Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 75 - Ratingen United (4)

In the second half, the situation changed suddenly.

Ratingen United changed their strategy. They took aim at the opening stages of the second half and ran wild for a few minutes in any way, managing to grab the opening wave.

Forty-seven minutes, Koln Athletic goal was successfully penetrated, and the score between the two camps back to 1-1.

The defender is under high pressure from striker Ratingen United. Promes made a mistake and were robbed by an opponent who then made a long shot.

Tony Karl also made mistakes with the ball, he was out of focus, even failed to make saves, and saw the ball fly into the goal.

Thomas Sobek was very upset. He felt that a change of his mind was causing the loss of the ball. At first, if he thought it was going well, he replaced Raynaldi. He suddenly decided not to replace Raynaldi. As a result, it went smoothly, it would become unsatisfactory.

"Dario! Hurry along! Warm up!"

Thomas Sobek struck his thigh and gritted his teeth at Robert.

Robert freshened up, took off his jacket and ran to the sidelines to start warm-up exercises. In contrast to his previous performance against Dessau United which was a forced performance in the second half after the young forward brought in from the youth team could not play to the standards that Thomas Sobek wanted.

Raynaldi was also a little anxious on the field.

After using the potion in the first round, now only the last bottle remained. This is a great weapon!

It was just that there was no time to notice this now, Buhari passed the ball again.

Rayce led the ball with his left foot and prepared to make his next move.Wisgerhof stepped forward and accurately caught the ball from Rayce's foot.

He was more proactive than in the first half. If Raynaldi gets the ball, he will do everything possible to intercept the ball. If it is not possible to do so, then consider going back to defense.

There were other teammates behind him to help him drag.

Raynaldi clashed with his opponent again, and his physical fitness was not good, and he repeatedly suffered from flaws in confrontations.

"Dario! Get ready, I'll play! No problem, right?"

"No problem, boss! I'm fully prepared!"

Thomas Sobek nodded, he would turn into Robert. "Go tell them, let Edward be in front, Buhari back into midfield! You, Ray, and Edward will form 3 attackers and attack their defenses!"

"Understand boss!"

With the entry of Dario Robert the Athletic Koln formation would turn into a 4-3-3.

Thomas Sobek is a conservative coach, but at the moment, at the end of the half-season, he does not want to lose the chain.

1-1 is a result that neither team wants to see. After Ratingen United scored, the scene of the game suddenly became clear.

The pace of both sides is getting faster, and substitutions are happening more and more often. Within 60 minutes, Koln Athletics took the lead in making adjustments to substitutions.

Robert came in and replaced another midfielder Henrik. Later, Raynaldi, Edward, and Robert were the three attackers, and Kevin Kroos, Van Buren and Buhari were the three midfielders.

Robert enters, meaning Koln Athletics can play a high ball to threaten the opponent's defense.

Although Raynaldi had scored a very beautiful header before, but most of the time he could not get the ball well. Thomas Sobek did not always pick Raynaldi to head the ball in the penalty area.

Robert's performance should change Ratingen United's original defensive plan.

They used to have very strong deployment targets, but now the opponent switched to three attackers. It is too easy for the other two players to find an opportunity and can only change.

Raynaldi is more featured between the midfield and the attackers.

The centre-forward is Robert, and the midfielder is Buhari. Raynaldi's current position is more like a second attacker and a false nine.

Edward and Raynaldi have partnered with the attacker several times. Robert was the first, but Raynaldi felt that Robert stood here, which was much more effective than Edward.

At Leverkusen SC and including Koln Athletics before, Raynaldi has never played with a true centre-forward.

At Leverkusen SC, his partner is Herman Fuchs. Dribbling and speed are the advantages. You can't expect him to be on a pedestal in the penalty area and head the ball.

In Koln Athletics, Edward is the only offside king to play as a fast forward.

Robert and they are not the same type of player at all. He is tall, strong, has the ability to take the ball and protect the ball, and his shot rate is better than any Athletic Koln player except Raynaldi.

Raynaldi played by his side and found that things could be easier.

For example, an assist in the first half, actually Raynaldi did not plan to pass the ball like this, but wanted to give Edward.

Edward did not understand what Raynaldi meant, but fortunately, Kevin Kroos scored in time with an assist in the back row.

Although Robert would not cut in from the side like Edward, but if the counter-attack was Robert, Raynaldi had more ways to handle the ball, he said, even if Edward doesn't cut in at other points isn't a problem either.

This is a question of formations and games, but some clues can also be seen.

If Robert is on the pitch, he has more options to attack, and he can safely pass the ball to him, and then he will make the next move.

This is the center role, printing is not their only task.

It's true Robert's presence on the pitch will inevitably result in a drop in midfield control, but this has nothing to do with Raynaldi, he's a striker.

For example, Robert's first touch to the ball after play.

Koln Athletics' quick counter-attack was thwarted by Wisgerhof, but he failed to kick the ball to his team-mates and failed to organize a quick break wave. The ball was still at the feet of the Koln Athletics player, and Van Buren held the ball.

The counter-attack quickly turned into a strong position.Van Buren looked up and passed the ball excitedly to Robert's feet.

Robert leaned on the Wisgerhof fight and handed the ball to Raynaldi who was in the back position.

It's just very simple ball possession, but this is what Raynaldi has been playing at Koln Athletics for a few months and hasn't had the chance to get.

The ball goes backwards from the front. This is a deliberate return. That'sthat's all. Nothing can be explained, but it is a simple decoy, which is the most significant role of a strong center.

Raynaldi will also play like this but the confrontation is not good, and he is very shy when receiving balls like this, so his team-mates rarely give him balls like this, and only midfielder Robert will play this way when he is on the court.

Raynaldi looked around, there was no chance, so he continued to give the ball to Buhari, who came next to him, and let him continue to set up the attack.

Then Raynaldi continued to run into an unmarked position. It doesn't matter if the ball is passed or not. The purpose of his movements was to stretch the space.

Buhari and Van Buren passed continuously in the middle, then Van Buren picked up the ball to the side and passed a little bigger.

The offense ended without a problem, but this time, Raynaldi felt very comfortable unless the result crossed the bottom line.

The so-called partner striker, really has to be like this!

Within seventy minutes, the physical strength of both sides dropped drastically.

Koln Athletics will have four games in twelve days, and Ratingen United is no exception.Bundesliga, and every team faces such a schedule.

Both teams started to make more substitutions. Thomas Sobek has spent three places. He kept his word and did not replace Raynaldi.

What Raynaldi will do next is keep his word and help Robert find the feeling of scoring goals.

Physical fitness has declined, and both teams have made frequent mistakes as well. Robert, who played some time ago, has good physical fitness, but nevertheless he has recovered from a big injury, the game has not recovered, and there have been a lot of mistakes.

Raynaldi's kick rhythm was very slow, at this moment, he was saving and recovering some energy.