Shidou Ryusei is NOT as Good as You Believe... Here's Why | Blue Lock Analysis

[@meteor2082]

Your comparison between nagi and shido is fundamentally flawed nagi waits for a pass then scores based off of his creativity (if hes in flow) or the image of a goal the passer gave him. This is not the same as shido who actively sees the best position to score goals from but has teammates so inferior to him that they cant keep up with him and his plays. This is the exact same problem bachira had before coming to blue lock and rin had when sae left his team for the 4 years he spent at la real. That doesnt make him any less of a player because his teammates are not good enough to play with him. In the ubers match when yukkimiya gave the wrong type of pass to isagi and kurona was subbed out he couldnt do anything and instead asked for hiori to be subbed onto the field just so he can get someone with his level of vision to play since he cannot score without it. Shido and isagi is a much better comparison than shido and nagi. Also being manmarked is literally the way to counter freedom type of players, restrict their freedom and they play worse the same thing happened to kaiser with lorenzo but people dont say anything just because "hes an actual defender" meanwhile kunigami has the perfect build for a manmarker with the best physicality in the u20 category and is in flow state which greatly heightens his abilities. Shido's unpredictability doesnt matter if hes getting followed no matter where he goes by someone faster and stronger than him, and no this isnt an issue for him as a player since literally no other defender will only focus on one person's movements and disregard the rest of the field and game except kunigami due to his vendetta.

[@ShowOff-pp9mz]

Bingo this man out here scoring hat trick with the master in the game these dude clueless 😅

[@glcsander]

Couldnt have said any better Noel Noa had 3 plans for this PSG match, to awake Kaiser potencial, to use Kunigami to nullefy Shindow and Igaguri to slow down Rin flow state on the second half. Shindow will have his moment in the future but like when the author did with Barou and Nagi he is going to take a secondary role for now as we get introduced to more of the best U-20 players around the world.

[@Sifat_Rashid]

lol nagi is always in flow

[@arandomuser._.4374]

I love shidou right, My favorite character in blue lock but the point of him barely changing is fair tbh, if he just enhance his passing, dribbling and shoot without a pass then he would rock the field, so I lowkey think Ubers would be perfect for him bc of snuffy's method of training. And I also acknowledge that shidou would sock snuffy for the job think but I think snuffy will get him to come around. Also, shidou with predator eyes alongside with a training regiment from Snuffy would make him a monster.

[@Sifat_Rashid]

@@arandomuser._.4374 "if he learns this and that" well if things were that easy then everybody would know everything and there would be a few 100 best striker and not 1 you think its easy bcuz isagi the prodigy makes it look easy

[@smaskw]

shidou WAS him but got nerfed cuz of plot 💀

[@sonseed7541]

fr

[@glcsander]

The same happened to Kunigami and Barou dont get me wrong Nagi was a beast on the second selection but enough to not only get top 6 but to be a starter over Barou? Shindou is still great but Kaiser, Rin and Isagi are taking all the attention for now to push the story foward, i find it interesting that teams like Real Madrid dindt participate in the Blue lock project i wonder which attacker will be joining Itoshi Sae, i hope its Isagi so that we can find the reason why Sae stopped being a attacker.

[@Blockos9346]

Nah, we just had to much exceptions from him

[@aarong8099]

More like everyone else got stronger cuz of plot lmao

[@aarong8099]

@@Blockos9346nah

[@banan9377]

The play style section is just untrue, while he does play instinctively it's not just random, it's established early on that Shidou arrives to the same conclusion as Rin, who is probably an unconfirmed Metavision user (or at the very least thinks logically). He basically has instinctive metavision when it comes to goal spots. He's very similar to child Rin who goes to "danger spots" and scores from there. And while Rin eventually learns to have logic, Shidou is still relying purely on instinct. Also, again this is a HUGE recency bias. He's done nothing the most recent chapters so you think he's no longer good, but objectively he's still one of the best strikers, and to support this just remember how much hype Shidou has during the chapters when he was cooking. I swear the Blue Lock community has the memory span of a goldfish.

[@blueblob8630]

It's not recency bias. People were saying this about him since the first NEL game as he didn't score on the same pitch as Rin. Rin > Shidou. 2nd Rin isn't confirmed to have metavision but his plays are very efficient, he has wider scoring options, he can actually dribble and pass, etc. 3rd. Shidou does NOT perform well against characters who can just mark him UNLESS he has a world class midfielder who can deliver pinpoint passes to him. He was locked by Niko, Isagi, and Reo in U-20, then he got locked up by Kunigami who's just...physically superior in everyway. Not to mention Loki's mention of how he takes REALLY bad shots and out of what 14 he only hit 3... and his specialty is in the box finishing right? That's garbage. How are you in the box with a talent for finishing in the box but shooting WIDE. We don't have the attention span of a goldfish you just haven't been paying attention and are entranced by how "cool" he is. He beat a broken down mentally drained and defeated Kunigami and Reo, scored a bicycle (only achievable cause of flow), and a freekick. Relying on instinct and your weapon but then not being able to score with your instincts, physical prowess, and weapon unless you're left unmarked is NOT a good striker.

