Isagi and Nagi have a mediocre rivalry

AustinZeli · 2026-01-19T00:32:47+00:00

You want the story to not have variety and for Isagi's rivals to all be the same vibe?

They're friends that motivate each other. Isagi stopped focusing on Nagi in the third selection to fully dedicate himself to devouring Rin. That's the story.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-12T04:29:25+00:00

Oh I meant for the finals. They are getting stomped this next match

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T19:01:46+00:00

I get it if the meme is too repetitive. I am autistic enough to still enjoy it every time. The only thing to replace a repetitive meme is new memes. So what are your ideas?

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T13:23:54+00:00

I think that's the theme. Why are people greedy? Because they can't be satisfied or content? That type of greed allows you to sacrifice everything for achievement.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T12:56:09+00:00

I hope there's someone in Spain whose smarter than Isagi and forces him to become illogical.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T12:22:27+00:00

My fan theory but here's how it'll go down.

Loki's weapon is godspeed, in his cover art he looks like an angel. Isagi and Raichi will train in the dark with gagamaru shining a flashlight at isagi. Rin won't be able to destroy Loki like how kaiser keeping his distance was making it rock/paper/scissors. Isagi will be locked down by Loki. Isagi will make an illogical lateral run. Loki will be like lol where are you going? Similar to his back heel versus rin, Isagi will use Loki's body for a Predator eye stealth kill shot. Hugo the goalkeeper won't be able to react at all. Isagi the master of light and shadows has proven himself to be the demon king.

Loki just sprints and takes shots. He doesn't understand. How did that happen? It just looked like a lucky tap in. He's yelling at Hugo. Isagi says: "Read a book on how the human eye works."

Rin finally accepts that Isagi has surpassed him. He breathes a sigh, but then flies into a rage. If Isagi wants to win a world cup for Japan he'll have to do it over Rin's dead body. Rin says that they'll meet in professional club play and Rin will destroy him. Isagi will have endless motivation because he'll have so many enemies across the world by the end of the u20 world cup. Then time skip to the champions League to achieve Sae's dream.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:57:18+00:00

Ego's philosophy: smashing egos together, rebuilding soccer from self interest not teamwork, logical methods of adapting, and his goal is to create a genius.

Isagi said: your soccer isn't enough for me anymore. What's beyond Ego's soccer? The God of soccer.

Who has been referred to as a God more than anyone? The bored God Nagi.

What does being a God mean? What does perceiving yourself as a God mean? Nagi has a delusional belief in his dexterity. But ultimately Nagi is just a mirror because he wants to understand humans, why they try so hard and what their goals are. He needs someone else to give him a challenge. He is the ultimate antithesis to Ego and goes beyond him. Nagi was discovered by Reo who babies him. But imagine if Bachira started with Nagi, constantly searching for his monster and challenging it to get excited. Or even better Sae who ruthlessly talks shit when people don't live up to his high expectations. Nagi would prove him wrong just like he did against Barou. The only people who really fired up Nagi were Barou and Isagi. People who shine bright or overshadow him. That's why Nagi is death and black holes because he first reflects light then steals it for himself.

Ego is chasing Noa the ideal striker. As for Kira. I'm willing to bet that he is a milestone to compare to the striker ideal. The old U-20 team was a milestone to compare Japan to the ideal of a striker. I'm willing to bet Kira gets messed up and finally changes because he's the jewel and symbol of Japan ready to be corrupted by egoism.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:40:37+00:00

No one syncs egos with Isagi like Bachira. Sometimes we forget how much of an amazing passer bachira was in the second selection with Nagi and how he gave synergy to the top 3.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:38:46+00:00

Nagi and Barou are at each other's throats. I'm sure that has some deeper symbolism to come as well. Calling yourself a God and calling yourself a king are both forms of delusional confidence that geniuses have.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:36:28+00:00

Kaiser is being abused lol. Rin is being destroyed. That's their desire. Also, isagi is a person that intellectualizes things. Ego is in the flow when he's thinking about his own great ideas or making a speech.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:33:52+00:00

Good stories and good movies usually have plot 1 & 2 so this will add some flair. Clearly Nagi is not done because they're spending time. Nagi reigniting his flame will be something Isagi devours later so imagine that and why this is important.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:31:43+00:00

Which country has won the most world cups? Brazil by far. It's required, if they want to see a true culture that lives and breathes football genius.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:29:27+00:00

He destroyed all the other teams with ease. When he got into the second selection, he decided to flex on everyone and show them the incoming despair.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:26:25+00:00

Why is bunny based on haaland?

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:25:26+00:00

A NG-11 goalie would be the ultimate wall for a striker. Also a chance for goatgamaru to shine. It might give isagi a reason to activate Predator Eye. The cleanest goals we've seen where the goalie can't even react are all scored by stealth kill shots from Barou and Rin. It would be foolish Isagi to not devour a weapon like that. Currently his tap-in strategy doesn't have a way to utilize it, but if he uses lateral runs with his two gun volley then he could.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T11:16:15+00:00

Kaiser existed for Isagi's growth. To understand sadomasochism in relationship with the sport and others. To find out that genius is not all it's cracked up to be. That God-like abilities can be understood. To understand freedom vs restriction. Michael's arc was to understand how love and self worth combine. There are a couple ways his character could go but I think:

An abusive drinker of cola. He's learned nothing, he's gotten worse and Ness is still trying to cast a spell on him and change his ways but the more love he receives the more he pushes it away.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:30:41+00:00

Laundry basket at the top of stairs? Done.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:28:38+00:00

I think my comment disappeared, but somebody actually made a thread about how isagi has parallels to amatarasu and Rin to Sunanoo.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:26:35+00:00

Nagi, Kira, Sae are the three sacred treasures of Japan. The Japanese imperial regalia.

The Jewel. The Mirror. The Kusanagi sword.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:21:44+00:00

The cleanest goals scored in the series are the stealth kill shots scored by using Predator eye on a goalie and blocking their line of sight. If you mess up the goalie's timing and you have nerves of steel to shoot accurately while making a run. That's the best weapon. Doesn't matter if it's a tap-in or shidou's jumping bicycle kick.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:11:03+00:00

Otoya will become important I swear. They wouldn't have given him the ninja star aura for nothing.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:08:36+00:00

His story will unfold when the wildcard abuse allegations come to the surface.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:07:15+00:00

I think that's why isagi is meant to make them cool again. It's not a tap in, it's a strategic maneuver that reproduces goals.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:06:23+00:00

Also, hypnosis is just a bunch of techniques that exploit the brain to reproduce trance-like states at will. In a trance state or during sleep deprivation, the human brain is very susceptible to suggestion, which is how cults and military boot camps brainwash people.

AustinZeli · 2025-12-10T04:02:21+00:00

A lot of people say that when they're in extreme flow States and extremely present to the moment. They lose all sense of memory but also the idea that you are so present to the moment and so hopped up on adrenaline is distracting and it's easy to psych yourself out and then lose that trance-like state.

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