did
    you teach him and how?
[10:24] Asari
    He's improved at an incredible speed.
[10:28] Togashi
    Oh, just the normal stuff.
[10:31] Togashi
    I didn't teach him anythin'
    'bout barkin' instructions.
[10:35] Togashi/I
    Ashito...
[10:36] Togashi/I
    He's got "the eyes."
[10:39] Date
    He's got good eyes.
[10:41] Date
    He's finally at the start line.
[10:44] Date
    Aoi Ashito.
[10:46] Date
    I will teach you how to play soccer.
[11:01] Sign (Top)
    Esperion Youth
[11:01] Sign (Bottom)
    Tokyo Shurin High
[11:05] Fukuda
    Manager Shimomura.
[11:08] Fukuda
    Thanks for giving us a good practice match
    to end our A team's short training camp.
[11:14] Shimomura/I
    I shouldn't have agreed to this match.
[11:18] Shimomura/I
    This isn't high school soccer.
[11:21] Shimomura/I
    They're on a whole other level.
[11:24] Shimomura/I
    This is the team that reigns supreme
    in the U-18 Premier League:
[11:28] Shimomura/I
    The Tokyo City Esperion Youth!
[11:31] Shimomura
    Manager Fukuda...
[11:33] Shimomura
    Aren't some of your players a little
    bit more exhausted than the others?
[11:39] Fukuda
    Oh, those guys only moved up
     to the A team recently.
[11:42] Fukuda
    And, well, they're all like that at first.
[11:46] Shimomura/I
    Are they really that exhausted
    simply because they're not used to it?
[11:53] Akutsu
    Hey, don't go sitting down. You're pathetic.
[11:57] Yuma
    Akutsu-san...
[11:59] Akutsu
    Get used to how it works here.
    And if you can't, leave.
[12:03] Akutsu
    Whatever you do, do it quick.
[12:06] Takasugi
    It's tough without Kuribayashi.
[12:09] Takasugi
    We could've scored four more.
[12:11] Baba
    And you're blaming us for that?!
[12:12] Takasugi
    Of course not. That's not what I meant, but...
[12:16] Takasugi
    I'm saying this is miles away from the
    kind of soccer Manager Fukuda had in mind.
[12:22] Akutsu
    Stop that, all of you!
    Take it to the locker room!
[12:26] Akutsu
    And don't mention someone who ain't here.
[12:29] Akutsu
    The players who are here
     now make up the A team.
[12:32] Yuma/I
    Hey, now...
[12:33] Yuma/I
    We scored nine goals and they're
    arguing 'bout what went wrong...
[12:37] Yuma/I
    I never expected the A team to be this good.
[12:41] Yuma/I
    The soccer I've been playing up to now...
[12:44] Yuma/I
    I'm not sure if I can even
    call it "soccer" anymore.
[12:48] Ashito
    Thanks for the food!
[12:59] Ashito
    So good! The fatty texture of the juicy
     meat goes so well with the raw egg!
[13:06] Ashito
    The more I chew, the more the
    meat juices spread around my mouth!
[13:10] Ohtomo
    Can't you eat quietly?!
[13:12] Ohtomo
    Seriously, dude.
[13:13] Ohtomo
    You can't let your guard down just 'cause
    your "kill it, then kick it" training paid off.
[13:19] Ohtomo
    Your ball skills are still rough.
[13:21] Ohtomo
    You need to polish 'em.
[13:23] Ashito
    True. But I learned a lot from
    playing in that game today.
[13:27] Ashito
    And I'll continue my nighttime practice.
    I have no intention of slacking off.
[13:32] Ohtomo
    Ah, just what I was looking for.
[13:35] Ashito
    Oh, yeah. I grabbed it for you.
[13:38] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[13:39] Ashito
    And for Tachibana.
[13:40] Tachibana
    Huh?
[13:40] Sign
    Sesame
[13:40] Sign
    Dressing
[13:40] Ashito
    You both got the seaweed glass noodle salad, right?
    Then, you gotta have this.
[13:45] Tachibana
    But wait a minute...
[13:46] Ohtomo
    You were watching what we were ordering?
[13:50] Ashito
    "Watching"? Oh, c'mon, please.
