Itoshi Rin was more or less the type who usually looked down on everyone. Although he was a little better than Shido Ryusei, he was not much better, and his personality was rather strange as well. What was more, this time he would be on the same team as his archenemy, Kira Ryosuke, and his complicated older brother, Itoshi Sae. Who knew what kind of trouble he might cause?
Itoshi Sae's personality was also extremely troublesome. He was arrogant to the extreme, and had mercilessly mocked the former National Team starters while he was on the U20 team. Still, compared to his younger brother, Itoshi Sae was somewhat more normal. He respected those whose abilities he acknowledged. He was fairly polite toward Kira Ryosuke, and toward Oozora Tsubasa and the others as well—but very few people had ever earned Itoshi Sae's recognition.
Barou Shoei was also a troublesome person. Perhaps Snuffy's coaching had improved his personality somewhat, but given his nature, friction with the others was inevitable.
Then there was Uro Agito, who constantly threw around words like "mediocre" and "idiot." Hyuga Kojiro was another person with an extremely distinct personality...
It could be said that even combined, these people could not piece together a single normal brain.
Their abilities were extremely powerful, but whether they could create chemistry with the others was another matter. In serious cases, they might even damage the team's atmosphere.
Countless seemingly excellent powerhouse clubs had suffered failed seasons for similar reasons.
Although the members of Blue Lock had integrated once before the U20 match, the importance of that game could not compare with the future U-20 World Cup.
Moreover, they had only played one match together, while the U-20 World Cup schedule would be extremely long. Before the tournament proper began, they would first