This opening was truly unexpected for the audience.
Tendou's temperament was too outstanding. He gave people the feeling of a noble young master, and many female fans were attracted to this kind of aura. Who would have known he could be so eloquent? This contrast was a bit too strong!
The most amazing part was that even Dada Silva's trash talk was in Japanese-accented English, which sounded very awkward; you could tell it was Japanese voice acting at a glance. But when it came to Tendou, he didn't have a trace of that Japanese-English awkwardness. That pure British accent when he said, "you son of a bitch," was truly unforgettable.
"Damn, Tendou can flame this hard?"
'That's great! The Zu'an district has a successor!' (Zu'an is a district in League of Legends known for toxic players)
'Actually, Tendou has always been pretty sharp-tongued, right? He just rarely takes the initiative to speak.'
'I can't believe I'm hearing such pure "European national essence" in a Japanese anime. This child is terrifyingly skilled.'
The audience roared with laughter, directly choosing their side. It was mainly because the Brazilian wolf's character design was a bit ugly. In this world where looks are everything, who is right and who is wrong is naturally obvious.
"OK, OK, let's not argue, gentlemen."
"You're both being too childish. Ego told me about you. Your name is Tendou Kageyoshi, right? I heard from Ego that you're a great player."
Luna clapped his hands, ending this verbal battle. Because he had discovered that his proud teammate was actually no match for a 17-year-old brat. This was too amazing. He had never seen a kid who could flame so well, turning Dada Silva's face the color of pig's liver.
Hearing this, Tendou turned and walked back to his team. Although he was unforgiving with his words, in his heart, he was still very wary of these guys.
Unlike the original author of Kuroko's Basketball, who gave the impression that he didn't understand the sport at all, the original author of Blue Lock truly understands football. The five members of the World All-Star Team mostly have prototypes in the real world.
Loki is the most obvious one; he's the turtle, General Manager Mbappé.
Adam Blake, some have speculated, is Harry Kane, because when the manga was being serialized, Kane had not yet transferred to Bayern. And the top scorer in the 2018 Premier League was Harry Kane.
As for Dada Silva, some viewers have speculated that he is Casemiro. However, "Fat Tiger" plays in the midfield, not as a forward. To insist that he is Fat Tiger seems a bit forced.
Of course, no matter who their prototypes are, the five people in front of them were no simple characters.
...
The match began.
The World All-Star Team was in white jerseys. The members: Luna, Loki, Cavasoz, Dada Silva, and Adam Blake.
Tendou's team was in black jerseys. The members: Tendou, Chigiri, Karasu, Otoya, and Reo.
The match began. It was Tendou's team's ball.
Otoya passed the ball to Tendou and then started running, hiding and moving in the shadows of his teammates and even his opponents.
The World All-Star Team took the initiative to give the kickoff to their opponents. Their mission in coming to Blue Lock, besides teaching the little kids a lesson, was also to give a fair evaluation of the Blue Lock forwards based on their experience playing against them. They had done the same in their previous few matches against the Blue Lock teams, giving their opponents a certain opportunity to show themselves.
Tendou advanced with the ball, clearly feeling the opponent's disdain.
Except for Dada Silva. The Brazilian wolf personally came up to face Tendou. He wanted to teach this arrogant little brat a lesson. But Tendou did not back down at all. Even if his opponent's prototype was Casemiro, the "Fat Tiger" of this period was no longer at his physical peak.
The Six Eyes rotated. Big Data Statistics activated.
After a series of step-overs, Tendou completed a change-of-direction dribble with a flick of the top of his right foot, leaving the Brazilian wolf behind. The opponent had clearly underestimated him. In his heart, he probably thought that Asian football was a pile of shit, that he could crush him with a flick of his finger, and hadn't taken him seriously at all.
In fact, Dada Silva had never thought that Tendou's dribbling could be so sharp. After all, Tendou's height was 193cm, even taller than himself. To have this kind of athletic ability and footwork at this size was somewhat unscientific.
But he was worthy of being a professional player. He immediately pressed to win the ball back on the spot.
"Big Data Statistics: Opponent pressing on the spot, interception success rate 20%. Tactical foul success rate 70%. Will be in position before Otoya can make a move..."
"Big Data Statistics recommendation: Pass to the right penalty area half-space. Goal success rate: 50%!"
Only 50%?
Having played in Blue Lock for so long, this was the first time Tendou had encountered such a low goal probability. But 50%, in the world of football, was already high enough.
Tendou resolutely took the kick. With a release speed of over 17 m/s, Dada didn't even have time to commit a foul.
Swoosh!
The ball lifted off the ground like a cruise missile, drawing a parabola as it fell into the right half-space of the opponent's penalty area.
There, Otoya appeared like a ghost. But the opponent's reaction was not slow. After a brief moment of surprise, they immediately blocked Otoya's angle to cut inside.
The "bami" ninja was not surprised. If they could breach the opponent's goal so easily, that would be the strange thing...
BAM!
According to their tactics, he kicked the ball towards the center of the penalty area.
Dada Silva, at this time, still felt that these little brats were too fanciful. To dare to play the crossing game in front of them... with their skinny, bamboo-pole-like bodies, could they even win a header?
Besides, the tallest little kid... hmm? Where is he?
Only then did Dada Silva realize that Tendou was nowhere to be seen. He looked up and found that the kid had already rushed to the vicinity of the box. That speed was like a comet, giving him the urge to take Tendou for a urine test.
You're an Asian little brat! How can you have this kind of athletic ability?
Dada was not the only one who noticed Tendou. Adam Blake also noticed this uninvited guest. He immediately moved towards Tendou's direction, and the two of them jumped up at the same time. After all, crossing and heading... they, the English, were too good at it.
However.
Only after he jumped did he realize that something was not right.
"How can such a little brat jump so high?" Adam Blake was a little dumbfounded.
Nonsense. Before coming to this world, Tendou played basketball. His jumping ability was second only to that spring-man, Kagami Taiga.
In today's world of football, when it comes to heading, you can never get around C-Ronaldo. His jumping ability is at the world's top level. His vertical jump can reach 1.05 meters, higher than LeBron's 94 centimeters. His highest recorded head-contact height is 2.93 meters. This data has already surpassed most NBA players.
And Tendou... he wasn't doing a vertical jump; he had a running start.
Adam Blake estimated that with this kid's running jump height, his contact height would definitely exceed 2.5 meters. It might even be as high as C-Ronaldo's. After all, Tendou was taller than C-Ronaldo.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he could only resort to his old trick, using his body in the air to press against Tendou and prevent him from making contact with the ball.
But the result made him even more astonished, because this little brat, in a mid-air confrontation with him, was not at a disadvantage at all. This was, of course, another advantage accumulated from playing basketball. Tendou's contested layups had long since reached 99. No matter how excessive the mid-air contact was, it was very difficult to shake his center of gravity.
And so, under the dumbfounded gazes of Anri and Ego, Tendou overpowered the Premier League's top scorer, Adam Blake. Meeting the ball crossed by Otoya, he tilted his head back as far as possible, and with the posture of Mount Tai crashing down, he heavily headed the ball towards the opponent's goal.
"BAM!"
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