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

@@blueblob8630 niko and isagi stopping him ONCE each isn't locking him. even with reo, reo stopped 1 pqss getting to him and dblocked 1 shot, other than that he could't stop shidou. And of course he's not going to perform as well when manmarked, the same thing was the case for kaiser when lorenzo manmarked him. And no, loki didn't say that he only hit 3, he only SCORED 3. And this is is with you ASSUMING that he took those shots in the box, also not even taking into consideration that the shots he does take is insaley hard for anyone to scoer. Don't yap about not paying attention when you're not. Oh and reo and kuni weren't beaten down and mentally drained. They get a days rest between a game with the only mental struggle being the stress of getting eliminated, mind u shidou was in the same situation yet was fine. And please name me ONE character that has scored while being manmarked? cuz we've seen multiple times now that that's the only way to stop him. We've also seen other players get manmarked and they dind't score either, eve kaiser's goal was when he wasn't being manmarked. U saying KAISER isn't a good striker too?

[@blueblob8630]

@@OmegaLeonidas1610 1.) Isagi reached the corner kick by Sae before Shidou IN the goal box that means he got snuffed in his own turf with a worldclass midfielder. Niko also intercepted the ball before Shidou could despite his aerial and physical mobility/abilities being better than Nikos again being completely denied by people not as physically gifted by you in your own turf makes you look bad. 2.) Reo EMBARASSED HIM. Reo used Neiou's body press and shut Shidou down/made him take a bad shot, then he forced Shidou to take a bad shot again when Gagamaru handstand blocked him "Thanks to Reo his options are either high or low", and then again got snuffed by copying Aikus header to clear the ball that was going directly to Shidou. The only time Reo was in and Shidou was in and Shidou scored was the bicycle from multiple feet out because Reo wasn't on him. IMAGINE if Shidou was on the Blue Lock team? He would get 0 world class passes, 0 chemical reactions, and probably get locked down by the defense if one person who's a 99% copy can do it manmarking imagine an entire team OML people would see how fraudulent he is.😆 Literally his only 2 goals in U-20 were unmanmarked but ok. 3.) Kunigami was literally a slow tank who couldn't dribble in 2nd selection and still can't now then you have Reo who was literally thinking and crying about Nagi while in the match and under insane stress. Blue Lock Episode Nagi Chapter 16 Reo, "Ahhh I wanna die. Somebody just kill me." Reo episode Nagi Chapter 23 Shidou, "That stepping is too obvious" keep in mind Shidou has 0 defensive feats besides this. He saw one bicycle which he's seen Nagi do before (he literally recalls this) got shaken up and basically faltered. After the loss Reo did NOT want to hop back into that field yet we're still using 2nd selection feats in 2024 as if Otoya and Karasu weren't numbers 3 and 4??? 4.) Loki in Chapter 246 about Shidou, "You're taking too many shots, TWELVE SHOTS versus THREE goals. You need to UP your shooting range a TAD (in box shots is his weapon) and FURTHER increase PRECISION". This canonically means Shidou WITH Charles against Barca the NEL team with the least wins, least known characters, has no defense of any kind, made him shoot 12 times and 9 were either off target or blocked IN the goal box. Otherwise Loki wouldn't have highlighted the precision and only said a tad for range since he knows Shidous weapon. U-20 level midfielder and bro is 3/12 without even SHARING THE PITCH WITH RIN. Who was bro getting locked up by Otoya?!? 😆 5.) Manmarked shots in series because it's funny that you would even say that. -Two Gun Volley -All of Nagis goals -Bachira B-Shot -First Kaiser Impact against Bachira -Rin's Crash shoot -Kaiser bicycle kick?? Literally was manmarked by 3 people yet you wanna say "oh but he was struggling getting manmarked against Lorenzo" he still scored on 3 people + goalie? Same thing he did against Manshine except he's actively getting fouled and flipped over Aryu's shoulder cmon bro. -Isagi back heel shot -Barou's sliding equalizer goal in the U-20 These are just examples off the top of my head but at least know what you're talking about gang. Shidou is canonically a bad shot taker, can't make long range shots and even struggles finishing INSIDE the box which is his MAIN weapon ESPECIALLY when he's not left literally unmarked. He's a trash ST simple as that. 3/12 is insane. and yet he has a U-20 midfielder giving him pinpoint passes that HE PREFERS and he can barely use his weapon.

[@technobloode9709]

​@@blueblob8630idk when this nonsense about manmarking came here but a striker will always have to deal with two centre back if he is shut down by only 1 he isnt even useful for creating space for wingers or even attacking midfielder of the team.

[@blueblob8630]

@@technobloode9709 Thank you

[@spyroscheliotis5366]

