Every coach in the Blue Lock manga

Blue lock A sports manga does many things well, and its cast is one of them. For a series revolving around the world's most famous sport, soccer, the illustrated story does a great job of simplifying the concept of soccer, albeit somewhat unrealistically. It includes rules of the game and football philosophy.

However, the series better represents the message of football through some of its characters as coaches. These characters sometimes serve as their team's coach, sometimes as a player, and rarely as a manager. Also, hard to believe, Igo Jinpachi isn't the only trainer in the series. Therefore, the best team trainers in manga are listed below.

7 Julian Lockey

God Sprinter

• Occupation: Pro player, coach
• Affiliation: France, Paris X General
• Manga Debut: Chapter 88

Master striker and France stratum coach, Julien Loki, is a football prodigy who plays for Paris X-Gen and competes in the Neo Egoist League. At 18, Julian is one of the fastest players in the world and one of its youngest. As a coach, Julian comes across as naive, and as expected, given his age.

His participation in the Egoist League is solely dependent on the development of his protégé, Charles Chevalier, which directly affects how he sets his team up against the opposition. This makes Paris X Gen a somewhat predictable team. However, Julien's method often proves him, given the quality of his players.

6 Yasumori Hoichi

N/A

• Occupation: coach
• Affiliation: Japan U-20, Japan Football Association
• Manga Debut: Chapter 107

Yasumori Hoichi is the head coach of the Japan U-20 team and was appointed by Japan Football Association president Hirotoshi Buratsuta. Relatively tall, Yasumori is also in opposition Blue lock Because of greedy eyes for money like Hirotoshi. However, as a coach, he is more than capable and takes his position very seriously, which was perfectly illustrated in the match against Blue Lock XI.

Tactically, Yasumori is not really diverse due to his absolute faith in his players. He mainly sets up his team in a one-dimensional way: the best players ensure victory. Yasumori relies entirely on the ability of his players to help him win, and he has an unparalleled football talent in Sai Itoshi.

5 Lavinho

the dancer

• Occupation: Pro player, coach
• Affiliation: Spain, Brazil National Team, FC Varca
• Manga Debut: Chapter 155

A Brazilian player, aka the Samba Boys, Lavinho plays as a striker for FC Varca in Spain. The league's top scorer before joining the Neo Egoist League, Lavinho is a master striker and coach of the Spain stratum. As a player, Lavinho stands out because of his wild and unpredictable dribbling abilities. As the best dribbler in the world, Lavinho plays an unpredictable and expansive football that uses his irrational physical movements.

As a coach, his instincts as a player are inherent in his team, how he takes Bachira under his wing. Instead of teaching his players, he simply explains from his perspective and allows each to come to their own conclusions, translating into a team of unpredictable independent thinkers.

4 Chris Prince

The Perfect Hero

• Occupation: Pro player, coach
• Affiliation: England, Manchester City
• Manga Debut: Chapter 155

A player behind Noel Noah in terms of ability, Chris Prince is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City. He participates in the Neo Egoist League as a Master Striker and England stratum coach.

As a player and coach, Chris embodies his team's philosophy of peak physicality. He is a physical model and believes that a player's potential can shine only with a body in peak performance. This philosophy also influences the brand of soccer Mansine City plays. Using physicality, Chris sets his team up to play hard and fast football to overwhelm their opponents, often resulting in a surefire victory.

3 Mark Snuffy

Crown Messenger

• Occupation: Pro player, coach
• Affiliation: Italy, Ubers
• Manga Debut: Chapter 155

Another contender for the best striker in the world, Marc Snuffy, plays for Ubers and is a master striker and coach at Italy level. As a player, Snuffy is clearly one of the best, as he is profiled as a complete forward with no obvious weaknesses in his game. As a coach, his philosophy reflects his personality, which is evident in his team's style of play.

Reasonable, patient, and organized on the pitch, Snuffy insists on high-level teamwork in order for his team to play complex, organized football. By gauging the quality of its players, Snuffy uses its opponents' information to create attack patterns designed to exploit its opponents using the quality of its players. He creates a team that can achieve near-perfect synchronization by drilling dozens of such patterns into its players.

2 Noel Noah

The best striker in the world

• Occupation: Pro player, coach
• Affiliation: Bastard Munich
• Manga Debut: Chapter 01

Noel Noah, the best striker in the world, is a French national currently playing for Bastard Müchen in Germany. He is also involved as a Master Striker in the Neo Egoist League and as a coach for Germany Stratum. Noel is ahead of every other striker because of his very serious attitude towards football. As a coach, Noel Noah shapes his team through his approach to football: rationality and efficiency.

In doing so, Noel Noah considers only the most efficient and logical players to combine the statistical quality of his players with fielding to create the most efficient and effective strategies. With a playstyle based on logic and efficiency, it's no surprise that he is Isagi's mentor. Although his methods may be a little harsh, his team's performances, especially in the neo-Ego league, often leave him to prove it.

1 Arrogance Jinpachi

• Occupation: Koch, CEO of Blue Lock
• Affiliation: Japan Football Association
• Manga Debut: Chapter 01

The director general of the Blue Lock Project, Igo Jinpachi, is known more for his crazy tendencies than his coaching abilities. However, these tendencies are not exactly why his coaching abilities can be questioned. Highly ambitious and confident, Ego would rival Noel Noah until an unfortunate injury forced him into retirement.

As a coach, Ego's knowledge of soccer and soccer development surpasses anyone else on this list due to his fanatical passion for the sport. While the Blue Lock project was approved by the Japan Football Association, the complexity and technicality of the project is entirely down to Ego's managerial abilities, earning him the top spot on this list.