Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 39 - 1. Karcraft (1)

Buhari, who asked for advice on long-range shooting skills from Raynaldi, was eventually learned in vain. Buhari deliberately searched for space in official matches, but whenever he found space, Buhari found the pass more reasonable.

He was no longer a young player who rushed forward enthusiastically. He's 27 years old. The experience of playing tells him that he should pass the ball at the moment rather than rushing forward like Raynaldi. In the real game, there is no certainty. Shooting not only hurts morale, but is more likely to be countered by opponents.

Sometimes people don't think you're going to shoot from that position. Everyone sees that the ball is in possession and is attacking forward. If you suddenly fail to score, the opponent's chances will come.

On 21 January, in the 21st round of League 2.Bundesliga, Koln Athletics will challenge 1.Mainz.

Mainz is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is located on the left bank of the Rhine, across from where Mainz joins the Rhine. Downstream of this encounter, the Rhine flows northwest, with Mainz on the left bank, and Wiesbaden, the capital of the neighboring state of Hesse, on the right bank.

Since the merger of the two teams in Mainz in 1960 to 1.Mainz, the club which was officially founded in 1960 has played in 2.Bundesliga since 1985 and has never suffered relegation or promotion. This very stable team was once ranked 4th highest in 1991, and after that it has always been stable at fifth highest and 10th lowest.

Therefore, their record was very stable before. They are always stable in the middle of the table. At the same time they are aiming for promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time this season, with a win against Armina Oldenburg in the last game also showing their strength.

When compared to Koln Athletics who stumbled for ten games since the beginning of the season, 1.Mainz is a strong team. There are also a lot of talented players on the team, they are generally not famous, but they are very strong.

Just now, Buhari decided to try the kick, but the ball did not lead to his ideal angle, but flew high beyond the limit.

Thomas Sobek could not resist the curse from the sidelines. This is the opportunity that finally came. After a long shot with poor quality, it was gone.

At the moment the situation of the Athletic Cologne is very unfavorable. Although 1.Mainz is not the strongest team in the 2.Bundesliga, but also an old team in the league. They're not like a reckless team like DJK Wurzburg. They are focused on the offensive and defensive balance and scored in twenty games this season 33 goals lost 14 goals, this result is excellent.

So for a team like Koln Athletics that is not strong in attack, it is very troublesome.

Of course Raynaldi scored 5 goals in the last two games, but Raynaldi also understands how his goals are created. Almost all of his goals take advantage of the mistakes of the opposing players, so when the opposing players are guarding well he also has difficulty scoring goals.

With almost no chance for Raynaldi to show his ability, the opponent has a relatively strong and dominating rhythm of the game, Raynaldi does not have the performance most of the time and can only help the team actively fight on the frontcourt.

In the 15th minute, Raynaldi managed to cut the opponent's pass. Buhari and Deschamp stormed from both sides. Raynaldi didn't take the ball much and passed it to Lindbergh, the midfielder who provided the assist at the back. The 33-year-old midfielder, in addition to being the oldest major player, his biggest features are offensive and defensive balance, and physical fitness.

Lindbergh chose to transfer the ball to the wing. Buhari came to get the ball. Facing pressure from young defender 1.Mainz Peters, the experienced Buhari is very cunning. Two consecutive quick tricks drew Peters to the ball. Peters was still calm and awake, but was eventually fooled by Buhari.

With a smash, Buhari passed Peters and walked in. He's looking up. At the moment, he already has room to play. But he felt better to pass the ball.

Bukhari quickly confirmed the circumstances in court, sighing in his heart.

The distance between back and back was huge, and only Raynaldi cleverly took advantage of this gap, he was in front of the box and Buhari passed the ball.

Raynaldi deceived the defender who was guarding him, so that when the ball came, he had enough space, realized that the pressure on his position suddenly increased, and immediately let go of the idea of opening a shot right in his mind. this position is too easy to block.

So as he approached the penalty area, Raynaldi firmly turned to let the ball roll into the penalty area, then turned around and chased the ball, leaving the unprepared defender far behind him.

In a hurry, Raynaldi's kick was ineffective. Although the angle is okay, but the speed is too slow, the ball immediately seized goalkeeper 1.Barna, Walm.

It is a professional league for mature teams. Just making use of his own ability to break the limit was still very difficult for Raynaldi.

Seeing the goal was not created, the home fans 1.Mainz was relieved.

Before the game, some fans heard that the new striker in the opposing team performed well, but now it seems that he is not particularly outstanding.

Indeed, Raynaldi has not adapted to the rhythm of the professional league.

The two games can adapt to the game from youth teams to mature teams. This kind of player has always existed in every era, but certainly not Raynaldi who had never received professional training before. Adaptation refers not only to performance on the field, but also whether they are accustomed to the rhythm, confrontation, and habits of an adult team.

Raynaldi's performance was good because his opponent underestimated him. Of course, Raynaldi was well aware of this. In the eyes of others, Raynaldi's performance was more unexpected, as he was an unknown player and no one knew him. His characteristics are played as a surprise warrior.

As long as there are a few more games like this, Raynaldi's characteristics are thoroughly studied, and he will show his true form. During this period of time in football, he would be called the "honeymoon period."

“Everything! Grab and press them!” Thomas Sobek waved his hand on the sidelines. “Find an opportunity to use your tricks!”

Raynaldi looked at Thomas Sobek with a black line. Of course he knew what Sobek called tricks, because in the last training, Sobek always called this term.

For two rounds in a row, Raynaldi scored from outside the box, and it was all a cold shot without warning. Sobek felt that this was no coincidence and simply called it a "trick".

He was not afraid that Raynaldi would be thoroughly studied. He was very clear about his current position. Raynaldi comes into an emergency when the team's attackers are lacking. The honeymoon period was exactly what he wanted. After the honeymoon period, Raynaldi will return. So now we have to let him play all the characteristics on the honeymoon period.

The players 1.Mainz also heard the voice of the opposing coach. They think it's very strange. Why would he ask his attacker to stay out of the box? Think they.

But who cares! Staying away from the forbidden area was also good news for them.

Almost all players 1.Mainz has the same thoughts as above.

After a long time playing on the field, defense line 1.Mainz generally considered Raynaldi to have no special abilities other than fast enough. Unfortunately, Koln Athletics also could not fight back. Line of defense 1.Mainz is very stable. Speed advantage lost again.

The technique is quite rough, and the running position is quite good, but after getting the ball, there is not enough technique to handle the next move, it is very easy to steal it.

His only advantage was that he was still active, and he was also decisive in his rush, but it created little threat.

For the shots that the coach says before the game, the players 1.Mainz is not feeling too much.