"Ichijou isn't enough on his own."
You're so right.
It took me +200 chapters to realize this, but now I know what kind of sports manga the mangaka is going for. Team play over individual skills. Ryuu, who used to have a good sense for soccer lost it after the accident. But in return he gained the ability to use those around him to play 'decent' soccer so he can eventually become a Pro player.
Boring.
While team play is nice and everything, you can't just always rely on those around you. Stop making excuses about your injury from back then, Ryuu.