If there is one thing I absolutely despise in stories, it is the failure to make motivation feel natural. You can seriously not hurt your story more than giving every character the need to characterize the main character for him. Add on to this someone who arguably cannot be labeled as weak willed -- but simply poorly written and under-minded -- Kakeru Aizawa. As enjoyee's, if you could call it of such a medium, is there not one true desire that trumps all -- ESPECIALLY in sports manga?... EMOTION. You set a precedent for your narrative once you give into clichés. You rely on them toobscure the clearly amateur writing. Because when you hide it, it becomes obvious what every conversation is leading too, what every outcome will be. You lose all the nuisance, all originality. I know for a fact that Seven will always say and think beyond Kakeru, where is the fun in reading your main character be lectured whilst he stands there like a doofus with no rebuttal.

"But it's just a sports manga, you can't expect such in depth development and writing -- the plot is the football, you're being unfair". Yes, I can, that's what makes this medium so special. Even adults can adore well written child mediums. Good art stands above arbitrary categories. I write this because I so deeply detest to see talent be wasted on such poor-taste-non-sense stories. I can appreciate the tragedy aspects, but the mischief of seven with an ADULT therapist to selfishly connive a 'future football star' is not only too ridiculous and stupid for this narrative, but pulls me out so far that I only begin to see the bad all over. Your mc can have his own opinions and inner conflict, don't just shy away from it and force it upon the other characters and call it low self confidence -- that's just low writing.

I enjoy the rage in Blue Lock, I adore the passion from Ao Ashi, I feel the desire from Be Blues, and yet I loathe the fantasy of Area no Kishi.