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Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo started a La Liga match for the first time in three games in the November 8 clash with Rayo Vallecano (1-0), making his presence felt with a shot after cutting in from the right in the 28th minute of the first half — before being subbed off in the 17th minute of the second half. On 5ch’s live-reaction thread, posters zeroed in on a late-game moment where Kubo cut in and went for a shot solo, sparking a heated debate — complete with specific angles and body positioning — over whether passing to a teammate had actually been a realistic option.
Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo starts in La Liga for the first time in three matches
Spain’s Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in La Liga Matchday 12 on November 8 (local time). Japan international midfielder Takefusa Kubo started a league match for the first time in three games, drawing reactions like “Looks like he’s getting his form back” and “I think he could stand to be more selfish out there.”
The 25-year-old Japan international, starting for the first time in three games, received the ball in a high position on the right side in the 28th minute of the first half and fired a shot off a sharp cut-in. He played until the 17th minute of the second half, making his presence felt.
Source: football-zone.net / Original article here
What people said
Still better than baseball's "X games in a row with a hit, lol"
You should be citing consecutive games reaching base, not hits
A hitting streak is a good result that comes from the batter actually doing something
A reaching-base streak counts getting on base whether it's a hit, a walk from an off-form pitcher, or even a hit-by-pitch — reaching base is reaching base
Sometimes it's just "stepped up to the plate and made his presence felt!"
One hit a game is the bare minimum
In soccer terms that's like a 6.0–6.5 match rating 🤭
That should be consecutive games played, not hits
A completely meaningless, self-serving stat
That's just how it is
He's still got name value, so he'll probably get one more shot somewhere in the Big 5, but if that doesn't pan out, Belgium or the Netherlands might be next
Feyenoord
Sint-Truiden
Celtic
Probably something along those lines
Cracked up — the Japanese commentator actually scolded him on air for not getting back up quickly enough
If he'd just passed it immediately, that would've gone in
That's exactly why his teammate was pissed off
What angle do you even think he could've passed from? lol
Why are you even in this thread if you've never watched soccer
Cracked up, that's literally you
If he'd had a read on what was happening around him, a player at Kubo's level could've played it right after the cut-in
So what angle would he pass from, exactly?
Can you not see this was impossible in every sense?
It was his teammate — someone who's actually played soccer — who was calling for the pass, though
That's what I'm saying, it was impossible for Kubo
The teammate just wasn't thinking that far ahead
What kind of pass, at what angle, exactly?
Who could even pull that off?
Well? Answer up
Honestly, how do you even watch this and conclude there was no angle?
It wouldn't even have been offside
He took the ball under control while facing almost directly away from the passing lane
If he could pass at that exact instant, the lane technically exists — but he's facing almost backward relative to the teammate he'd be passing to
That's pretty tough
Feels doable in a video game though
Honestly, there were plenty of moments where Kubo had every right to be exasperated with them instead?
You're on the shared ignore list too, pal (a crowd-sourced block list for annoying posters)
Dude jumped in acting like he knew current soccer
then bailed the second someone asked for a source — cracking me up
Instead of flipping it around, why not just say exactly where and how he could've passed?
Why can't you answer that?
Just pass it to a teammate, no?
Though apparently that's too hard for Kubo
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Kubo’s playing time has been inconsistent this season, so this start fed the narrative that he’s “getting his form back.” At the same time, being subbed off in the 17th minute of the second half likely reflects workload management or tactical rotation rather than being a sign of poor form. The thread’s biggest sticking point was a single moment right after his cut-in — whether passing to a teammate was realistically on the table — and it’s a textbook example of a play whose evaluation shifts depending on how the clip is framed and how you read his field of vision and body angle. It’s worth noting that judging an entire performance as “selfish” or “not seeing his surroundings” based on one clip alone can take on a life of its own; context like the overall match score, game time, and the opponent’s defensive setup isn’t something these comments alone can tell us.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geino/Sports News+) thread “[Soccer] Takefusa Kubo starts after a long wait, “Looking forward to the national team games” — showed presence on attack but subbed off, “Time to dig in”“.
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