First things first, i ain't gonna address the whole "Shidou Glazers" thing because this notion on it's own makes your point of view extremely biased and thus unreliable. Secondly, i just want to point out the fact that Blue Lock as a manga is written with immense amounts of research regarding countless topics from psychology to neuroscience, all very real things that are applied to everyday life, except perhaps the aura thing. The comparison of Shidou with Harlan although a bit stretched i agree is helpful as an attempt to visualize his playstyle and thus i see no reason for discarding it so easily. Furthermore, i would just like to point out the following: 1) You forgot to mention that SPOILERS the reason Shidou was stopped so easily by Kunigami is that Kunigami is pretty much, well A FUCKING CYBORG. Yes, it may be a nickname, but it is true. After he was defeated by Shidou he was forced to go through the so far unknown trials of becoming the trump card (i don't remember the exact name of the program, please forgive me). Ego himself states that he had to defeat all other players who lost and chose this path and who knows how many other trials. And he is the SOLE survivor. His current physique surpasses all others, and this is a fact not my assumption. So, with this fact now in mind, sure, Shidou is stopped dead in his tracks. But then again, LIKE ALL OTHERS WOULD in his place. Thus this argument is non-existent. 2) You said that even current Isagi, Barou and others could score against the World Five. Yeah, sure, off course. THAT'S THE EXACT REASON AS TO WHY Shidou and Rin scoring against then was such a huge achievement back then in the U - 20 Arc. Also, the fact that Shidou can't perform chemical reactions was, as we saw later, debunked by Shidou himself. He can perform chemical reactions with Sae and Charles, and yes i do admit that his plays in these specific occurrences relied heavily on their assists. BUT, you once again forgot to mention Shidou's greatest achievement during the U - 20 match. And i cannot stretch this enough: Shidou was the FIRST Blue Locker who managed to enter the Flow State. This was the moment that Shidou was recognized as one of the best strikers blue lock had to offer. And yes, i seem to rely my counter arguments heavily on this arc. Because that is exactly what I'm doing. Because in the Egoist League Arc, Shidou was pushed back due to plot reasons. We had to focus on the story of Isagi, to introduce Kaiser and further built the so called power system. We haven't seen the games the PXG played. We only know that their most difficult opponent until know where the Ubers, which makes complete sense because Barou, Lorenzo, Niko, Oliver. We are literally seen a team that we have absolutely no idea about their development against the team with the best known development and potentially the BEST players in it (Isagi, Kaiser, Kunigami). The whole Egoist League arc is way too long and we have reached a point where we have Isagi vs Kaiser vs Rin. There is no room for Shidou to be developed, at least currently, and same thing goes for Nagi as well. Lastly, just don't compare Nagi with Shidou. Nagi's power is control over the ball, while Shidou's is his Extreme Special Awareness, a weapon no one else has. Who knows perhaps we will see more in the future.

[@technobloode9709]

I disagree being unable to beat your marker disqualifies you from being an ace. When kaiser was man marked by lorenzo he was still able to go on the offense because he saw the oppurtunity or rather distraction that isagi created while shidou isn't able to do the same when rin is in his flow state. As for disregarding a whole arc because you feel that a certain character is cut down to size I would like to remind you shidou has been a plot convenience since the start. He was introduced for the sole reason of victory of blue lock even if they lost the u20 match and was literally a parachute character. Bro appeared out of nothing as one of the strongest. If you still pick and choose which plot point is convenient you aren't rating them according to the manga but your own fantasy.

[@Koamzia]

10:45 you contradict yourself. Shidou does have at least average skills in all fields, he’s stated to have professional football technique and the same chart you use to display Shidous two goals per game displays how well rounded he is. Harland also is literally the same as shidou in a sense that without a genius midfielder they’re basically useless. Haaland without KDB can’t produce many good results because both of them are poachers and don’t have a great ability of scoring on their own.

[@SueJames-n6h]

Haaland in dortmound without kdb still put up great numbers . You don’t know what you’re talking about .

[@Koamzia]

@ maybe that’s because he relied heavily on other midfielders in city? Haaland still remains with his overly dependent style needing people to send to ball up to him in the box

[@SueJames-n6h]

@@Koamzia what you’re saying makes no sense I talked about dortmound haaland and you bring up man city are you even a football fan man .

[@K_dawgerr]

youre talking straight out your azz cause halaand has 86 goals in 89 games for bvb, and 29 goals in 27 games for salzburg shut tf up

[@MegaIiyambula]

@@SueJames-n6h you're acting as if Rues, Bellingham and Sancho weren't on that team

[@OK-fo5tm]

This is the same as saying Destroyer mode Rin isn't as good as people say because FKING Monk was able to stop him TWICE in a row

[@aerosassain]

it isnt really?

[@meteor2082]

Shido is an easy 10/10 since he is literally the best example of his archetype in his position

[@aerosassain]

its almost like you didnt watch the video cuz it explains why shidou isnt a 10/10 in his archetype

[@meteor2082]

@@aerosassain i watched the video but i disagree

[@aerosassain]

@ thats fine but i dont think you can argue it realistically

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

@@aerosassain you most definitely can

[@MarbleVirus]

I feel like there's something that you're missing here. Kunigami is able to block Shidou so effectively, because he's both dedicated to that only mission, and also, using that to enter his flow. You even specify that in a situation with a good defender like Reo blocking him, Shidou still manages to Score. His playstyle might look ineffective when put in front of a good defender, but his whole thing about instinctual shooting is that even if his options are being lowered, he instinctually fires off into the best angles to score.

[@firdauskotp]

true, bro was being marked like how park ji sung marked pirlo. That doesn't mean Pirlo is bad, it just means that Ji Sung executed the mission flawlessly

[@ultimatehope549]

Shidou’s biggest flaw is that he’s a system player. When he has a good passer or someone who understands his play style, he’s deadly. As soon as he’s near the box, if the ball comes near him, he’s scoring unless he’s being marked by Kunigami. When he doesn’t have someone to feed him good passes though, he doesn’t really have any other notable weapons.

[@Reversed10]

This hate for shidou came out of nowhere

[@aerosassain]

it isnt hate, its checking the glazers

[@klttob]

Reply to the comments then debuking ur points ​@aerosassain

[@Powerpolepro]

​@@aerosassainyou glaze speedster like red head and loki.

[@aerosassain]

@@Powerpolepro because they perform insanely well individually, as well as on a team

[@Powerpolepro]

@aerosassain I don't really like Red Head too much, but Loki is goated. But it's not surprising that Kunigami can stop Shidou in terms of strength.

[@eZeero]

This might not age well...

