BLUE LOCK | The BEST Player In Each Position

BLUE LOCK
Blue Lock was originally designed to create the perfect striker for Japan, but that all changed after the Blue Lock vs Japan U20 Match!
After Blue Lock won against the Japan U-20 match, Jinpachi Ego was given complete control over the Japan U20 Team thus creating the Neo Egoist League! Neo Egoist League is the final selection of the Blue Lock Project in preparation for the U-20 World Cup.
Ego brought all the players of Blue Lock and former members of the Japan U20 team to participate in the NEL. These players are now given the opportunity to earn spots for Jinpachi Ego’s Japan U20 team.
The Neo Egoist League has ultimately changed the original design of Project Blue Lock. Now Blue Lock players can survive by playing in other positions.
Because of this new opportunity, we have seen many players in the NEL shine as goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders. Being a striker is no longer a requirement in Project Blue Lock!
The NEL has changed the whole dynamic of Project Blue Lock and we are thankful for it! We get to see players in other positions get some recognition and it amplifies the entire experience of Blue Lock!
That being said, which players are the best in their retrospective positions? Who is the best defender? Who is the best midfielder? AND Who is the best striker in Blue Lock?
We have our own ideas and some of these positions and today we will share that with you!
0:00 How the Neo Egoist League CHANGED Blue Lock
0:32 Best Goalkeeper
1:02 Best Center-back
2:18 Best Fullback
3:23 Best Defensive Midfielder
5:04 Best Offensive Midfielder
6:50 Best Winger
8:00 Best Striker
9:17 Final Thoughts & Outro
We hope you enjoy the video!
We were inspired by @Hirryoo 's THE BEST PLAYERS IN EACH POSITION video and we decided to do our own version. Be sure to check out his channel if you already haven't, he has a bunch of great BLUE LOCK themed videos.
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[@sleepsound3386]

There definitely can be some good arguments made for either Rin or Barou. Both are definitely great at what they do and offer different elements of play when out on the field. I guess it really depends on what you want out of your striker

[@hikikostudios]

Both are absolutely world class players and deserve all the credit. The main decider for us was the context in Noel Noa acknowledging Barou as a striker. Besides that it was a really tough call because both of them are amazing!

[@theglitch5386]

"What the team needs" is definitely the key element here. Barou is the best in Blue Lock at utilizing weaker or more defensive players (he solo-carries the offensive line), and if he could get a good midfielder to back him up, his shooting potential would go through the roof. Rin is impressive when he's pared with a strong offensive line, since every member an opponent would have trouble stopping is a tool for him to get the ball to the goal. Surprised Shidou didn't come up in this conversation based on his U20 performance, but if he has a team that can handle him, the only way to stop him is to keep the ball out of his reach. And Isagi, despite having a talent for offensive midfielding, is using his talent for adaptability to be the striker a team needs to score goals, meaning he'll fare well in the striker position regardless of which talented players are backing him up.

[@brodymargela1629]

If Isagi is forever gonna be a CAM then it makes his journey meaningless

[@nuttbaked]

This is the current list. Manga isn't finished yet

[@hikikostudios]

Correct, its not a finalized list so things could change later by the U20 WC arc.

[@hikikostudios]

We didn’t say forever… its based on current thoughts and things could very much change as the story continues to develop.

[@saimaanasraidu750]

sometimes that is life u dont get everything u want...everything is not a merrygoround the main character gets everything he wants manga

[@quironmalcolm6174]

I wouldn’t say he’s journey would be meaningless because I mean he wants to be the number one player in the world and he still can be the number 1 player wether or not he’s a cam because I mean Messi to many people is the best player in the world and he isn’t a striker.

[@RoshisStudent-nq4wj]

Good to see King Barou get the recognition he deserves! W video

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the comment 🫡

[@FofoTsukuyomi]

The Kurona respect had me in tears

[@hikikostudios]

Shark Boy needs the credit, Noel Noa is dissing him by leaving him on the bench.

