𝑴𝒐𝒃𝒊...~⭐️

The chapter opens with Isagi asking everyone what they think "ego" means. Everyone has different answers, with Bachira defining it as a monster inside of you, Chigiri saying that it's your essential self (a person you need to be/the perfect version of yourself), and Reo saying that it's the selfish portion of yourself.

They all have different definitions of one thing, but I feel like they all intertwine in one way or another. For example, Reo's essential self is just the version of himself that is more selfish, or the selfish portion of Bachira could just be his monster.

In the end, the three answers given weren't incorrect, given the fact that any of the answers could be applied to one of the three if only you twist the wording a bit. The only reason they were different was because the three of them have lived different lives and see things in a different light.

Thats where Ego comes in and gives us his definition of the word. To summarise, the compass you use to navigate life and decision making is your ego. Your ego establishes your own personal philosophies—what you believe is right and wrong, what you like, what you dislike, what you hate, what you love, etc. If you apply this to football, then your ego may lead you to play a specific position, have a unique playstyle, have specific requirements in order to play to your fullest potential, etc. So, I feel like the general definition of ego is just how you navigate your life while having human desires and what you choose to do with them.

The way I think about is that a regular person navigates life with a somewhat rusty compass. The compass is still in use, but is often disregarded as people see putting yourself first before others as selfish and arrogant. But an egoist's compass looks newly bought and cared for; being unabashed about putting themselves before others—even being willing to sacrifice other people's dreams for the sake of their own.

This is just what I think in terms of what chapter 350. After chapter 351, I think of it more like a regular person's compass pulls them in the direction of wherever their heart pulls them to, but has the ability to be misdirected and swayed by other things and/or people, while an egoist's compass is more polished, as it is dead set on a certain goal and won't let anything lead it astray, but I digress,,

This is where Karasu points out a flaw in Ego’s philosophy. He states the fact that, although Rin and Isagi were following their egos, they still lost the match. Matter of fact—they lost the match because they were following their egos.

Ego then goes onto to say that the reason that blue lock failed was because some of the players didn't believe that they could be the world's best, which is where I immediately stop agreeing with Ego.

Because even if that were true, you have essentially groomed 23 boys into being selfish, egotistical strikers, but the moment a few of them "stops believing they're the world's best" the whole team falls apart?? I guess it was because it was Isagi specifically who supposedly stopped believing he could be the world's best which caused his plays to stagnant, which in turn caused Rin's plays to stagnant beside him due to his codependency. But I feel like if this program is built on creating the best striker you'd have players who'd be able to fill in the gaps of the main strikers if they ever fell flat considering the fact that they have also been training to be a striker.

Also this page l is genuinely just so?? Icky to me?? I understand that being the best striker means taking the opportunity to score a goal whenever the chance is given no matter what position, but when you're in a tournament as big as the U-20 World Cup, you can't always abide by that philosophy. You're going to have to play as your position and you're going to have to play in a way that benefits the team and not yourself, and this is what I personally believe makes the top egoist and the best egoist.

This is just my opinion, but I personally believe the top egoist is someone who has fully submitted to their egos without question in order to get the best results for themselves, while the best egoist is someone who has also submitted to their egos, but still has control over what to do and what not to do in order to get the best personal and overall result. Basically just knowing when and when not to listen to their egos.

Someone who always takes the opportunity to score a goal, but is willing to see when it's realistically impossible and settle for playmaking or an assist like Karasu or (NEL) Isagi, is a much better and flexible striker than someone who mindlessly obeys their ego and only plays for themselves with little to no regard for their team like Rin or pre "listen up Barou" Barou lolol. This is also why I think metavision is 100x better than predator eye, but I'm tired asf so I'm just gonna leave it here.