[@aerosassain]

in what way

[@snd.seraph]

​@@aerosassain i think after the end of pxg vs bm he will realize that he needs to evolve, at least i hope that's what happens or else shidou is just slow

[@eZeero]

@@aerosassain Unless Kunigami gets subbed in, Shidou is still free. Shidou may be a joke, but inside that area, he is still a threat. Isagi has to face both Rin and Shidou. Even with Kaiser's help against Rin, as long as there is no proper answer to Shidou, it's gonna be tricky. That's why I believe Isagi's awakening isn't complete yet. He is still in the "discarding process" in order to win. When flashbacks from Isagi hit... it's going to be over.

[@eZeero]

@@aerosassain I've said it before, but I will say it again. Isagi's complete awakening has to be the one we saw in Chapter 1. Isagi with white hair, black sclera eyes, and white pupils.

[@nathankeel6667]

It really feels like he was written to be the "antagonist" of the u20 v blue lock game and then the author didnt know what eless to do with him back in the second and 3rd selections were individual skills were what was important he was king because interms of individual skills no one could really compete and when given a amazing midfielder he could exead his limits in the u 20 game but now thats basically everyone aiming for the striker position there indivdual skills have caught up and found midefeilds that work perfectly with them ( and are actually in the blue lock program). Shido scores super impressive goals sure but not every goal needs to be a super goal it just needs to get in the net and so many players are just better at that now. Maybe the author has a plan for him but at the moment he just feels like a benchmark to show how good rin is being better then him that while we have been told has moved up living off his hype from the u20 game but hasn't really been shown to have reached it.

[@technobloode9709]

Exactly his whole existence is a plot convenience but blue lock fans always goon and on about plot when the plot progress in way that they don't like.

[@tomdubois9389]

You know what, you're right I was enamoured with the idea of Shidou than the reality. I think if he makes it into the u20 team for Japan he'll be on the bench & have to dig deeper into his reason for playing football & his past or he won't play and remain stagnant. I'll admit i was wrong in my estimation of his abilities, apparently (I'm not sure if it's true) he is based on Zlatan and similarly Zlatan in his early years at Ajax was called out by his agent to get his head into the game to be a proper striker, maybe someone like Ego or The Pro player from Ubers will get his head on straight. He'll probably still be eccentric but learn to play with others and develop his other areas like 1v1's if the above scenario happens.

[@Dry-j9x]

nah if he makes it on the u20 team, sae gon pick him to do some plays as the author basically confirms Sae will play in the u20 and we already know how that went and how Sae lost his number to shidou

[@Dry-j9x]

if anyone knows anything about shidou, chances are its either Charles or Sae

[@Chris-ph9hi]

Shidou is basically everything Ego talked about in chapter 1. He also kinda won for a bit given he made Ego temporarily give up.

[@ulysseslanderos5722]

I been saying this ever since the anime first aired but nooooooo everyone thought I was just hating

[@EfazAzmaeen]

Yeah you're just hating one of the most interesting and cool character of bl

[@ulysseslanderos5722]

@ it’s not hate i was just proven right 😂

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

Cuz u are, lit everything daid in this vid can be easily debunked

[@Mazinoyt]

he gone get a sad backstory or something and then awaken i could imagine him having a monster kinda like bachira

[@aerosassain]

his monster is just the thing from big mouth lol

[@EfazAzmaeen]

Nah youre just a hater

[@aerosassain]

nah shidou just mid, change his name to Middou

[@Baroutheking-b]

Crazy

[@sonseed7541]

fr

[@RizzMonkey425]

You just completely ignoring the video 😑

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

@@RizzMonkey425 he's literally stating things that aren't true💀

[@ravingeeks]

Guys, I think Shidous just poorly written?

[@dumflame]

Who knows, maybe he’ll get development

[@Wyandote]

nah, i think he's written perfectly, but for the current Events of Bluelock he has little purpose now that's just it

[@emeraldace541]

I can see what you mean

[@metis7534]

I disagree. I actually think he’s one of the better written characters and perfectly encapsulates the blue lock philosophy

[@ravingeeks]

@@metis7534I was referring to the context of how people defend him as being a top individual player when he’s not able to perform without a good passer.

[@dragonphantom1412]

You did not cook with this one

[@aerosassain]

really? in what way? what argument did i not make correctly?

[@dragonphantom1412]

@ you talk about how he didn’t have an answer for reo marking him, but failed to acknowledge how a few chapters later he uses his speed which isn’t decent by the way it’s actually pretty good to get past him

[@aerosassain]

he did that because reo was burning out of stamina, where was that intelligence when reo made him useless earlier?

[@dragonphantom1412]

@ number one where is it stated that he ran out of stamina in that interaction and number two just because a person doesn’t think of something right away doesn’t mean they don’t have intelligence

[@aerosassain]

@ you can tell Reo isnt moving as fast as he was before with keeping him contained because he was running low on stamina, this is further proven with Kunigami, showing that manmarking is gonna drain your stamina. And sure but if Shidou decides to shoot rather than pass back, knowing he is in a situation where he cant shoot, that is a dumb decision

[@jmatthewza]

For me the character I thought I was getting from the first impression wasn't what was delivered

[@PhumzileNgwane-k8h]

Dont even compare fodders like isagi and rin to my glorious zesty king shidou hes glorious and he only got nerfed by the author like c'mon bro he's majestic shooting no diffs any blue lock character lmao

[@aerosassain]

nerfed by the author? isnt that just proving he isnt good anymore? if he’s written to not be good, he isnt good

