The Kashima Antlers U-20 locker room exuded an electrifying silence, the kind of stillness that precedes storms. The fluorescent lights reflected on the steel surfaces of the cabinets, creating an environment that looked more like an operating room than a sports space. Kaito and Ren were the last to enter, their steps echoing on the concrete floor while nine pairs of eyes dissected them with the intensity of surgeons analyzing corpses.
Coach Nakahara held a tablet that displayed real-time statistics of each player. The sound of his fingers sliding through the screen replaced the metaphorical "shots".
- "Shirogane. Tsukimoto." - His voice cut the air like a scalpel. - "These will be your laboratories." - He pointed not to cabinets, but to two workstations equipped with performance analysis monitors.
The other players didn't laugh. They studied the newcomers with the coldness of sharks circling new prey.
**Tactical Analysis of the 11 Predators:**
1. **Kaito Shirogane (Attaker - "The Surgeon")**
- *"Accuracy of 89% in kicks inside the area, but drops to 54% under extreme physical pressure. Your blind spot: the pass back." *
- Analytical video: Your heel goal on the test, with data overlay showing the 3 passes you ignored before the kick.
- Crucial metric: 0.7 wrong decisions per game when pressed by the right side.
2. **Ren Tsukimoto (Sock - "The Architect")**
- *"94% of right passes in spaces of 2m², but 0 vocal calls per game. Your brain processes the field in geometric patterns." *
- Augmented reality video: Your "wrong" pass revealed as a tactical test, with lines showing the 7 possible trajectories that you calculated in 0.8 seconds.
- Exposed weakness: 23% less efficient when forced to play on the left side.
3. **Daiki "The Chemist" Kurota (Attacker - "The Catalyst")**
- *"Transforms physical confrontations into offensive energy. 83% of duels won, but 61% of conversion into productive plays." *
- Biometric data: Adrenaline peak reaches 180bpm during confrontations, affecting your decision-making.
- Scientific video: Pursuit to the defender with analysis of breathing patterns and caloric expenditure.
4. **Ryoma "Foton" Fujin (Tip - "The Particle")**
- *"Acceleration 0-30km/h in 3.2 seconds. 'Disappears' visually due to the running angle of 17 degrees." *
- Optical study: Frame-by-frame analysis of your "ghost dribble" with overlapping of defenders' visual fields.
- Limitation: Loses 40% efficiency in fields with grass above 5cm.
5. **Takeshi "Algorithm" Saito (Defender - "The Firewall")**
- *"Intercepts 91% of passes with an angle between 35-55 degrees. Vulnerable to curved passes." *
- Wearable technology: Data from your bracelet that predicts movements based on the attacker's center of gravity.
- Tactical video: "Perfect" tackle deconstructed in 12 rehearsed micro-movements.
6. **Hiroshi "Vector" Mori (Lateral - "The Equation")**
- *"Crossings with 600rpm rotation. Accuracy drops 28% in the rain." *
- Physical analysis: Study of body mechanics that generates its killer crosses.
- Crucial data: 82% of your successful crosses come after 3.5 acceleration steps.
7. **Yuji "Turbina" Tanaka (Flywheel - "The Reactor")**
- *"Generates 12km of race per game. 70% of energy spent on unnecessary displacements." *
- Thermography: Heat map showing your inefficient movement patterns.
- Proposed solution: Positioning training with feedback in virtual reality.
8. **Renji "Mainframe" Oda (Goalkeeper - "The Operating System")**
- *"Reflections of 0.12s, but reaction time with the feet of 0.9s." *
- Neural analysis: Tests showing delay in the processing of aerial moves.
- Technology: Training with glasses that project trajectories in real time.
9. **Kazuki "Hologram" Hayabusa (Offensive Half - "The Illusion")**
- *"Dribbling angles vary between 47-53 degrees. Predictable pattern after 3 plays." *
- Motion capture: Your "perfect elastic" disassembled in 9 biomechanical stages.
- Vulnerability: Always starts dribbles with the left foot (87% of cases).
