@shase. i actually played football at a pretty high level all the way from elementary through high school. and at the very least i myself definitely thought that way. To the point where even if my team lost i wouldn't really care as long as i played really good. and i can definitely say that when rumors of a scout watching the match came around, everyone played a lot different, way more selfish with the ball, to the point of sometimes even stealing the ball from teammates. While elementary age might be a bit young for such cutthroat behaviour, these kids are playing for some really fance youth club for which their parents are paying thousands a year, so wouldn't be too far off to think that both the parents and the kids got some big expectations of themselves
AHHH SO THATS THE ANSWER FOR HEAD COACH FUKUDA'S QUESTION IN PREVIOUS CHAPTERS "WHY DIDNT YOU SHOOT IT?" , I THINK BECAUSE AOI DIDNT CARE ABOUT HIGHER UP & HE JUST WANNA FOCUS TO THE MATCH