[@m2s745]

@@hikikostudios He’s injured, he can play but not at his best

[@malachaiaguilar4634]

I feel like Shidou is in the exact same position as Barou, both of them are just completely built to be a striker, but there is really nothing I would disagree with, truly a banger🔥

[@hikikostudios]

Shidou has been killing it in the NEL! Thank you for comment, glad to know you liked the video.

[@malachaiaguilar4634]

@@hikikostudios ❤️‍🔥

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

Shidou has only been shown to cherry pick passes, Barou does not need this crutch

[@yeetyourmeat7455]

@@oneautumnleaff2119 In the video they said "Pure goal scorer that relentlessly attacks the goal with strong shooting ability". With this definition it has to be Shidou. It's both right and wrong, since strikers still has to have some kind of ability to get infront of the goal, but if a striker's only job is to score, then it's Shidou no questions. There ARE better strikers if we're going for the whole package, but if we only look at scoring, Shidou is the greatest.

[@niger8583]

​@@yeetyourmeat7455Barou is better outside the box, while Shidou better inside the box. To see full potential of shidou he needs a very good passer, while barou doesn't need it

[@leisharout6155]

I love those takes. I like how you state what the postition is for and which characters accomplish each role of the position. A lot of people just put players as the best of their position just because they are in the position and they are good. Amazing vid can’t wait for more content! ♥

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the comment. We are glad to see you enjoyed the video! Maybe we will do more videos like this in the future.

[@BakeR-wb8wv]

Another banger 🔥🔥

[@Weebix546-nt4ft]

Great editing! This video is fire, real football clips and Blue Lock is tough!More please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@temple-wj8dr]

Great takes, love the video! Mixing actually football with Blue Lock is awesome to see. Yall are amazing!

[@hikikostudios]

Appreciate it! Thank you for the comment again.

[@ActualDiamond]

Rin is the best choice for the striker position. He has the best shooting accuracy and range and Rin is also a contender for having the most shooting power. He’s also the greatest finisher having scored 4 goals in 30 min in the past 2 games.

[@Prettyepic12]

Barou has more goals

[@ActualDiamond]

@@Prettyepic12So? Rin has less play time and can create more chemical reactions than Barou.

[@hikikostudios]

Barou has more goals in less games than Rin in the NEL. Plus Noel Noa acknowledged him so we decided to go with Barou. Its our current opinion but it could change depending how the rest of PXG vs BM goes.

[@ActualDiamond]

@@hikikostudios​​⁠​⁠Context matters. Noa also said that he considers Snuffy to be the best player in the world while they both play the striker position. Noa is stated to be the best striker in the world so he should be seen as the better player. I still respect your opinion tho.

[@JoeFP335]

@@hikikostudios Barou has played 3 and rin excluding the current match has played 3 difference is rin had to swap with shidou 2 games so he basically played so he probably played the equivalent of 2 full games not 3 and when shidous on the pitch he has to share, barou and rin both have 5 confirmed goals but debatable barou 7 and rin 6 so barou in more playing time with less accuracy, 11 players helping him for a full match, a better system and manager whilst not having any other competitive attackers on his team barou has got 1 more unconfirmed goal but has 2 wins to rins 3 there’s a reason rin is valued more and rin is more versatile doesn’t make him less of a st he’s just better than barou in any position

[@user-te4lz5gy1t]

i want to but i cant agree with Barou. Just because he is the embodiment of a striker does'nt mean he's the best striker. Rin is both a better striker AND can make more chemical reactions with Isagi.

[@withersz15]

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[@hikikostudios]

Appreciate the comment, thank you king 🙏🏾

[@highlife784]

Yall keep cooking 🔥🔥 love the real football clips in the video

[@hikikostudios]

More to come!

[@LucasFleming-lq2ry]

Barou being the embodiment of a striker isnt the same as being the best striker.

