Blue Lockdoes many things well fora sports manga, and its cast is one of them. For a series revolving around the world’s most famous sport, football, the story portrayed does an excellent job of simplifying the concept of football,albeit somewhat unrealistic. This includes the rules of the game and footballing philosophies.
However, the series better represents the message of football through some of its characters as coaches. These characters serve as coaches to their teams sometimes, other times as players, and rarely as managers. Also, hard to believe as it is, Ego Jinpachi is not the series’ only coach. Therefore, the best team coaches in the manga are listed below.
7Julian Loki
The God Sprinter
Master Striker and coach of the France stratum, Julian Loki, is a football prodigy who plays for Paris X Gen and participates in the Neo Egoist League. At 18, Julian is one of the world’s fastest playersand also one of its youngest. As a coach, Julian comes off as naive, and expectedly so, given his age.
His participation in the Egoist league hinges solely on developing his protege, Charles Chevalier, a desire directly impacting how he sets up his team against opponents. This makes Paris X Gen a somewhat predictable team. However, Julian’s method mostly vindicates him, given the quality of his players.
6Yasumori Hoichi
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Yasumori Hoichi is the head coach of the Japan U-20 team and was hired by Hirotoshi Buratsuta, the chairman of the Japan Football Union. Relatively tall, Yasumori is also against theBlue Lockbecause of his greedy eye for money, like Hirotoshi. However, as a coach, he is more than competent and takes his position very seriously, which is perfectly depicted in the match against the Blue Lock Eleven.
Tactically, Yasumori is not exactly diverse due to his complete confidence in his players. He mainly sets up his team one-dimensionally: the best players ensure victory. Yasumori relies totally on the abilities of his players to bring him victory, and he has an unparalleled football genius in Sae Itoshi.
5Lavinho
The Dancer
A Brazilian player, a.k.a samba boys, Lavinho plays for Spain’s FC Bharca as a striker. The league’s highest goalscorer before participating in the Neo Egoist League, Lavinho is the master striker and coach of the Spain stratum. As a player, Lavinho stands out due to his wild and unpredictable dribbling abilities. As the world’s best dribbler, Lavinho plays an unpredictable and expansive football that uses his irrational bodily movements.
As a coach, his tendencies as a player are inherent in his team, given howhe takes Bachiraunder his wing. Rather than teach his players, he simply explains from his perspective and allows each to come to their own conclusions, translating into a team of unpredictable free thinkers.
4Chris Prince
The Perfect Hero
The player just behind Noel Noa in terms of ability, Chris Prince is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manshine City. He participates in the Neo Egoist League as the master striker and coach of the England stratum.
As a player and coach, Chris mirrors his team’sphilosophy of peak physicality. He is a physical specimen and believes that a player’s abilities can only shine with a body in peak performance. This philosophy also influences the brand of football Manshine City plays. Using physicality, Chris sets his team to play hard and fast football to outmatch their opponents, mostly resulting in a sure-fire victory.
3Marc Snuffy
Crown Messenger
Another contender for the best striker in the world, Marc Snuffy, plays for the Ubers and is the master striker and coach of the Italy stratum. As a player, Snuffy is clearly one of the best, as he is profiled as a complete forward with no apparent weaknesses in his game. As a coach, his philosophy mirrors his personality, which is evident in his team’s playstyle.
Rational, patient, and organized on the pitch, Snuffy builds his team to play intricate, organized football emphasizinghigh-level teamwork. Gauging the quality of his players, Snuffy creates attack patterns using information on his opponents that are designed to exploit his opponents using the quality of his players. He creates a team that can achieve near-perfect synchronization by drilling dozens of such patterns into his players.
2Noel Noa
Best Striker In The World
The world’s best striker, Noel Noa, is a French national currently playing for Bastard Muchen in Germany. He is also a participant in the Neo Egoist League as the master striker and coach of the Germany stratum. Noel is ahead of every other striker due to his very serious attitude to football. As a coach, Noel Noa shapes his team through his view on football: rationality and efficiency.
By so doing, Noel Noa only considers the statistical quality of his players to create the most effective and efficient tactics in conjunction with fielding only the most efficient and logical players to his tactics. With a playstyle based on logic and efficiency, it is no surprise that he is Isagi’s mentor. While his methods may be slightly too rigid,his team’s performances, especially in the Neo-Egoist league, often leave him vindicated.
1Ego Jinpachi
The Twisted Football Fanatic
The general director of the Blue Lock project, Ego Jinpachi, is known more for his crazed tendencies than his coaching capabilities. However, these tendencies are exactly why his coaching capabilities cannot be questioned.Highly ambitious and confident, Ego used to be Noel Noa’s rival until an unfortunate injury forced him into retirement.
As a coach, Ego’s knowledge of football and football development far surpasses anyone else on this list due to his fanatical obsession with the sport. While the Blue Lock project was approved by the Japan Football Union, the intricacies and technicalities of the project are entirely down to Ego’s managerial abilities, earning him the top spot on this list.
