Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 57 - Chemnitz (2)

Leading in the first half of the game is much easier. At half-time, coach Chemnitz apologised to the players, saying he still underestimated Raynaldi, his skills were actually very good.

But it's impossible. They cannot let more people focus on maintaining the same strategy. The cost of two is high. If you continue to invest more troops for defense, this game will be difficult.

However the team they are playing against is now a team that scores eight points less than its own, Chemnitz still wants to win and continue to consolidate the team's ranking in the league.

I can only say that things in court are cruel, and a wrong move can lead to a wrong move.

In the second half, Raynaldi felt his pressure was reduced. To level the score as quickly as possible, Chemnitz exerted more strength in attack, and the Iceland midfielder tried to defend himself very hard on the counter-attack.

His speed was too slow, and his flexibility was not enough. In the quick transition from offensive to defensive, Raynaldi faced him and found that sometimes he could lead ahead of Violasson directly with his own skill set.

Although centre-back Hesse will step forward to make the defence, as a centre-back, unless the situation is really bad, he will not rush forward. Raynaldi's bait just now had given him a glimpse of surprise and made him even more afraid to rush out. As soon as he lost his position, then the two winger Deschamp and Buhari would soon enter his original defense zone.

Even if both are not good at shooting, they cannot be underestimated when the defensive pressure is low, however, they are all professional players.

Raynaldi quickly started from midfield when Lindbergh who advanced to the frontcourt managed to steal the ball. After successfully escaping from the guard of Violasson, Raynaldi ran to the cross position. Lindbergh sent the ball straight to Raynaldi.

Hesse had learned well this time, he placed his hands on his back and gestured for Hleb to take a position, he said, and then immediately stepped forward to fight for the position of the ball and block Raynaldi's view from the goal.

The Chemnitz players have tried their best to implement the coach's arrangements. Hesse stepped forward and retreated. Another centre-back stood in the last line of defence. Both full-backs also retreated to the middle. In the second half, they strengthened the guard of Deschamp and Buhari. After seeing the position of each player who is awake, Raynaldi can not pass the ball.

But what the Chemnitz players didn't think was Raynaldi didn't plan to pass the ball at all.

Facing the rapidly approaching Hesse, Raynaldi quickly pushed the ball forward with his right foot. Then with a big step using his left foot to change the direction of the ball to 45 degrees to the right.

Hesse is fooled by Raynaldi's first move and moves to his right side. He had not expected Raynaldi to move the ball with two touches in the other direction. After successfully outwitting Hesse, Raynaldi was already on the edge of the penalty box without an escort.

Without controlling the ball, Raynaldi immediately kicked the ball hard using the back of his right foot. Raynaldi's movements were too concise and quick to make other players fail to respond.

Football passed the last centre-back, Hleb who tried to block the ball in an arc in the air and missed the goal half a meter from the left. More than 10,000 fans at the An der Gellerstabe Stadium gave a rallying cry, but fortunately this attack did not come in.

The referee's whistle sounded, he ran and gave a goal kick to Chemnitz. Raynaldi's counter-attack failed to bear fruit.

Rayanldi is a bit sorry now, if he is calmer and manages to control the ball well the result may be different. But if he controls the ball first Hleb will be ready to take care of him and the chances to shoot will be more difficult.

After he calmed down, Raynaldi turned around and raised his thumb to Lindbergh, thanking him for the bait. Then back to his defensive position in the middle of the field.

But fortunately, compared to Armina Oldenburg, Chemnitz's strength was indeed much worse, especially in the face of underdeveloped situations in the game, the offensive organization became more irritable at all times, and his shots were also outrageous.

They could only rely on Ruben Becker's personal ability to make some threats in front of Koln Athletics' goal. So far this season, the 22-year-old has almost backed the entire Chemnitz attack line on his own.

Koln Athletics took advantage of this opportunity to counterattack. Repeated sprints also lead to a large decrease in physical fitness. Unfortunately, after a flash of the previous attack it became increasingly difficult for Raynaldi to get a chance to score.

Although this shot was unsuccessful, Thomas Sobek also felt relieved from the sidelines. He always felt Raynaldi was a bit strange. He is not the type of striker with double-digit shots in matches, nor is he a tactical center. However, most of his shots were of high quality.

It was as if his entire being was detached from his tactical system. As far as Thomas Sobek's understanding of Raynaldi's ability. The thing he needs to do is make a team capable of sending the ball to him near or inside the penalty box to make a threat.

Thomas Sobek also thinks this may be Raynaldi's limit now, he is young so his strengths and weaknesses are very clear. In the last analysis concluded Sobek is Raynaldi has the ability to bring the attacking power of a team to the highest level, but he also must get help from good teammates.

This shot actually also showed Raynaldi's true level of ability. His shooting skills are definitely one of the best in the league, but he cannot show his true skills because his technique and physique are not very good to compare with other players.

For example, aside from shooting ability, Raynaldi's other skills weren't very good, so he could only use unexpected shots and purely use his shooting ability to play the game, but this is a rare situation.

In most cases, still assess the landing point, stop the ball, handle it, and then assess the next action, the choice of dribbling and goal shooting.

Raynaldi's previous skills were relatively average, and his performance in the game was naturally not very good. At a normal level, he has only two advantages: speed and shooting.

Raynaldi could be considered to be missing out on ‘koherens’'s part in his ability as a footballer and could only rely on the ability of his team-mates to show his true value. At the same time, if a team succeeds in realizing Raynaldi's true value, the team's offensive ability will increase to another level.

At the end of the game, Raynaldi plans to look for opportunities from opponents whose physical strength is declining. This time, however, the opposing head coach replaced Violasson with another midfielder. The same job as Violasson, he's also after Raynaldi.

“Oh s*al, this cunning guy!” Raynaldi cursed inwardly.

However, it turns out that head coach Chemnitz is not that great. He replaced the exhausted Violasson with an offensive midfielder to mark Raynaldi, but if he had the chance, he could also play an offensive role.

However, this time Raynaldi ended up not giving the other party another chance.

Without the defense sticking like Violasson's leather plaster, Raynaldi finally had a chance. Chemnitz counterattacked and was intercepted by Lindbergh, and the Athletics Coln immediately organized a counterattack.

The formation of both sides had changed a lot and Raynaldi appeared in a ghost-like void. However, he managed to escape the offside trap.

Running without the ball Raynaldi is good enough to press the opponent's back line to move. When Lindbergh picked up the ball, Raynaldi had already accelerated to run.

It was one step, Raynaldi had enough time to adjust, facing the attacking goalkeeper, Raynaldi calmly penetrated into the bottom left corner of the net, scoring to 2-0 for Koln Athletics' advantage.

The score was maintained until the end of the game Koln Athletics defeated his opponent in an away match and scored three points.

It's a pity that this win didn't make a change in the standings. Koln Athletics, who have scored 41 points, remain in 6th place on goal difference with Wiesbaden who drew yesterday. This can only be blamed because they lost too many points in the first half of the season. There is no way to fill it up quickly.

There is no doubt that Raynaldi, who contributed assists and goals throughout the game, was once again voted the best player in the game. After this match, head coach Chemnitz criticised some at the press conference by saying that Raynaldi was not a player who could only shoot.

"This Rookie can still pass, dribble, and shoot, but you dare say that he's a player who can only shoot the ball?" He said angrily at the press conference.