Building the STRONGEST Japan U-20 Team in Blue Lock 

Playing Barou without Isagi on the field is a horrible idea my man

Reo should def start imo. So valuable as a player, so versatile too. And he has the skills to back it up.

I'm happy to see that people are accepting Isagi's Mc buff. Most fandoms I've seen that the Mc buff is like: "he's the MC so that's why he won." but for blue lock I feel like people are actually accepting the fact that Isagi is going to be strong

I think kurona should be a sub. Even without flow or reflex he can keep up and link up with characters like Noa and isagi,we also know that in the second selection he was part of the same team as shidou. He probably has the highest chemical reaction ability than anyone in blue lock so far

I think as a pure ST I like Shidou in that position because of his overall ability but I wouldn't mind Nagi in that position solely because of his talent and with Reo,Sae(if he plays for japan) and Isagi helping him out, he could easily be the most dangerous player on the field because IMO he has the highest ceiling and the greatest talent in blue lock, if not them then Isagi is the best choice and a close 2nd to Isagi is Rin/Kunigami with Barou as the wild card

I honestly respect where you placed all these players, you managed to justify how their skills and 'weapons' can make them ideal in the postions they play. I honestly like the way you envisioned where to play them, me personally I would have chosen different postions for most of the players, but we all have different opinions and perspectives in what we see fit for each individual player and team lineup. Really loved the video, not many make videos like these and I really enjoy watching them.

I love videos like this and I like the line-up you created. I don’t agree with every choice, but that is what makes this fun.

This is pretty solid it’s hard to replace any of these guys given the formation I think it’s probably as good as you could get and the subs make pretty good sense because replace shidou and sae with nagi and reo you aren’t losing anything in terms of goal scoring ability. Personally I would have barou on the bench at least.

The U-20 game had me turning pages and reading faster than I’ve ever read a manga before, and I don’t even particularly like sports manga. It is so utterly captivating.

I absolutely agree kurasu is way underrated... Also with him and Aiku, Nikko and just a defensive triangle position that you have them in would absolutely squat on u20s what is it defensive wall formation.. like off ball movements, key passes would be shut down just between the three of them especially if they're all in Flow State

when i saw that bench lineup i was skeptical about everything lmao especially nagi man. But i think i do agree! that is a monstrous starting lineup, its actually insane to think about

Since Sae probably won’t play for blue lock U-20 more than I think Isagi should be where he is. Isagi, is skilled at manipulating the field with his meta vision especially with how he is now. Shidou also probably wouldn’t get a starting spot, unless we see his personality change. Or if Isagi can take and use him like Sae. You could make Rin the main forward and maybe see where you could fit Nagi and Reo.

Your videos are very underrated, love it!

Only thing I'd say is to switch Aryu and Chigiri, just to improve Chigiri's offence with 44 Panther Snipe, while maintaing their defensive capabilities, also allowing for a chemical reaction between himself, Reo and Kunigami(should they both be subbed on) or between him, Bachira and Isagi ( and even Kunigami if Rin is subbed out for him) And to maybe switch Kunigami and Barou's sub positions to make use of Kunigami's new ambidexterity as well as allowing Barou to devour Isagi ( if he isn't subbed out) and allowing for a 3 way chemical reaction with Nagi at the RW. But then again, keeping Kunigami at LW and keeping Isagi in could cause a 4 way chemical reaction between him, Isagi (if not subbed out), Bachira and Chigiri (if he is the LB) But this was still an amazing list and thanks for the content. (p.s: I know some of my points contradict one another, just coming up with ideas).

actually amazing list, only thing is I’d swap Niko for Reo or put Nagi in Shidou’s spot if Nagi has some sort of real awakening soon or if Shidou is banned from the national team for whatever reason

Love the lineup. Should Sae decide not to play for the Japans U-20, I think the midfield trio should instead be Bachira/Isagi /Reo with Isagi playing a more CAM style. The #9 should then be Nagi. While I think Kurasu is incredibly underrated, Nagi/Reo offer incredible dynamic attacking options and if they continue to develop at the rate they have been (since they’ve only just recently started playing the sport) I think having them start is a no-brainer. Also, a lot of the players absolutely refuse to lose and I think id trust them to drop back and defend when needed, covering the area Kurasu would have been.

