Kocaelispor’s understanding of football is a man-to-man match while the opponent has the ball, a close, contact game and, if necessary, a foul-based game. Their first goal is not to let the opponent play, no matter who they are. And they do this largely well. The first of the basic data by which we can most easily understand the quality of a player in football: the ability to receive and use the ball under pressure and under close marking.
HE COULD NOT KEEP THE BALL IN THE FIRST HALF
In Beşiktaş’s 11 that took the field yesterday, there were no players with the ability to hold the ball, pass and dribble, especially in the mid and front areas. Since the wing-backs did not have similar qualities, the ball was almost never left in the Kocaelispor half. After the home team took the lead with a penalty goal, Beşiktaş could not be effective at all with the ball until the player changes.
OLAITAN PASSED THE EXAM
The high technical skills of Olaitan, who joined the game with the start of the second half, and Orkun and Cengiz, who played in the last half hour, broke Kocaelispor’s lock to a certain extent. However, this time, the black and white team had problems due to the physical weakness of Mustafa Hekimoğlu, who was positioned as a centre-forward, when there was an opponent defender behind him. Unfortunately, this is the game in our league. The centre-backs are behind the centre-forward’s neck and play man-to-man aggressively to avoid turning him around. That’s why a strong and tall center forward is a must. Yesterday, we watched Olaitan, the only player who showed the ability to escape from Kocaeli’s marking and survived with his physical strength. He played quickly and forward every time he had the ball. We knew how effective he was in open spaces, but he also did a good job in narrow spaces yesterday.
YASİN ÖZCAN WAS FRIGHTENING
Another new transfer, Yasin, was timid and insecure, although he did not make any obvious mistakes. He didn’t look physically ready either. However, for a 19-year-old football player, he did not show any interest in his knowledge of the game and position. Beşiktaş, which closed its previous 2 matches with 6 points, came back from a tough away game yesterday and got what it wanted with 1 point.
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