[@Koamzia]

@@aerosassainI think he’s joking indicated by: “lmao”, “zesty king”, “c’mon”, “no diffs”

[@aerosassain]

@@Koamzia nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Koamzia]

@@aerosassain yeahhhhhhhhhhh

[@PhumzileNgwane-k8h]

I'm not luh bro I'm basing off of his feats like if we're genuinely being honest hes the best striker just that the plot obviously doesn't allow him too plus isagi is trash bro always waits for the ball never actually getting it

[@alfredogil8303]

On a real note the one thing I really like about aero more than the other blue lock KZbinrs are his passion and his takes that most people wouldn’t agree with. He was the first person that made me realize that Karasu is actually a mid player when back then everyone just labeled him as the best defensive midfielder because he was known for playing that position. With this take I agree that shidou is an overrated player but I still believe he is a good striker. The numbers don’t lie but if you have 4 goals by running the ball instinctively even though defenders could predict it after seeing it is still an impressive feat. The only thing I found outlandish was when he said he isn’t in the top 10 and you can’t convince me that players like otoya and sendou are better strikers (assuming he meant top 10 without the pros). Overall this is a great take and this is why I enjoy your vids because you have opinions of your own and you aren’t afraid to state it and be passionate about it.

[@dumflame]

New fresh cut

[@jaylenhargrove7993]

Thank you Aero i thought i was bugging when i thought Shidou wasn't impressive even back in the third selection, im not saying his scoring isnt world class but that can only get him so far to me Shidou always seemed like a one trick pony to me.

[@technobloode9709]

He was impressive he is just unable to handle manmarking currently

[@seacoloredsky]

I agree with the general sentiment that NEL Shidou is underwhelming, but bro I could barely get through the video because you're so hard to listen. Please put more effort into articulation and refining the script's structure.

[@aerosassain]

you’re the first person ive heard have a problem with my video audio wise and articulation

[@seacoloredsky]

@@aerosassain I mean, you speak so fast it's hard to keep up, and YT's speed tool won't help much because sometimes words kinda slur together, but might be just me

[@aerosassain]

@ i will admit i talk a little too fast, ill try and slow it down in the future

[@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093]

I sware a large section of this fanbase solely cares about the dribbling stat lol.

[@aerosassain]

@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 idgaf whether he dribbles or not, Shidou needing a passer to be good is the issue

[@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093]

@aerosassain everyone needs a passer lol. Shidou was only special because everyone in bluelock was not good enough to help him significantly elevate his skills. Which is exactly the dynamic Isagi also has with hiyori right now.

[@aerosassain]

@ Rin, Bachira, Chigiri, Barou? They dont need passers to score. sure passers help any situation but if you take away their passer, they can still score on their own

[@meteor2082]

​@@aerosassainthey dont need passers cuz they have dribbling

[@aerosassain]

@@meteor2082 i just want shidou to be self sufficient. like even if he plays with Kurona, id be happier than him playing with only genius level players

[@KonnoKonKio]

nah man, shidou IS that good, it is just not the right TIME for shidou to be a major character right now. NEL is about Rin and Isagi (and a little of kaiser) U20 and 3rd Selection was about Shidou, Rin and Isagi He just needs a new arc that puts him in the limelight again.

[@aerosassain]

whether this is the time for him or not, my points still stand

[@Powerpolepro]

Even though shidou was nerfed he's still really good, you really are just hating on the guy. Kunigami is pretty much built for defense and Noel Noah is the best compared to Shidou, so it's not surprising that he and Charles couldn't stop Noah.

[@withersz16]

Bro got fresh haircut. Time for my big announcement very soon

[@nvslvvp]

I'd be really curious to know what the like to dislike ratio is on this video. I miss when you could see those.

[@aerosassain]

85% like to 15% dislike

[@gorillamackz582]

definitely just a hater, but i enjoyed the effort going into this video for sure. you seem to mischaracterize and misunderstand the character and his skills. of course its all interpreration when it comes to media. good job on the vid.

[@aerosassain]

@@gorillamackz582 appreciate the compliment but idk how i could misinterpret the character. i showed everything he’s done in the story. im pretty sure i have a good idea

[@ayoadewumi7773]

Bro made this vid because of our argument on stream 😂 zesty demon still solos barou with ez

[@aerosassain]

nahhhhh, you got nothing to prove that

[@malamorerahel8453]

I love Shidou, and no one could make me hate him because his character has way more flavor than a lot of generic fan favorites like Kunigami or Yukimiya, but I can't dispute any of your points. Shidou was extremely good during 2nd and 3rd selections because the author needed to make him relevant and have him perceived as menacing in the upcoming U20vsBL11 match. The NEL is all about Isagi and Kaiser, and since Shidou doesn't have any ties with them, Kaneshiro didnt have space for him and completely abandoned his development. This didn't affect only Shidou, but Kunigami, too, since their rivalry was supposed to be a relevant plot point, and it went nowhere. Sure, Kunigami won cause he stopped Shidou every time, but does it actually feel like a win or a real accomplishment if the narrative didn't put any real emphasis on that throughout the match? The tension that was supposed to enrich Shidou and Kunigami's rematch just wasn't there AT ALL. Shidou didn't even remember who Kunigami was, and Kunigami's emo ass didn't challenge him in a meaningful way (for example it could've been great for Kuni to expose every single flaw in Shidou's playstile, creating an interesting stimulus for Shidou to evalute things more). We were supposed to root for Kunigami and be excited for his revenge, feeling his rage and enjoying his comeback, but what did we have? Some panels of Kunigami playing in a physically imposing way as always with no wild card flashbacks or any intensity between him and Shidou. Coming back to Shidou, he still is a good player because his athletic prowess is only matched by Nagi, and they are the only ones who can pull off such spectacular goals. This being said, his fatal flaw is that he is abnormal. He can't link up with anyone, and he's a violent freak who'd be in prison without Blue Lock. I have a soft spot for misfits who find their place when someone finally understands them and gives them a chance, but I'm afraid Shidou might crash out because the author can't fit him in the story anymore. The spot for Isagi's main rival is already occupied by Rin and there are a lot of other characters more correlated to him. Once again Shidou is impositionable, both inside and outside of the story 😢

