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Blue Lock facility housessome of the most skilled and tactically sound footballers from all over Japan. Aimed at creating the best striker that will lead Japan to a World Cup victory, the training facilitywith Jinpachi Ego’s guidancehas transformed several talented players into onfield beats ready to take on the world. Among these is the screwed tactician, Tabito Karasu, who, through his varied skillset and hunger for success, quickly rises through the ranks and becomes one of the best players at Blue Lock. In this article, we discuss Tabito Karasu’s on-field genius, technical strengths, and psychological makeup to understand what makes him such a formidable force.
Who is Tabito Karasu?
A Hungry Young Footballer With Big Dreams
Nicknamed Assassin, Tabito Karasu is a talented contender at Blue Block,who is ranked 3 in the Third selectionand is picked in Jinpachi Ego’s Top 6. Born in Osaka on August 15, he idolizes Dutch football star Ruud van Nistelrooy.Tabito, like his peers in the Blue Lock facility, has dreamt of making it big as a footballer from a young age and pushes himself relentlessly to become the best striker in Japan.
Karasu is known by his colleagues and friendsas quite sharp and intelligent. However, he has a bad reputation for looking down on others and labeling them mediocre. Tabito frequently insults and mocks those around him and barely shows any remorse for it. But very few people know that Karasu’s boastful, overconfident, and loud-mouthed attitude is just a facade to hide his insecurities. Deep down, he feels insufficient, mediocre, and inferior.
Karasu is unable to deal with his negative emotions by looking inward and instead resorts to outward displays of verbal aggression to feel better about himself. Therefore, he looks at other people’s weaknesses andtries to attack them psychologically. In a way, it also protects Tabito as he is probably scared to death about people realizing his true nature.
While Karasu may insult his peers, he also secretly acknowledges the talent that they possess. He feels that the extraordinary footballers are worthy of respect and should be admired. Although he looks at himself as a mediocre player, Tabito loves to lead his teammates on the field. His tactical mind allows him to see openings that others couldn’t, which he brilliantly exploits with his peers.
In the U20 arc, when he is teamed with Eita Otoya, Tabito displays incredible compatibility with him. Although they are frequently seen insulting each other, deep down, Karasu has a lot of respect for his teammate. He feels that Eita is exceptional and uses his skills to the team’s advantage beautifully. In fact, he can even be considered Tabito’s greatest weapon, and the two share a close relationship off-field as well.
Tabito Karasu’s On-Field Genius
A Strategic Footballer With Incredible Skills
Like most footballers at Blue Lock, Tabito Karasu is an attacking forward who likes to look for scoring options at all times. However, very few can emulate his tactical understanding of the game to exploit the opposition’s weakness to score goals. Interestingly, Karasu has proved that his game cannot be limited to just one position. When he is entrusted with the responsibility to play as a defensive midfielder, he adjusts beautifully in the role demonstrating his deep understanding of the sport. Not only does he control the game from his new position but at some crucial moments even creates scoring opportunities for the forwards.
Perhaps, Tabito’s biggest strength on the field is hissharp analytical understanding of the game. He is a ruthless tactician who is always looking for weak links in the team or strategic oversights. But he does not stop there, once the shrewd tactician notices a vulnerability in a team’s defense, he goes all out to exploit it. This makes him a dangerous opponent as he appears to create goal-scoring opportunities from thin air.
Karasu’s analytical mind earns Jinpachi Ego’s praise as well and he was picked as an important member of the Blue Lock 11 team in the match against Japan’s U20. As the heart of the team, he controlled the game beautifully from the midfield. Despite playing alongside some of the most talented footballers from Japan, Tabito is the only one to grasp the underlying strategy behind U20’s gameplay. He then manages to figure out their defensive setup, which gives insights into tactical weaknesses and vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Karasu with his peculiar understanding of the game, then helps Blue Lock 11 score some crucial goals, proving Jinpachi Ego right for trusting him.
Tabito Karasu’s role in the team does not end there. As a ruthless tactician, he also demonstrates incredible awareness of the game and frequently puts himself in positions that help the team. When U20’s Itoshi Sae looks threatening, Karasu plays a more defensive game but switches flawlessly into a more attacking position when the situation demands. Although he has played as a forward most of his life,his remarkable gameplay as a midfielder is both flawlessand deserving of recognition.
I will beat you down until you overdose, idiot.
When it comes to skill,there are very few players in Japanwho are as good as Tabito when it comes to expert ball control. He uses his spatial awareness brilliantly along with his hands to keep the ball to himself and control space. He also uses players' center of gravity against them and has demonstrated that he can take on more than one opponent at once because of his unique skill.
Tabito’s ball control becomes even more tricky to deal with because of his unpredictable feints. He often draws in his opponents in elusive traps and flawlessly takes the ball with his last-second feints. Karasu has left some of the most talented Japanese footballers scratching their heads with his advanced maneuvering skills. Although Tabito is not the best footballer in Japan, he is without a doubt one of the most technically skilled and intelligent players in the Blue Lock facility. With his unique skills, he is undoubtedly going to become a sought-after international footballer in the future and make a name for himself.