I think isagi should be somewhere in mid field since his vision is amazing and he is probably one of the best playmakers in blue lock who controls the field by themself moving players like chess

Love that you put aryu at Leftback so that when chigiri joins the attack they can switch to a 3 man defense

seems reasonable but if i change some things that are isagi and shidou's position interchange or isagi can also play center mid and nagi replace the one name karasu or something i forgot and play right or left wing cause it would be awesome to see isagi sae and bachira initiating attack and they will have diverse and different attack styles from shidou power , nagi control and rin versatality but just my opinion overall your team is completely fine as it is

Keeping barou on bench is a good thing, but from what we've seen in the manga, I think the best would be to keep both him and Isagi on the field, he only give his best when he can "use" isagi. Plus, with isagi's new vision, that could lead to some new insane plays

3:09 my boi Niko got the same feeling I do. It's so fun and probably sadistic to watch strikers being so frustrated when they can't score because of you.

I always prefer the idea of Isagi being a midfielder. His spatial awareness is an overexaggerated version of De Bruyne's. Isagi can be the CAM and use the metavision to create chances and take chances. If Itoshi Sae is called up to the Japan National team, then Isagi should take the midfield spot in the U-20 team. I would put Barou as a starting CF since a combo of Rin, Barou and Shidou upfront would be unstoppable.

My biggest issue here is actually Aryu. 1stly bc he played at CB not wingback so his height and jumping aren't needed there and he's never shown the speed needed to get forward. I'd rather play either yukimya there for his ability to get forward and keep the ball, Otoya so that Karasu can cheat over and they can work together, but I think Miroku Darai would be perfect because he provides the defensive balance the team needs with Chigiri bombing forward. Everything else is damn near perfect, my only notes would be that I'd flip the midfield and simply let Karasu drop deep while setting up Sae in the middle to drift as he sees fit. As a player with meta vision he'll likely be able to use how he doesn't get along with Rin to create goals so I'm willing to trust that.

Thx for this video ☺️very good,strong team 👍

I just caught up with the manga this morning and I completely agree with this list, well thought out.

I feel like isagi should replace Bachira in midfield and Nagi should be the main striker. Nagi needs creative midfielders to play well. We already know how good Nagi can be with an inform Isagi. Pairing Nagi with Sae and Isagi will work out

honestly, pretty good overall. The only nitpick I could make would be swapping Isagi and Shidou's positions since Shidou is the most forward player and Isagi was always a wing striker with a midfielder play style, Noa even praises him about his strength on that role since he searches for positioning advantage to compensate for not having the raw power that Shidou has with his superior physical performance

im sure Sae will play for Spain no way he is gonna play for Japan

Teams genuinely perfect

played football with you but never thought i’d see you on youtube talking about another football. small world lol

So 2 players I think are fairly under rated are Kurona and Hiori, I honestly think you put one of them in over Aryu, I feel like Hiori is one of the best passers in the manga so far and Kurona is very strong offensively while also being good in everything else.

Bachira should definitely be on the wing his dribbling and crossing makes him a winger

You should’ve added kurona his passing would have a good impact on the team

I would’ve played a 3-1-5-1 3 cb 1 cdm and the lm and rm and 1 cam and 2 cms but those 2 cms could also play as 2 cam one being central the other two being on the left and right. And then the striker up top. Probably playing Isagi as a 10 and the main cam. Rin as a cam one one side Sae on the other Karasu as cdm lm being chigiri and the rm being zanzetsu or someone speedy like that white haired fullback from u20. The 3 cb being aiku, nikko and aryu. The striker being shidou. Perfect squad in my opinion. The lm and rm can come back to defend obviously and make runs behind. A lot of focus on attack. Good defence. And karasu and isagi being central points of focus for the team

It would be way better to switch isagi's posting with shidou because of how chaotic shidou is. And as we know, isagi's main weapon is his analysis and special awareness. He'd be able to see the position of his team mates way better i you switch him with shidou. And not to mention, it will also give isagi a lot of free space as the opposite team would prolly focus more on shidou and rin

niko cb, bro gonna fly at every contact with the center forward ennemy

I could possibly see Rin changing his dream to being the best midfielder, in order to shut down his brother Sae. His flow is to destroy others weapons horribly, which can possibly translate to destroying Sae's dream "horribly". I also have this suspicion that Sae knows something about Rin that Rin doesn't. Sae somehow knows that Rin isn't fit to be the worlds best striker. However through the entire U20 match Rin was the one breaking through, setting up plays, and keeping up with the strikers to further their plays. He plays more like a midfielder than a striker. to further this evidence, everytime he was showcased to take the shot, he either was barely off in aim, a goalie was able to clip his shot, or he was devoured by another striker (barou, isagi, etc).

This setup the best I don't see this team losing. Heck I see them winning every game with a clean sheet

Barou needs to be out with Isagi for sure, also I think another U-20 defender makes the team over chigiri and he slots in on the bench but I guess you made it the way you do so it was sweet!

it kinda hurts me a bit not seing nagi as a starter, but this roster is the best i've seen trought yt so far

This is basically Karasu rebuilding the Japan U-20 team

Infinite stamina isn't as necessary for a bench player but the strength could come in handy.

