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All my friends watching the irl football symbiote take over me are worried.
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My solution to differentiate yuri BachiSagi from yaoi BachiSagi is calling yuri BachiSagi "Yo-kun" + "Me-kun" and yaoi BachiSagi "Yocchan" + "Me-chan."
They'll rip Yocchan apart bro football fans do not play why did he gotta say he was gonna bring the WC to Japan they're gonna shoot him down in the street.
Blue Lock babbling.
Ever since I've slowly started getting more and more involved in the world of real-life football, I've become increasingly aware of just how volatile and fast-paced the pro-world is. It's not like I didn't know that before; every sporting field is extremely competitive after all! However, I mean how fleeting a player's "era" can be; in just a few years, with the advancement of football in general and new prospects entering the scene, a player can become "obsolete" as a whole.
The world of football is constantly evolving and doesn't stop for any player; on top of that, it's a sport with a fairly high risk of injury. Countries that once had a formidable team/were a football powerhouse, over the years fall behind as they are unable to keep up.
Football as a sport is so volatile that a new star can cause a revolution in the way football is played, but at the same time, that leaves the veterans incompatible with the new style.Most players retire around 36-40, sports careers are often this short due to physical exhaustion; many times the body simply can no longer continue no matter how hard it tries. Even so, it makes me think that it's a rather short metric, what's next after knowing your retirement is imminent so soon?
Matter of fact, Fillipo Inzaghi (the player who inspired the construction of Isagi) retired at 38. Inzaghi's career spanned the late 90s and early 2000s when defensive play was the standard and at its peak, very different from today's football, which focuses more on dynamism and less on specialization. A player like him would rarely work in a team with a modern formation/style of play. (Before his career really took off, Inzaghi spend a season at Parma; he had a very tough one because the team's style of play wasn't very compatible with him. It was when he moved to Atalanta that he was really able to take off and show his potential.)
Inzaghi did become a coach later, though.
It made me think of Noel Noa. Noa is already in his 30s (31), if we go by the average retirement age, he would have between 6 and 8 years left as an active player. I wonder if his insistence on creating a rival for himself and becoming stronger is due to that. But Noa, with "loneliness" as a central theme in his character, is curious; without challenges, his hunger is never satisfied, yet he's also racing against time, he only has so much time left to experiment football as he likes it. I also suppose there's a feeling of emptiness after winning the World Cup, if that's supposed to be the ultimate goal, I mean. Because what comes after you reach the top and achieve your goal? Do you just go on with your life as if nothing happened? Do you look for another goal? Do you enjoy the rest of your career?
Much like Isagi, Noa is only fueled by restriction; challenge after challenge is what keeps him going. Just like Isagi, Noa has a strange relationship with others' social perceptions of him and social standards. And also, just like Isagi, he has dehumanized himself in order to enjoy his personal football and move on.
It is said that the best in the world is at the top alone, and as ideal as that sounds, I think it is very sad. Is it loneliness that fuels a hunger that is only satiated with strength and improvement? And what happens once you've reached your limit? If you live to become stronger, what happens when you can no longer play at all? What happens if your body stops but your hunger doesn't? Isn't that really sad?
I suppose if you love football enough, being a coach is never out of the question and is ideal. But racing against time is truly terrifying when you love what you do, isn't it? I also think about how Isagi will feel if he ever manages to complete his goal; I wonder if it will be enough to satisfy him.