Isagi’s team battles a new opponent in the Second Selection, leveraging Bachira’s chaotic dribbling and Kunigami’s power to exploit gaps. Isagi’s spatial awareness predicts the rival’s strategy, clinching a decisive goal. Themes: synergy, tactical evolution under pressure.
After the Second Selection, 35 survivors enter the Third Selection: players must team up with the Top Six (e.g., Rin, Nagi) to prove their worth for the U-20 roster. Isagi faces a strategic choice—join Nagi’s familiar chaos or challenge Rin’s dominance. Coach Ego stresses balancing self-assertion and adaptability. Tensions rise as egos clash (e.g., Shido vs. Rin), setting up high-stakes tactical battles.
Rin dominates the field with his calculated “puppet-controlling soccer,” orchestrating plays through Tokimitsu and Aryu. After Tokimitsu shoulders Baro aside, Rin executes a One-Hit Oppressive Pass to Aryu, who traps the ball midair and returns it. Rin then uses a Marseille Turn to evade Nagi and feints past Isagi, delivering a decisive pass to Bachira for a goal. This…