I think Bachira should should play left winger (he will use his dribble to open up the opponent's defence) and Isagi should play midfield with Sae(because with Isagi's metavision he can get maximum from the midfield , he can be CAM ) , Rin should play right winger and no. 9 should be Shidou and rest is all good .

I wanna see you do a team but your able to use literally anyone. Meaning people like kaiser, loki, Lorenzo and so many more people.

That's a totally logical way of going about it but really sad to see my man kurona out😭

I think it would have been better to play isagi as in a false 9 system as a cf so that he can be between the wingers and midfield.

Off the jump chigri needs to be on the left so he can actually use his new “44 panther zone” should’ve swapped him with aryu

I agree apart from positions, isagi at cm with kurasu and sae, midfielders usually dictate the game and isagi read of the game is what a midfielder needs. Bachira could play cm too but needed to fit him in and isagi. Bachira at rw as hes left footed and can dribble and pass, which will help with feeding the balls to the striker from the wing. Main striker has to be shidou, becuase of his insane finishing and positioning, which is what a striker embodies. Rin at left wing is perfect. Nikko at lb instead of aryu too as aryu is tall and strong which is useful for a cb.

tall guys like aryu make more sense as center backs for in the box set plays

Personally I think you should swap around aryu and chigiri mostly because of how chigiri’s scoring weapon is in the left side

I agree with literally this entire formation. GOAT

Playing Aryu as a Full back/Wing back is a HORRIFIC idea. Simply put, literally everyone will burn him, and in that position, going for an aerial battle will leave the wing WIDE open for free space to claim which is terrible for the U-20s. A better choice is the Ninja-guy, who we've seen is rapid af and can hold the ball well (which is all you need as a full/wing back really) Also, Bachira should play as a winger. His 1v1 ability is high-level enough to take on a wing/full back, and he's shown the ability to play passes after going past a player, which is perfect for the winger as its a guaranteed threat on goal immediately without commitment of 2 defenders, which destroys their defensive structure, whereas if he plays in the role you used (lcm) he has to penetrate through multiple layers of defense, which allows players who were behind to pinch the ball which nullifies Bachiras effect on the field

Glad people see how good karasu is hes basically kovacic with better scoring ability

You should've at least put Kurona as a sub. He is a great passer and has great chemistry with Isagi considering he is the main forward of this line up. Plus, he finished 4th in the second selection.

I think yukimiya should also be in bench depending on the stats he has and that improvised gyro shot 💥

bro gonna have barou on the field after today's chapter

Only change i’d make is swap isagi and rin, have the bachi-isagi reaction on the left and the sae-shido, with rin as the central focus

shidou should be a ST out of the blue lock 11 , he has the best scoring ability especially if u have sae at mid

Where we getting these color scans from? Need them jawns

Neo League my favorite Arc.

niko has goated writing

having barou on field without isagi is a bad call while barou is great isagi being in with him pushes him a lot ALSO shidou and rin on at the same time is a terrible idea they’ve been shown to hinder the team when together

I thought we were gonna put people that were in the BLUELOCK facility

8:30 i feel u man.

Oh hell nah bro didn't just say Nagi

Nagi on the bench is crazy

I actually 100% agree with your list expect that i think isagi should be in midfield, so i would rather play a 4-4-2 diamond, with essentialy the same lineup expect that isagi would be center forward (cam)

w list bro!

I would just change Aryu with Chigiri because of chigiris new weapon/formular so he needs to play on the left

Agree with all except Aryu. Aryu got not skills that are fit for the leftback position. A few skills u need are: Crossing, physicality(speed,power) So Tokimitsu or Hiori would be a better fit.

I think that removing Niko to put Karasu in CB and adding Reo as CDM is the better play.

NGL W lineup i couldnt have made a better one without putting in pros

Wingback is a different position but it’s likely to be how they actually play. But it’s called fullback So left back right back And the middle 2 are simply cb centre back

do you think the japan u-20 game will be adapted as a movie cuz that seems to be the trend now in anime, i personally don't like it as it divides the fan base even more. like season 1 looks to be ending after isagi goes onto stage 3. so season 2 would be stage 3 and who is going to be a starter for u-20 game then the u-20 game.

a good video ! But i'm disagree with you with a lot of things , first i think chigiri isn't a good solution in right back , it's better to put kurona or hiori cuz both are good in pass especially Kurona who makes a good duo with isagi , isagi has a midfielder profil but he's a striker and like noel noa has do, he must play as a RW , a right side isagi x kurona= FOOTBALL For the left back it's sooo difficult to say who's the best option , hiori Yo ? Aryu ? Nikko ? For me Rin Itoshi can be a good LW ( left winger) but ego will put him as a striker bachira is better as a winger , put bachira in the midfielder is a good option but reo is a better option for me

Nagi reminds me of Mahrez Definitely see him at a winger and not a striker

Isagi should be a false nine. It'll allow him to analyze the entire field better

As Isagi is a imitation of Super Pippo himself aka Filippo Inzaghi, there is no doubt by putting him in the striker position. Like Isagi, my man didn't have any special skills but he was one of the greatest poachers in the football world.