[@tawhiaotahiata]

true but baro is that guy so idc

[@MangoILike]

​@@tawhiaotahiata true but shidou talks in emoji language so idc

[@tawhiaotahiata]

he speaks uppercase@@MangoILike

[@Leonesaway]

W Video!!

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you king 🙏🏾

[@thimis6288]

Great video

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ParadiseHunter69]

Rin loverboys are down bad 💀

[@hikikostudios]

Rin is definitely right there with Barou, we decided to go with Barou because of the acknowledgement of Noel Noa.

[@rinciaox]

@@hikikostudiostbf pxg Match isn’t done yet

[@redeyesblackdragongaming4791]

Nice vid as always but I feel like isagi is good for mid feilder

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the comment and agreed that whys we put him as the Offensive Midfielder. He has been balling out as OMF in the NEL and in the Blue Lock vs Japan U20 match.

[@redeyesblackdragongaming4791]

​@@hikikostudiosIndeed plus his Spital awareness

[@ExcuseMyWeebRudeness]

I’d definitely pick Shidou over Barou. Before the U-20, Ego made it clear that every goal he scored was due to his own skill, and that there’s no one in Blue Lock who could have matched his ego. He’s also a higher scorer than Barou who could be used with others unlike Barou who pretty much demands a team be revolved around him solely and has still come up short several times.

[@hikikostudios]

I can see where you are coming from. In our opinion, we thought Barou had some of the best individual character development in the NEL. He reigned as Ubers King and received a offer from the club themselves. He is currently top goal scorer with 7 goals while only playing 3 out of 4 NEL matches. He even got recognition from the world's best striker, Noel Noa. So it felt more right to choose Barou in our opinion.

[@NovaTheOne]

hot take but i think Barou is slightly overrated. So far hes been kinda "spoon-fed" the ball as his team centers around him as the only striker while strikers from other teams have other people to contend with to score. Thats why i would pick Shidou over Barou.

[@kamility5849]

@@NovaTheOne Thats what shidou has been doing this whole time too, I have never seen shidou dribble once in his life, only shoot 🤣

[@user-px5gr6qr7e]

man,blue lock is mind awakening,its not just the entertainment but the story has a lot of phychological and mind blowing lessons

[@hikikostudios]

Kaneshiro is a great writer, the concepts and plot points he develops are insanely eye opening.

[@dxduff1302]

Isagi played right wing every game of the nel

[@sunnyroger69]

Isagi played OMF, says it in the chapters.

[@hikikostudios]

Isagi has been listed as an Offensive Midfielder in the Bastard Munchen team.

[@matiasfloresgarrido4240]

Great takes The amazing thing about football is that many bluelockers can be the best striker depending on the team playstyle and requirements. Nagi is a target man with good touch and physicallity like Berbatov or Van Basten. Barou and Shidou are pure 9s with their instints and high volume of shots like Haaland or Puskas. Isagi is a second or shadow striker, relaying more on his positioning and shooting like Raul or Muller. And Rin is a perfect false 9 or trequartista like Totti or Pelé. Maybe Rin is the best player but as you said, Barou is the one who represents a pure striker.

[@hikikostudios]

Great analysis and breakdown! You are right there are so many great variations and styles within Blue Lock.

[@four8159]

I think the list is really accurate and its great to see people see Barou the way I do ngl

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the comment, glad you enjoyed the content!

[@elgato5936]

karasu is such an underrated character, everything about this dude is so dope; his character design, characteristic, playstyle and the effect that the author give him

[@hikikostudios]

Karasu is such a great character, started to get attached to him ever since he shined in that Blue Lock 11 vs Japan U20 match.

[@balacour]

Damn ngl the striker position is a tough one, I'd say Rin tbh

[@hikikostudios]

Fair, its either Rin or Barou for striker. Both stand above the rest in our opinions.

