I just read chapter 80.
Shokugeki no Subaru… What a great prediction!!! I like it Someone should write that manga, and I mean it!
Subaru must be ignoring something important about cooking, something that doesn't let him be a better cook, (like, for instance, to be able to be at the level of the elite 10). He is going to learn about it with Soma; Soma already foresaw it and that's why he's so confident now and says Subaru is pathetic.
Also Eizan knows about that thing that Subaru ignores. But, even so, he expects Subaru will beat Soma. Soma beating Subaru will show Eizan that Soma is much more than what he thinks.
I recall the prediction that thing Subaru doesn't know is that cooking a top dish is not as simple as following mechanically a recipe. And Soma will teach Subaru what else is required. It could be that personal touch every good cook has, is like to have a way with the cooking. (In Spanish: tener buena mano, o tener buena sazón). That is something personal and exclusive of each cook. I have a so so way with the cooking but my sister is just great. Like me, she never took lessons but once she started to cook her dishes (a simple soup) was just very tasty and much better than mines. (My English is not that good to point it accurately, but that's the idea).
By now, the duel I want to see the most is …. Hayama vs Ryo !