# 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."