Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 55 - Fans

As Raynaldi walked out of the stadium he saw a group of teenagers carrying red and white flags talking in Indonesian. It was very rare to see people from the same country abroad, so Raynaldi approached them.

“Hai, did you guys watch the ball?” Raynaldi greeted them.

Dwiki and his friends were surprised to hear others greet them in Bahasa Indonesia. Upon seeing the person who had come, their shock turned into disbelief and excitement. Indonesia rarely has good footballers, so when Raynaldi shows up he instantly becomes the hype of the whole country.

“Iya, we are students from Indonesia and just watched ball.” Dwiki replied after calming himself down. Meanwhile his friends were a little confused and speechless.

Raynaldi's appearance was also seen by other fans and they came to ask for photos or signatures one after another. After escaping from the fans, Raynaldi invited Dwiki and his friend to go to a cafe near the stadium to chat.

After coming to Germany for a year, Raynaldi's life arguably only dwells on four places namely training ground and stadium, school, and residence. He rarely gets together and hangs out with his team members due to slightly different habits.

This time meeting a group of people from the same country made Raynaldi a little happy. Because Raynaldi knows in this foreign country it is very rare to be able to meet people from the same country, Indonesia.

After talking for a while with Dwiki and his group, Raynaldi left them after taking pictures and gave them some autographs.

After leaving Dwiki and his group, Raynaldi returned on foot because the distance between Leona's home and Koln City Stadium was less than 3 km, and Raynaldi thinks going home on foot is also a kind of exercise to keep his stamina.

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Koln Athletics is a regular club among hundreds of football clubs in Germany. However, they have been one of the well-known topics talked about in the world of Indonesian football for a while.

This is because of the existence of Raynaldi who appeared ‘ suddenly’ in their club. Raynaldi has no record of appearing in the Indonesian Super League or the Indonesian National Team at any age. His only appearance for the Indonesian National Team was a match against Turkmenistan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

In the play-off match of the round of 40 of the 2010 AFC World Cup qualification. Raynaldi managed to score 5 goals and bring the Indonesian National Team 6-1 ahead against Turkmenistan.

However, when the fans of the homeland want to see his performance in a kendang match in Jakarta, Indonesia. Raynaldi was not included in the main squad of the Indonesian National Team who appeared at the GBK Stadium. Although in the end Indonesia managed to beat Turkmenistan with a score of 1-0 in the game and a total of 7-1 on aggregate to qualify for the last 40 of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Many people only know that Raynaldi is a striker who has a contract with Leverkusen SC without ever having joined domestic training before. Raynaldi managed to score 35 goals in 18 games of the German Youth League which shocked all of Germany before joining Koln Athletics as a loan player.

Raynaldi has played 5 games at Koln Athletics with 11 goals and 1 assist which made him the top scorer of Koln Athletics. Other news about Raynaldi is that he once won the national football championship of High School and became the top scorer in the championship.

Once a person is famous, they will begin to be observed under a magnifying glass. After many fans in Indonesia watched the game Raynaldi, many people began to hope that the tone of the Indonesian National Team could follow the World Cup.

However, there are also many sane voices that show that Raynaldi's performance on the field is not as good as the statistics show. For such a player, we still need to observe and not praise blindly. This news was put out by many observers of homeland football, and they are also reminiscent of the fans football is a team game.

German media also began to be crowded about Raynaldi, however a rookie who was only 17 years old managed to score double digits in his first season also attracted a lot of media attention. In addition, the origin of Raynaldi himself who came from a country with weak football seems to be a spice in their news.

When Raynaldi read the news about him that appeared in newspapers and other media, he felt the results of his efforts began to be appreciated and at the same time he also understood what his strengths and weaknesses were. As a finisher he still has a great dependency with passes from his team-mates.

Both the technical and physical capabilities of Raynaldi are still in the standard class of the Bundesliga. Both of his abilities were neither good nor bad, only mediocre and nothing special. If there are advantages, it may be his extraordinary shooting ability and his speed is faster than the average Bundesliga player can be an excess capital Raynaldi.

Because Raynaldi understood everything, so he looked at all these news and reports very calmly. He knows his strengths and weaknesses well. The main weapon he has now is good shooting ability and slightly above average speed.

However, there will come a time when shooting skills alone become less effective. Today's game was a good warning. German goalkeeper Leno performed superbly and managed to foil his shot. So Raynaldi also started thinking about finding a way to hold the ball so he had more space and time to shoot.

Sepp's timely blockade must have something to do with placing the opponent's head coach before the game. Once Raynaldi's skillful moves are seen by the opponent, a new way to score is required. Because, if he continues to use the same way all season there will definitely be a time when he hits the wall. This is also the most common rookie in the world of sports.

Thinking about danger in peacetime like this was quite good and could bring about improvements for him, but Raynaldi still did not feel too anxious. After all, Armina Oldenburg was a team that was in the Bundesliga the previous season and their ability is still quite strong at 2.The Bundesliga can even still compete with the Bundesliga relegation team.

Raynaldi was just a rookie who had only received professional football training for a year, so it was natural to miss some action ahead of Armina Oldenburg. As long as his abilities rose in the future, you could gain some new skills. Such a problem is still easy to solve.