Saha içinde itici bir güç oldu. In the follow-up, the ball is played into the open space at the wing. Archived from on 6 June 2019. Defending high suits Kabak For many centre-backs, defending high remains an issue as it is difficult against quick attackers. The Turkish centre-back was transferred in the winter transfer period from Galatasaray to Stuttgart and quickly managed to become an important piece.
Even though this is criticism at a high level, it is also something Kabak should aim to improve if he wants to become a world-class player. Before the opponent even receives the ball, we see Kabak already closing the distance, which underlines his anticipation and reaction skills. This little question mark remains with Kabak, but this is also something that could be worked on, especially at such a young age. His quickness and his ruthlessness in this situation underline the previously mentioned points pretty well, as he is able to aggressively win the ball here. .
Nonetheless, he is able to track down the attacker. In such a position being so close to the own target, this is a deadly mistake. He has proven himself in the Bundesliga as well as in the Champions League, which is extraordinary for a 19-year-old. In this situation, he is able to defend a cross. Also, since no one is expecting such a weird mistake, his teammates are not covering him.
On 3 March, he scored twice in a 5-1 win over , registering his first senior career goals. The future looks bright for Ozan Kabak. Also, winning the areal duel is often not enough if Kabak wants to reach the highest possible level. However, Kabak showed that this is not a problem for him. When defending long balls or crosses, he is able to anticipate the situation early on and take the necessary positioning. Here, we see an example of how he does that. As we can see in the image below, he tackles the opponent on the wing and ends the attack.
This is a situation, where he completely miscalculates the flight curve of the ball and therefore underestimates it. Here, we see that closes the inner line. His defensive senses, such as a good positioning and great anticipation skills, are a fantastic base to further work on. If it is required, he would also fit in in a high backline, depending on what Schalke coach David Wagner plans. In the centre, he is also able to use this kind of aggressiveness.
Also, Stuttgart sometimes used a back-three where Kabak would also have to move to the wing as we have seen earlier. You would rarely see Kabak out of position. Standing sideways, he is going to receive the ball perfectly on his right foot in order to cleanly clear the ball. This shows that it is no coincidence, but rather a pattern that emerges. He signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray on 1 July 2017. This will provide in this and explain, why paid so much money for Kabak. The situation kind of arises from chaos, which explains the bad positioning of Kabak.
He captained the at the , and was listed as one of the 10 players to watch by. When the opportunity arises, Kabak finally uses all his strength and pushes the attacker aside. Archived from on 6 June 2019. Daha çok çalışarak inşallah bu formayı bırakmayacağım. If he was able to head the ball to the right-back nearby, so that the team would gain possession, this would be optimal.
Gerçek Ozan bu değil, daha fazlası. Thus, he was trained early on in a team that was forced to defend higher up the pitch. It could also be a concentration issue, as these mistakes happen irregularly, but this is certainly a field that he has to improve on. On some situations, he is not able to properly estimate the flight curve of the ball, which affects his positioning. The second his opponent receives the ball, Kabak is able to oppose him. In doing so, at the age of 18 years, 11 months and 7 days, he became the youngest Turkish, and third-youngest Stuttgart player to ever score twice in a single Bundesliga match.
The last season was really promising both at Galatasaray and Stuttgart. Ben de elimden geleni yapıp, onun güvenini boşa çıkarmamaya çalıştım. Otherwise, if the defender just runs wildly towards the attacker, a little deception by the attacker would be sufficient to beat the defender. Furthermore, possibilities for improvement will be shown. Even though he could be positioned a little more centrally to minimize the distances within the backline, Kabak makes up for this thanks to his high energy level.