[@balacour]

@@hikikostudios ye that’s true, I guess another reason is that Rin has mainly been off screen whereas we’ve seen a full game of Barou in the NEL

[@sonseed7541]

shidou for me

[@fastng]

isagi understands his teammates’ weapons that he uses them to the fullest to his advantage to score himself. that’s literally what a striker is supposed to, bring the best out of his teammates to allow himself to score. he creates a future no one can catch up to and with direct shot it is a guaranteed goal every single time. he literally has 100% shot accuracy. his main focus is to get in position that no one can see. a striker is not supposed to be playing footsie in the box, a striker's job is to score goals not be a five star skiller

[@DirtyBobBojangles]

Exactly

[@InfernoGhost]

I would say the true striker is shidou the more you challenge him the better he gets 😮‍💨

[@sonseed7541]

fr

[@fluffyoctopus463]

finally karasu getting picked over reo in one of these videos this is great finally someone realizes karasu is more fit to play dm instead of reo

[@hikikostudios]

Karasu is definitely better at being a DM and Reo has better capabilities as a CM.

[@shawedits3601]

shidou would be a great sub option as a striker and rin as an offensive midfielder

[@hikikostudios]

Agreed 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

[@Sir_Crocodile_Agenda_Pusher]

The lorenzo disrespect is kinda wild. but that might be my bias talking

[@hikikostudios]

This video was built for Blue Lock players so players outside of Japan would not be eligible for this one.

[@dionpeci8119]

I would personally pick bachira over chigiri considering a winger should support a striker which bachira has the ability to dribble past a whole team and send anazing passes

[@bchetankumar10]

Although you picked Chigiri as a winger, which I can agree for the reasons you said but I think Rin is just the guy for that position. He has insane physique, speed, touch, dribble and to back it all up he's probably among the most consistent goalscorers in blue lock apart from Barou and Shidou. Idk if you skipped it on purpose or by mistake but central midfielders have a different role than defensive and attacking midfielders. And for that position I'd say it has to be Reo. His ability to copy anyone's ability is just frightening. You have a great sense of football I'd say 👍🏼.

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the comment. We appreciate it. The reason there is no CM is because we originally planned for it but cut it out due to technical issues with the audio. But we agree, CM would be Reo.

[@bchetankumar10]

@@hikikostudios so I wasn't off the mark 😅. Thanks for letting me know 👍🏼.

[@srijandas5]

CHIGIRI MY GOAT

[@hikikostudios]

Chigiri is my favorite player - Tevin

[@aswanthramanasm7536]

Barou is a pure st but he needs a perfect passer to help him score but nagi doesnt need a perfect pass to control and shoot he can even handle a rough pass like a piece of cake and shoot it. But he is not a brute like baruo. And rin ain't a striker he is more of a CF because of his passing skills. So it would be barou or nagi who r perfect for a st. But cannot forget about shidou he is a st too but he need a player to understand his gamestyle.

[@hikikostudios]

Nagi needs a partner to fully utilize his abilities as a ST. All of his best plays are with Reo or Isagi creating and Nagi finishing.

[@josiahbayley5615]

rin and shidou body as strikers and u forgot cm which would go to reo or hiori

[@banditbaws]

i feel like barou being the striker isn't a bad choice but i honestly feel like he thrives better living in the shadow of another striker and devouring them when they make a mistake/he gets an opportunity, for pure striker I would put shidou

[@hikikostudios]

Fair, Shido is also a great striker in his own regards

[@user-zv8gd9rr4x]

I SHOULD HAD BACHIRA AND CHIGIRI AS LEFT AND RIGHT WINGERS

[@hikikostudios]

Chigiri running on the left and Bachira cutting up the right. 🔥🔥

[@lloydinigorebellon5258]

Who do u guys think has the best shooting out of all the u-20 players?

[@hikikostudios]

If we are talking about all, then Kaiser has the best shooting.

[@muhammadfiras870]

the whole list might change after bm vs pxg I am expecting hiori in the list after what he did to Charles 💀 expect goatgamaru tho 🗿

[@hikikostudios]

Idk about the how list but some might change after the PXG vs BM match.