[@lawlietraindra929]

can someone please explain to me if shidou was so great from start why he was rated below even igaguri??????

[@sebastianrodriguezbrenes5389]

this is the most stupid question I ever heard

[@SayuBeeblast]

Shidou was amazing but he got nerfed af

[@archiboldkhoza4]

I don't follow you but seeing as your about to say atrocities against my boy Shidou I'll see how far you get

[@aerosassain]

@@archiboldkhoza4 ive gotten pretty far, if saying my opinion on a fictional character holds me back, then the community is the problem

[@ladylady3818]

You are so BRAVE for saying this loud! I once said that he is not that impressive compared to some other players like Rin, Isagi, and Barou. And one Shidou glazer told me 'YoU fOrGot HiS tWO GoALs iN tHe U-20 ARc!' I mean yeah those were mind-blowing but now the development other characters received is driving him into a shadow (Hell, I believe the new development Nagi is gonna get will surpass Shidou as well). Besides, just like you said, he can't do shit against the other decent players without someone play-making for him for example, Rin doesn't need a great midfielder to score...he can create the goal opportunity himself or the same can be said about Isagi (him using logic and manipulation at the same time on both his own teammates and opponents)!

[@rodrigueajavon]

i mean u gonna ignore barou who has the whole friggin team built for him like idk bout u but idc who it is a whole team workin for your goal better than one midfeilder

[@blueblob8630]

@@rodrigueajavon Fellas is it harder to score with a team of nothing but defenders that only perform tiki taka plays where you also have to retreat to defense or a midfielder that actively feeds you perfect passes when you're unmarked.

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

​@@blueblob8630 so are we forgetting what lorenzo's role was on offense?

[@blueblob8630]

@@OmegaLeonidas1610 Tiki taka plays.... We saw zombie dribbling once or twice then Snuffy kept switching the playstyle in order for Barou to score. After that Lorenzo never holds the ball for long and passes it to another member of Ubers for offense like you said. So again is it harder for pinpoint catered passes in the box against a team with no defenders or to score with a team of nothing but defenders.

[@TheAllFatherOdi]

don't make a barou hating video Aero i'm warning you

[@aerosassain]

barou the goat, i would never

[@NetzachEnjoyer]

​Isagi devours him easoly ahahhaa@@aerosassain

[@rodrigueajavon]

question would you say kaiser before his awakening with his magnus shot was wasn't that good I mean they both legit had insanely similar playin styles not to mention the same amount of production and ion wanna hear that shidou had charles cuz kaiser had ness who fyi had the same exact passin stat as charles and a similar offense stat too just to ask what would u say to that?

[@Hnz_Theone]

No they don't have similar play style shidou just waits for the ball in the penalty area while Kaiser can score on his own or get a pass from ness we seen this when Kaiser hit a bicycle kick.

[@Hnz_Theone]

I'm not a shidou hater my guy in fact I'm defending him but they are all good in their own play style.

[@rodrigueajavon]

@@Hnz_Theone when have we seen kaiser score "on his own " like a golazo cuz every goal we've seen him drop were from passes heck are we forgetting shidou was stated to arrive at the same conclusion as rin when he used to be super calculated but shidou just had a different process heck we've seen him do one two's before

[@Hnz_Theone]

@@rodrigueajavon bicycle kick vs ubers?

[@rodrigueajavon]

@@Hnz_Theone that was from a pass he stole from isagi still a pass from isagi? If u wanna talk abt it not being purposeful pass? Shidou's biggest goal wasn't even meant for him

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

You guys in the comments who do u think will be the better player in the future with or without the plot(FULL POTENTIAL) REO OR ISAGI ⚽🧠

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

You guys in the comments who do u think has the higher potential and who'll be the better player in the future Barou or Shidou and who do you guys like more 🔥⚽ For all three questions it's the King Barou🔥😎💪⚽ he's too cool and badass and he is going to become the perfect/complete Number 9🔥⚽ But it's hard because I like Shidou alot for his unpredictability and crazy goals🔥

[@syn351]

Shidou has never scored a significant goal without a world class passer

[@imperialistsloth6795]

the passes he got in the 3rd selection??? he also evolves the passes he gets not just getting carried. sendou proves just getting passes doesn't mean anything.