Nagi is my fav I'd put him behind the striker Iceman style xD

Nagi not making the starting 11 is insane

The 3 forwards are not who I was expecting at all. If it's gonna be like this, 4-2-3-1 is the better way to go. Isagi and Sae are great attacking midfielders wherein Isagi could advance further and act like a centre forward while the striker that could've been Rin or Shidou will be supported behind in case they underperform because of their "issues". Anyways, I like how Tabito is chosen instead of Reo. Reo is more of a central mid that can go up or down anytime because of his chameleon, but Tabito provides that analysis in even greater depth. The wingers could've been Kenyu, Otoya, or Kurona though, while Bachira as a CM is growing on me. I used to look at him as a winger. I play football by the way. But all in all, it's a very nice team.

You had everything okay until you swapped the positions of Isagi and shidou

Chigiri needs to play left since his golden zone is on left side

Isagi can only start up top if he's playing as a false 9 or a secondary striker. Remember, Isagi is average at damn near everything physically, in terms of pace, strength, stamina and the list goes on and that just won't work if you're essentially a CF in this specific formation. Leaving him up top in a 4-3-3 won't be efficient unless he drops back and links up with players, utilizing his vision getting players to link up via triangle while giving himself enough space to find gaps in the opponents backline. Even though Rin and Isagi have very similar playing styles, I think Rin would fit much better up top if we're considering going that route because he offers almost everything Isagi has to offer but instead of the spacial awareness he's a lot better at actually scoring and Isagi would have more chances to score volleys which is his bread and butter since he'll have more space to make those dangerous runs inside the box. To add on to that, I think Isagi would get more out of Bachira since they already have the chemistry, but he'd also get the most out of Aryu and Tokimitsu with his awareness, the overlapping runs would be pretty nasty and a Isagi switching in and out of wingback isn't a bad idea tbh. But even then I still think Shidou would be better as a striker since his whole thing is scoring. I know Rin and Sae would be problematic on the same side but at this point is doesn't matter since Shidou can literally just play the Haaland role, whoever has the ball feeds him so they don't even have to pass to eachother if Shidou is making the right runs. You can literally just send it somewhere inside the box and he's either scoring on the first touch or he's scoring off of second chances . Honestly, having either Nagi or Rin play as a super-sub for one another would be the perfect situation because they'll get more opportunities to get the ball at their feet, but you know they aren't going to go for that

I can see why you'd put Chigiri as defense ngl, he's very fast and because of that can easily get the ball up to Sae or Shidou or can just simply full-throttle and get the FK away undoing the pinch Big brain moves by Putting Sae in the Opposite Position of Rin and Shidou in the same side as Sae Aryu's first name is Jyubei, so Jyubei Aryu. and you the OP Midfielder is Karasu not Kurasu

I’m the up coming game against Italy I think niko might win play defense midfielder

If you go back to chapter 169 It’s not top11 it’s top23 player’s if they have a good salary they’ll join the automatic U 20 team World Cup

Barou is Isagi hunting

Not putting don lorenzo is criminal

Reo in chap 202 definitely deserves that spot he has a sub now

Sae Kurasu Bachira overlap with their skills, putting someone who can do long shots there like Barou would be more ideal for me

Btw the Gk that looks like gin gagamaru is not him cause he has blondish and blackish hair

I get his selection, but I would put Raichi on my defense because in the books he did very good.

Same players but a 3412 formation. Rin and Shidou up front and Bachira and Chigiri on the wings.

Kurona Ranze is slept on hard

My team (3-4-3) GK - Gagamaru CB - Niko, Aiku and Aryu LM - Bachira CM - Sae and Reo RM - Nagi LW - Isagi ST - Rin RW - Kunigami

Where would you place Kaiser if he was available?

We built a chemical reaction when you said about getting background pictures for nagi / reo God i hate people sometimes mann i just want a sick background why you bully me :C

Surprised u don’t have chiori as a mid fielder sub cuz how good his passing was almost as good as sae’s

Where does Otoya go? Underrated af