[@fold2019]

W takes but no central midfielder?

[@hikikostudios]

We thought it would be better to just focus on the defensive and offensive but we could have added CM.

[@blessinganwana9854]

@@hikikostudios Is this just the blue lockers or does it also include the new gen 11???

[@user-sh4xd9bn2f]

I would've put shidou at striker

[@hikikostudios]

Understandable, Shidou is another great talent

[@tausifchowdhury8180]

Chigiri? Honestly he's now the star of Manshine city...as a fullback lol😂

[@hikikostudios]

He is listed as a left winger (it was stated during the match vs Bastard Munchen) and he is Manshine City’s top scorer.

[@tausifchowdhury8180]

@@hikikostudios Yeah ik but he's by FAR the best LB in the NEL and it's not even close. Whereas you could say put Bachira, Nagi, Rin, Shidou at that position and all of them could give something similar to Chigiri. But in the LB spot there's no one aside from MAYBE Yukimiya on a good day on the LB spot. He can track back, defend, catch stray balls, assist, and score like a Marcelo or Carlos type. Kurona is great to but he's an NPC by choice

[@absurdus7945]

What about shidou?

[@hikikostudios]

For strikers, it was really between Barou or Rin in our opinion.

[@BagheadDaBoi]

I want tokimitsu physique so bad so imma grind

[@hikikostudios]

Fr, seeing Tokimitsu's build just makes me want to workout more

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

If this is only Japanese players I would agree with picking Aiku as a CB but Don Lorenzo is the best CB, . Kaiser also feels like a more complete player than Barou, there is nothing that Barou can do that Kaiser cant while Kaiser has much better feats than Barou while Lorenzo basically won the 1 on 1 against Kaiser It is important to keep in mind that players that are not from Blue Lock are not listed on the list of values

[@hikikostudios]

This video is only about the Blue Lock players. That is why non of the NEW GEN 11 are mentioned.

[@guyhathansaintil5218]

tbh i thik id go reo over karasu for cdm for a greater number of impressive feats

[@hikikostudios]

Fair, in our opinion an ideal situation, Reo as CM and Karasu as CDM. If anything they can interchange positions and just cook

[@mr.mistry2981]

bro why did't you add don lorenzo he has a whopping 99 in defence and also is a great dribbler

[@hikikostudios]

This video is exclusive to Blue Lock players, only the Japanese players eligible for the Japan U20.

[@user-nc4hd4et3x]

What about Hiori, for my opinion he is the best passer in blue lock

[@hikikostudios]

Purely hype, when we first made this video, Charles was deemed the best passer and playmaker in the NEL. So cannily we chose Charles for that reason.

[@randomdudecommenting6817]

When it comes to barou the biggest factor is that he is a complete striker. Lets look at it this way shidou is more like haaland where gove him a cross and he will score it breaking his whole body doing flips and shit and headers. Rin is perfect as a false 9 CF having that space is perfect cause he can distribute and open spaces or take shots himself While barou is an offensive juggernaut he a ronald he wont strive in a false 9 cause he is too aggressive he may not be a good target stiker like shidou but he can do all that he is basically a complete striker he can do volleys (not crazy shidou shit) he can dribble and break the line (may not be as good as rin) but his potential is off the roof he is good and can do everything all he needs now is more exp and training from snuffy and he will and can be better than both shidou and rin

[@hikikostudios]

W comment! Good ball knowledge mate

[@silversauceran]

Hot take but by the end of pxg match Isagi >> Shidou > Barou as striker, also I pick Shidou over Barou every day ngl.

[@hikikostudios]

Some of these picks are eligible to change depending on the results of these last matches.

[@astajustbuiltdifferent8599]

Shidou is less efficient that Barou lol, 12 attemps in 3 goals

[@lumi2519]

cooked well in this vid, but id honestly say that reo is a better DMF than karasu. (both are the heart of their teams, but reo slightly beats karasu due to copy, MV, and overall a better physique)

[@hikikostudios]

Fair, if we did Center Midfielder than we would prob out Reo as best CM. Reo can be effective on both ends and his copy with metavision would be great as a box to box CM.