[13:53] Ashito
    I just saw it out the corner of my eye.
[13:59] Ohtomo
    From this far away?
[14:04] (Flashback) Togashi
    I didn't teach him anythin'
    'bout barkin' instructions.
[14:07] Asari/I
    He's improving at an incredible rate.
[14:10] Asari/I
    Does this mean he has
    something that others don't?
[14:18] Asari
    There's something you should know, Aoi-kun.
[14:21] Asari
    Starting tomorrow, we'll finally be
    training regularly with the A team.
[14:27] Asari
    Rumor has it, most new players
     can't keep up on the first day.
[14:31] Asari
    I wonder what they're going to get us to do.
[14:38] Yoshitsune
    Um...
[14:39] Yoshitsune
    Nice to meet you, new players.
[14:41] Yoshitsune
    I'm Yoshitsune Kenta, the captain.
[14:45] Yoshitsune
    Let's combine our efforts and...
[14:47] Yoshitsune
    If there's anything you
    don't get, feel free to...
[14:51] Yoshitsune
    I can answer any...
[14:54] Ohtomo
    Um, excuse me, Yoshitsune-san.
    W-We didn't really catch all that.
[15:00] Yoshitsune
    Well, let's work hard. Let's work hard.
[15:02] Yoshitsune
    Let's work hard.
[15:03] Tachibana
    This guy was the U-18 Premier
    League's top scorer last year.
[15:14] Fukuda
    So anyway, the A and B teams will be
    training together for the first time today.
[15:19] Fukuda
    I hope this joint session
    will inspire both teams.
[15:23] Fukuda
    Well, do try to get along.
[15:28] Ashito/I
    Oh, right. I recall them saying learning
    from old man Fukuda was their dream.
[15:37] Ashito/I
    The training's supposed to be hard,
    but I wouldn't have it any other way!
[15:42] Ashito/I
    I'll keep up if it kills me!
[15:45] Fukuda
    All right, so for today's session,
[15:49] Fukuda
    we'll play a game of 11-on-21.
[15:52] Fukuda
    First, we'll try 11 on the B team
    and 21 on the A team.
[16:04] Togashi
    Hey, now...
[16:08] Togashi
    I mean, c'mon...
[16:09] Ashito
    What the heck?!
[16:11] Ashito/I
    A game of 11-on-21?
    And you won't even tell us why?
[16:16] Ashito/I
    Wh-Why's the old man laughing?!
[16:18] Ashito/I**
    This ain't soccer!
[16:20] Fukuda
    Okay. Time to change it up.
[16:23] Fukuda
    This time around, 11 on the A team,
    21 on the B team. The B team kicks off.
[16:31] Ashito/I
    This is like kids playing. It's so lax.
[16:34] Ashito/I
    This can't be the actual training!
[16:48] Tachibana
    Ashito! Let's go!
[16:50] Tachibana
    We have the numerical advantage,
     so if we all go for it...
[16:54] Ashito/I
    Akutsu usually plays center back.
[16:58] Ashito/I
    But positions don't really matter
    when there are this many players.
[17:02] Ashito/I
    If we can spread 'em out across the field...
[17:07] Ashito/I
    Huh?
[17:09] Ashito/I
    There are no spaces?
[17:13] Tachibana/I
    Where... should I go to receive the ball?
[17:20] Yoshitsune
    Out to the wing!
    Get it to the wing and we can...
[17:24] Kiriki
    Stop trailing off!
[17:25] Yoshitsune
    Okay.
[17:32] Akutsu
    Even in an 11-on-21, the shorthanded
     team can still make good plays.
[17:37] Akutsu
    And if it's against players like you
    who know jack about soccer,
[17:41] Akutsu
    it's a piece of cake.
[17:45] Kaneko
    W-Wait, 11-on-21?!
[17:48] Mibu
    Yes. I would've preferred to show
    you something a bit more exciting,
[17:53] Mibu
    seeing as how you've come
     to interview the team.
[17:56] Sekiya
    No, it's fine. Please show us everything.
[17:59] Sekiya
    I'm sure Manager Fukuda has his reasons.
[18:02] Kaneko
    Sekiya-san, don't you think you're kinda
     overly invested in Esperion Youth?