[@Sifat_Rashid]

@@imperialistsloth6795 isagi passed to him and other bulelock players did as well

[@syn351]

@@imperialistsloth6795 yeah he was playing in the third selection but I’m talking about significant goals not just goals, all his icon goals are from world class passers

[@rodrigueajavon]

@@syn351 eh we have zero clue how he scored his two other goals in the nel

[@syn351]

@@rodrigueajavon does that matter? None of the other teams are closer to bastard or pxg

[@ulysseslanderos5722]

Fr tho would love to know when you wanna recruit voice actors im in ur discord and I really wanna be apart of it

[@pieterhofkens7259]

Shidou, striker wise, is probably 2nd only behind Barou. (Yes, when talking only STRIKER I place Rin below Shidou and Barou) All other things - positioning, dribbling, defense, passing, etc. are all ahh

[@Poke0334]

kaiser is better than them

[@TheActualBxrze]

barous the goat bro obviously

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

You guys in the comments here's a crazy question who do you think is going to become the best player in history at the end of the series😁🔥 because Isagi is definitely going to be the best Striker in History But As The Player idk and Isagi is my favourite blue lock player🥲🔥

[@WeebGuru6]

U better keep that same energy for rin

[@rums7h41]

Just because he didn't had any gay awakening moments with isagi doesn't make him a bad player sometimes I really hate how some of the characters getting nerfed because they dont interact with isagi

[@Killerlildev]

Ion know what guys may think my top ten currently but I have kaiser,rin,isagi,Lorenzo could be higher( isagi cooked him and aiku so I have him lower)barou,shidou,charles,hiori,bachira and chigiri shouldn’t be argued lower than the last 4 in my opinion also how I feel I would develop shidou would be have him not play in u-20 and have him get mad and have sb like barou,isagi and rin tell him to change his play style and maybe Japan could struggle with Italy defense maybe they have Lorenzo and player Iike Rodri who think logically and shidou could come in and dominate

[@user-FAMAS]

Nah, Shidou is still Top 8-9 for me🔥🔥🔥🐲 13:47 Rank 6

[@kissigus5797]

Yo nice haircut What's it called?

[@Killerlildev]

Ion know what guys may think my top ten currently but I have kaiser,rin,isagi,Lorenzo could be higher isagi cooked him and aiku so I have him lower,barou,shidou,hiori,bachira and chigiri shouldn’t be argued lower than the last 3 in my opinion

[@Hnz_Theone]

Your completely missing the point on whole halaand or zlatan thing shidous goal is literally zlatans goal back then the players in this manga are literally based on actual players and you saying shidou was a worse nagi when shidou has been better than nagi ever was though nagi would be better at the end. I think shidou has dribbling and passing he just doesn't use it or he isn't as good as barou or bachira when it comes to it because of his style he's a goal poacher and doesn't need to dribble. I would rank shidou below barou isagi and rin maybe nagi too but in the future not right now.

[@klimkuku8007]

A lot of L takes

[@aerosassain]

they arent takes, it straight facts with proof to support

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

One more thing😂 who of these two have the highest potential and who'll be the best/complete winger Chigiri or Bachira 🔥

[@OmegaLeonidas1610]

deffo chigiri, leagues ahead of bachira

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

@OmegaLeonidas1610 who's your favourite blue lock player and Y

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

@OmegaLeonidas1610 btw I know my boy Isagi's going to be the best Striker in History definitely 🔥⚽😎🧠 but who's going to be the best PLAYER not Striker But PLAYER at the end of the series

[@sonseed7541]

yet he carries the show with multiple boring characters

[@jemeelmbure9976]

im sorry but if you are saying nagi is better than shidou at any point so far in the series ur crazy. Nagi is good but 1. he aint score against the world 5 and he had better players with him 2. shidou has a better ego 3. shidou has a better weapon for scoring than nagi 4. nojne of nagi's stats or in game performances have been more dominant than shidou

[@alfredogil8303]

IMAGINE IN NINJA GOT A LOW TAPER FADE 🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🫦🫦🫦🥵🥵🥵

[@WeebGuru6]

The problem isn’t exclusive to shidou this apply to all of the top 6 cuz the neo egoist league and the problem it has that need to be talk to about once it finish which I’m willing to do and I’m not even saying ur wrong I’m saying this apply to all of the top 6 they are nerfed extremely bad whether it’s from writing or skill or both and imma be honest pxg vs bm has been disappointing in terms of character writing outside of Kaiser and isagi

[@king-deat]

think shidou should of went to man shine city to help him with his ability as a player and not PxG like he is now

[@emeraldace541]

I cant wait trying out

[@aarong8099]

He’s still a goat tho so it’s all good

[@7aemr]

cuz he's a character that's meant to be an anomaly.

[@aerosassain]

then this anomaly is mid

[@7aemr]

@@aerosassain not really. he's a reference point for the rest of bluelock. he was selected by sae himself. he was able to sync up with an ng11 doing a reflex goal before isagi and hiori. just because he doesn't fit the mold of the rest of the characters doesn't make him "mid" or "not good".

[@aerosassain]

@@7aemr he was chosen by sae because he Sae knows how to use him because he knows Shidou functions as a player who with a genius passer can do insane stuff. And its more of Sae linking to Shidou than Shidou linking to Sae. Shidou does whatever he wants and Sae makes it happen. It does make him mid when he’s selective about who he works with, and unyielding in his inefficient style. he needs to adjust his style a little bit to be of worth anything as an individual

[@7aemr]

@@aerosassain not true. a striker's job is to score goals. no one in bluelock knew how to utilize him. the world however i.e sae charles can. so it isn't on shidou to lower his level to sync up with players.

[@aerosassain]

@ a striker’s job is to score goals yes, but if the striker NEEDS a midfielder to carry him to that goal, then that striker is dependent. How is Shidou any different in the case presented for Nagi by Chris Prince?