[@aestheticallyadwaith33]

hikiko studios are you guys brothers

[@hikikostudios]

We are not brothers, we are good friends tho. Brothers from different mothers 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

[@aestheticallyadwaith33]

@@hikikostudios great! good for you guys and all the best

[@hikikostudios]

Thank you for the positive message, wish you the best as well, my friend 🙌🏽

[@TheOriginalOne633]

I think neru should be full back

[@hikikostudios]

To be fair, Neru hasn’t played a match in the NEL yet. It wouldn’t make complete sense to pick him since we haven’t seen him play since the BLUE LOCK vs U20 match.

[@inzainity9752]

Why so many real Madrid and Bayern Munich clips

[@hikikostudios]

Because they are both of some of the greatest clubs in football and they have had some of the best players play for them.

[@myles101]

THE BEST STRIKER IS ISAGI, the only one to make every player realize their true potential.

[@user-lg3qn7ku4i]

where is itoshi sae bro

[@hikikostudios]

Not participating in the NEL, so not eligible for this video

[@stephenagolla3542]

i think argue that rin is the best striker

[@maxxxkiller1055]

barou might be a true striker, but here we're talking about the the best of the best, as a striker rin claps barou

[@hikikostudios]

Barou played less than Rin and scored more goals. Noel Noa acknowledges Barou as a striker so he decided to go with him for now.

[@hanjiplayer]

If you could draft isagi for any position, it would be mf. However, if I had a team of 10 and my last choice was either isagi or barou for striker, *im taking isagi*. Just because barou is “more of a striker” doesnt mean isagi isnt still a better striker. Isagi is so much better than barou at this stage in every aspect of soccer; it’s like drafting jordan or rudy gobert for center. Is gobert “more” of a center? Yes, but am I still taking michael? Of course.

[@Thegamer-qd7eh]

this is not nba.

[@JAY88SWAG803-kc]

Put an American in the show that way every country is included

[@hikikostudios]

What?

[@JAY88SWAG803-kc]

@hikikostudios yeah a soccer player under 20 who is from America

[@hikikostudios]

Tbh most Americans aren’t at that level in terms of footballing ability. American U20 is kind of a stretch. European and South American most likely are most of NEW GEN 11 ( plus japanese icon Sae )

[@JAY88SWAG803-kc]

@@hikikostudios that’s is wrong cuz America may not have much history of soccer like Brazil or Europe but America is home of some pretty good players and I believe America should have a member of the next Gen 11

[@JAY88SWAG803-kc]

Italy,Germany,Japan, I don’t know what other countries have a member but one of them should be from America

[@zetenykelemen7121]

i mean kaiser should be there too

[@hikikostudios]

Only players participating in Blue Lock and trying to get a spot on the Japan U20 team are eligible for this video.

[@zetenykelemen7121]

Ohh ty there was a misunderstood

[@Ivi983]

Nice team but you lack an actual striker and you know who i mean by that

[@hikikostudios]

Lacking an actual striker… 😑

[@trystenjoseph6008]

They pick Kiribati over bachira

[@hikikostudios]

Kiribati?

[@PNesssmol]

Naw rin claps barou.

[@hikikostudios]

Wouldn’t say Rin claps Barou because whenever Barou and Rin played together or went against each other. Both of them were able to prove to get better of each other. Barou got the best of Rin sometimes and Rin got the better of Barou sometimes.

[@emanueleachimasi6579]

Din Lorenzo>aiku

[@hikikostudios]

Overall, yes but this video is focused on just Blue Lock players.

[@jasonsjungle]

An isagi and barou chemical reaction would be an instant goal it’s just instant potential unlocking within the own team 🦦

[@MSX_Editz.]

Bachira>Chigri

[@hikikostudios]

Agree to disagree 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