A sad fate.

I have been reading this Manga for a year and half to two years and it's been incredible.Its one my favourite Manga in general and one of the two with my favourite sports manga along with Ippo.

I haven't checked this sub for a while,so I was oblivious to the shocking news that it will end after the Barca match.I feel this is very disappointing as all the foreshadowing of Esperrion members becoming part of the first team and maybe some players going to Europe to compete against the best itw seems disheartening and less meaningful now.I felt this genuinely had the potential to go on for 800-1000 chapters (Ippo style) and flash out Ashito's entire career and the paths of his teamates.Many Manga and shows go on for too long for their own good, they stretch a story that isn't supposed to be long and all encompassing way past it's due end to the point of completely ruining it.This feels like the opposite scenario where a story has incredible potential and depth to go on for a long time but doesn't fulfill it's due course.

To be honest,I don't understand the reasons for the rushed end,is it financial? Is it due to Author's health?Does he want to pursue a different path and write a different story? I don't know.This just feels like a huge waste of potential that the story had and the discontinuation feels abrupt as if the author always had plans to go beyond this but suddenly changed his mind.

This is still a great story,which I believe is a must read for all manga readers but whenever I will look back at it,I will always have a lingering feeling of what could have been.