[@vitogrujcic6590]

I think shidou is Being used to show How good a passer a player is

[@EfazAzmaeen]

Hahaha why you changed the video title

[@iBlizzy]

5 Reasons why shidou is not that good anymore and isnt one of the top tier strikers: 1.Shidou has not evolved he has the exact same toolkit he had in his intro currently,he literally got nothing. 2.Everyone has evolved.Look at it like this,Shidou started at 80% meanwhile everyone else was 50% but now everyone is better combined with his mediocre kit he isnt dominant anymore. 3.His tookit/weapons are extremely limited.Every single weapon shidou has is striker orientated,he can ONLY shoot nothing else.(No playmaking,No dribbling and isnt even that good in 1v1s) 4.Shidou,due to his limited tookit,is extremely dependent on a rlly good passer.The reason this arguments is so common is cuz its strong and true if shidou doesnt have a passer to play make for him he cannot do anything. 5.Shidou is CANONICALLY inconsistent with chemical reactions.The only 2 people he can consistently mix with is Sae and charles,2 genius lvl midfielders(plz dont say oh charles was confirm a prodigy im gonna ignore ur lack of reading comprehension and think ur stupid) and his unpredictability is a double edge sword cuz only a few people can actually read/link up with him,unless its a reflex X reflex type play his chemical reactions frequency is the worse out of all the strikers.

[@Shilub44]

So just cuz bro not op he one of the worst characters author just like bullshit

[@Shilub44]

In the 2nd selection shidou wasn't as dumb as the author made him now bro actually knew how to analyze other players

[@iBlizzy]

Relax I'm a shidou fan at no point did I say he's one of the worse thats aerossasins take I clearly gave mine which was that he isn't a dominant player.To address ur counter yes he could analyse players but its not like he's smart enough or even tries to take advantage of that he just follows his instincts and it not dominant anymore

[@user-FAMAS]

Why you're considering Charles a genius and not a prodigy? (Genuine question, I've haven't read the last 7-8 chap of BL, Idk what is the difference)

[@iBlizzy]

@@user-FAMAS the canon term is talented learner(i just prefer prodigy) and the difference is whether a person has a genetic trait/innate ability thats illogical charles was confirm,thru isagi dialogue, as a talented learner(prodigy) and calling him a "genius lvl passer" is just to show he a rlly good passer not a genius

[@mesix]

Shidou as a player is probably a 3. Like if I put current Shidou on the world stage (professionals) he probably would average 1 goal every 5 games if he were lucky. If I put someone like Reo, Isagi, Hiori, or Nagi even if they don't score they would do a whole lot better than Shidou since they the ability to make chemical reactions with other people.

[@emeraldace541]

Barou is a better joker and its not even close

[@Shilub44]

I ain't even finna watch this this dude always hating on shidou just cuz bro doesn't have the ability most other characters have but ig imma respect his opinion or whatever

[@CorbinKettledas-b7u]

Doesn't Loki have the highest potential🔥 how good do you think he can become⚽✨ imagine being the fastest player in the world and the best young player as well at 17yrs old⚽✨🔥 Who's winning prime LOki vs prime isaGi😉😁

[@Og_Ghosty]

As an overall player, shidou is definitely not top 10, but as a pure striker he is at least top 7 competing just behind nagi in flow.

[@zerozero8540]

Finally someone said it 😂 I have been saying that since the start of the NEL Shidou is overrated

[@rodrigop2198]

Lookin clean

[@Charles-x6m]

So Shidou is not top 10 of blue lockers currently according to you

[@Dry-j9x]

Noa's best weapon(ambidextrous) is what shidou uses once in a while😭 on top of the fact that apart from a few types of shots shidou is the best portrayable character of freedom in and around the box in terms of finishing. Regular headers, diving headers, bicycle, curve shots, no looks, other types of arial shots and shots from seemingly impossible stances. These can all be done on both his right and left foot as shidou is naturally ambidextrous as well

[@AngelicDemon-uy9ro]

Use the manga not the trash anime😢 2:16

[@maybemiles-]

shidou has a incredible shooting ability but that's it all of his other traits are decent so he can't keep up anymore the same thing happened to toki he hasn't evolved

[@meteor2082]

He has positioning and off the ball movements on par with if not greater than that of rin, kaiser and isagi.

[@emeraldace541]

Me and aero has the same opinion, shidou sucks, also sorry I couldn't come, I was in school so I could be at the live stream

[@OwethuMasemola-t7s]

Basically his a goal poacher a tape in merchant that can score fansy goals

[@naetochikwe377]

I don’t like shidou mostly because of dialogue. I’m an African guy that likes blue lock and we don’t take gay words so likely. And shidou is just gay in someway. I don’t like how he’s written. But some of his art in the manga is insane icl.

[@K_dawgerr]

dont say african as if we're all homophobic im african i fw shidou heavy

[@malamorerahel8453]

@@naetochikwe377 dude... wtf

[@stars._.370]

shidou is a poorly written character, cause let’s be real, would you want a man who get pissed off by one insult and wanna throw hands, and it’s funny that Shidou needed a passer to make look, not saying he is a fraud. But damn

[@aarong8099]

@@stars._.370 He’s a villain lol guess villains can’t do villainous things anymore

[@stars._.370]

@ no bro is a crash out

[@Poke0334]

did you really said nagi is a better goal scorer than shidou who scored a bicycle kick while being in the middle of the field passing through every defender there??? its not humanly possible bro

[@What_about_mez]

W video shidou is a bum till proven otherwise

[@emeraldace541]

Shidou is a 3/10