10. **Riku "Torque" Ishikawa (Center Forward - "The Impact")**
- *"Kick at 132km/h, but you need 1.8s to position yourself." *
- Strength analysis: Jumping platform data showing deficiency in the anterior tibial muscle.
- Comparative video: Your movement versus world elite attackers.
11. **Sho "Neurotoxin" Miyamoto (Left Tip - "The Virus")**
- *"Smile appears in 92% of your successful dribbles, activating fear response in defenders." *
- Psychological study: How your facial expression affects the reaction time of opponents.
- Weakness: 0 goals scored when you can't dribble in the first 3 seconds.
Nakahara activated a panel, revealing a room with state-of-the-art equipment:
- Mats with pressure sensors
- 360-degree motion capture cameras
- Virtual reality simulators with tactile feedback
- Neural biofeedback machines
- "Your training starts now. Divided into three phases:"
**Phase 1: Sports DNA Analysis (48h)**
- Genetic mapping to identify predispositions to injuries
- Cognitive tests under extreme stress
- Intestinal microbiota analysis for nutritional optimization
**Phase 2: Motor Reprogramming (2 weeks)**
- Targeted muscle electrostimulation
- Vestibular training to improve balance
- Re-education of the respiratory pattern during effort
**Phase 3: Tactical Immersion (Continuous)**
- Virtual reality simulations with AI programmed opponents
- Hypnosis sessions to improve decision-making
- Peripheral vision training with subliminal stimuli
**Individual Protocols of Excellence:**
**Kaito:**
1. **"Quantum Finalization Project"**
- 600 daily kicks with augmented reality glasses that project:
- Goalkeeper's movement patterns
- Weight variations and ball rotation
- Random visual interferences
- Diet: 6,327 calories/day with supplementation of:
- Neural omega-3
- Accelerated absorption creatine
- Sweat-balanced electrolytes
2. **"Conditioning of Fear"**
- Biofeedback sessions that emit shocks when:
- Ignore obvious passes
- It takes more than 1.2s to decide
- Look at the floor during the race
**Ren:**
1. **"Fractal Pass System"**
- Training with a 32-sensor ball that monitors:
- Finger pressure
- Contact angle
- Rotation variation
- 1,200 daily passes through:
- Variable magnetic fields
- Fans that change trajectory
- Surfaces with different friction coefficients
2. **"Non-verbal Communication"**
- Glasses with HUD display that show:
- Patterns of movement of the companions
- Hidden pass lines
- Defensive shadow zones
- Total prohibition of verbal communication during training
**Specific Protocols by Position:**
**Attackers (Kaito, Kurota, Ishikawa):**
- Finishing training with balls of variable weights (300-600g)
- Visual stimuli that simulate slow motion defenses
- Diet rich in muscle explosives (creatine, beta-alanine)
**Socks (Ren, Hayabusa):**
- Cognitive exercises with multiple balls in play
- Vestibular training to maintain balance in rotation
- Neural supplementation (phosphatidylserine, lutein)
**Defenders (Takeshi, Hiroshi, Yuji):**
- 1 against 3 simulations with positional disadvantage
- Facial microexpression reading training
- Supplements to increase explosive muscle mass
**Goaler (Renji):**
- Reaction to projectiles launched at 140km/h
- Collector's body language reading training
- Proprioceptive exercises on unstable platforms
**Advanced Monitoring:**
- Subcutaneous sensors that measure:
- Real-time lactate levels
- Neural frequency under pressure
- Specific muscle temperature
- Daily analysis of:
- Sleep patterns via EEG
- Hormonal variations
- Cellular oxidative stress
Nakahara led Kaito and Ren to a hidden room, where holograms showed their movements being decomposed into algorithms.
- "Your grandfather not only trained his father." - A video showed Haruto in a laboratory, analyzing data. - "They created the first prototype of the perfect player. You are version 4.0."
The walls lit up, revealing dozens of names in a family tree of experimental players.
- "The question is not whether they will overcome them." - Nakahara inserted a flash drive that activated simulations of their maximum potentials. - "It's how many limits of the human body you are willing to break."
Players enter immersive training capsules, while machines begin to analyze all their bodies, their eyes reflected data that look more like programming codes than sports statistics.