[18:06] Sekiya
    Oh, Kaneko.
[18:08] Sekiya
    You might be right. But it's
    because the A team here...
[18:13] Sekiya
    ...is a real den of beasts.
[18:21] Ashito
    What... What the heck is going on here?!
[18:23] Tachibana/I
    There are 21 of us, yet they've
    scored two goals against us?
[18:29] Kuroda/I
    I know the A team's way above us
    in terms of skills and physicality.
[18:34] Kuroda/I
    But that's not really the issue.
    It's not even about numbers.
[18:39] Ashito
    I mean, come on!
[18:42] Ashito
    How do you play soccer with 21 players?!
    I have no idea who's meant to be doing what!
[18:47] Ashito
    We can't call whatever this is "soccer"!
[18:52] Asari
    You're exactly right.
[18:55] Asari
    We have an overwhelming numerical advantage.
     If we play normally, we can score.
[19:00] Asari
    But we haven't been playing normally.
[19:04] Asari
    So let's play soccer!
[19:06] Kobayakawa
    Hey, good for them.
[19:07] Matsunaga
    The first-years are actually
     debating what to do.
[19:12] Yoshitsune
    Taira. Nagano. Aren't you
     going to give them advice?
[19:16] Taira
    We'll leaving it to them, Yoshitsune-san.
[19:28] Kuroda/I
    I knew it. They won't press any higher.
[19:30] Kuroda/I
    So they aren't just relying on
    their skills and physicality to score.
[19:35] Kuroda/I
    We have lots more players, but the A team's
    positioned their players in key areas.
[19:41] Asari/I
    They have players guarding
    the areas we want to attack.
[19:44] Ohtomo/I
    Oh, I get it. They've basically
    turned this into a turf war.
[19:49] Kuroda
    Aoi!
[19:50] Ashito
    Got it!
[19:51] Asari
    The number of players doesn't matter!
    We have to play like normal!
[19:54] Asari
    We'll play our regular soccer!
[19:56] Ashito
    Okay!
[19:58] Asari/I
    Still, the A team is
    absolutely unbelievable.
[20:04] Asari/I
    Their skills and physicality are
    way above high school level.
[20:07] Asari/I
    But they're toying with us, not even showing
    glimpses of what they can really do.
[20:13] Asari/I
    Dammit.
[20:15] Asari/I
    I can tell without a shadow of a doubt that
    the gulf between us and the A team... is huge!
[20:21] Ashito
    Asari! Don't let yourself get overwhelmed!
[20:24] Ashito
    You're the one who said to play
    like normal! Our regular soccer!
[20:29] Ashito
    So let's focus on the basics!
[20:34] Kuroda
    R-Right!
[20:39] Kuroda
    Bring it back, Aoi!
[20:43] Ashito
    Aw, c'mon, man! I could've carried
    it all the way to the goal there.
[20:52] Asari
    Aoi, pay attention to our
     movements! Let's go again!
[20:57] Ashito/I
    Play normally. Play normally.
[21:00] Ashito/I
    If I hold the ball up here,
[21:03] Ashito/I
    I can pass it to Roan or Tachibana,
    who are running in behind.
[21:07] Ashito/I
    There's also a space behind Akutsu.
[21:09] Ashito/I
    I could run into it and be through
    on goal. That'd give me...
[21:13] Ashito/I
    ...a chance to score.
[21:15] Ashito/I
    Huh?
[21:16] Ashito/I
    The space that was there
    a second ago disappeared...
[21:21] Kuroda
    Aoi!
[21:24] Asari
    What?
[21:25] Kuroda
    Why are you giving it to me?! You idiot!
[21:38] Kaneko
    Wow! That was amazing!
[21:40] Fukuda
    All right. Time's up.
[21:55] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun.
[21:58] Kuroda
    Didn't you say to focus on the basics?
[22:03] Kuroda
    The problem is, you don't even know
    what the basics are, do you?!
[22:14] Date
    Ponder this...
[22:17] Date
    Why were Kuroda and Asari mad at you?
[22:22] Date
    Out of all 21 players on your team,
    why did those two get mad?
[22:28] Date
    Find the answer to that.
[22:30] Date
    That is your next assignment.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    No Compromises
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Asari
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "No Compromises."