bought Heyug for 5 million euros, which was called an excellent business by AC Milan and fans. However, before the praise was finished, more and more people found that the introduction of 500,000 Kalulu was a bigger surprise. Can be competent for the two positions of center and right back, the athletic ability of Kalulu has been regarded as the team's future defense hope. Can he really meet this expectation? The 20-year-old Black Pearl has a bright future. The
family has three brothers: the youngest Pierre 500,000 played 40 million results
Pierre Lukaku was born on June 5, 2000 in Lyon , their three brothers grew up in the Lyon youth training. The eldest brother of the three brothers is called Aldo, who is a winger on the court. After being promoted to the Lyon first team, he used to have a good performance, and now he is loaned to the English championship team Swansea by Lyon to play.
Pierre's second brother was born in 1997, one year younger than his eldest brother. He is a defender like Pierre, also made his debut in Lyon's youth academy, and is now loaned to Ajaccio.
Born in 2000, Pierre-Kalulu joined the Lyon youth academy when he was 10 years old. He was better than his two brothers. He was successfully selected as the French U20 national youth team and became the captain of the Lyon youth team. Because Maldini’s wise eyes and beads, it only cost 500,000 euros to bring this future star to AC Milan.
can be seen from the comparative data, last summer Manchester City spent 41 million pounds (approximately 45 million euros) to buy Ake, like AC Milan spent 500,000 euros to buy Kalulu, this season a total of in the league. 6 appearances. Although Kalulu's total playing time is less than Ake (16 minutes less on average), he has nearly doubled the number of steals and interceptions. In terms of clearing data, the young Kalulu is also even better. Analysis of technical characteristics of
: Big physical advantage-fast speed & good bullet speed
A. Stadium position: center back/right back
From the perspective of the stadium position, Kalulu, who was born on June 5, 2000, is 184 cm tall and can serve as center back and right back. He has good speed and reaction ability, and has a strong sense of crisis protection in the game.
B. Quick action under the feet: quick reaction is the advantage
Kallulu is lighter as a central defender, but through his agility and reaction advantages, he can also successfully exploit his strengths and avoid weaknesses.
This kind of lower three-way clearance and interception is the biggest feature of Kalulu. His reaction is quick and his legs are long, he can always clear up the crisis in the first place. The same goes for
this time. With this 55-goal attack, Kalulu's shot has a great advantage. Take advantage of their speed and flexibility to frequently clear threats out of the restricted area.
includes Kallulu’s personal first Serie A goal this season, but also because of his super reaction ability. This time, the relay shot in front of the goal showed Kalulu's quick response characteristics to the fullest.
In AC Milan this season, Kalulu played only 62 minutes per game, contributing 1.2 steals, 2 interceptions and 2.2 clearances. The only time the UEFA Europa League started, handed over a report card of 4 interceptions and 5 clearances. The defensive data was quite brilliant.
C. Offensive end has potential
On the other hand, Kallulu has good skills at his feet and he has a certain offensive ability. In Lyon, the main position is right back, and even right forward.
in the Coppa Italia, this time Kalulu cut in from the right and sent a cross. After allowing Dias to follow up in the middle, he got a chance to hit the goal from close range. Unfortunately, the opponent's goalkeeper Milinkovic blocked, Dalot hit the right post and was cleared.
look at this againThe wave counterattacked, and Kalulu gave full play to his quick feet, and came to the opponent's core area in an instant. Unfortunately, Rebic sent a cross after receiving the ball, but Charhanoglu and shot away. Defects of
: the sense of position is not good enough & header air defense is a weakness
A. Positional deviation: Need to accumulate experience
This season AC Milan will play a 4231 formation, and Kalulu's position is the team's left center back. Through frequent ground grabs, play a part of the role of protecting the lower back.
Kalulu's reaction is very fast, and his turn around is also extremely agile, which is an advantage. However, sometimes, because of his too fast response, he did too much, but some problems were exposed. This time, Lazio's offense continued to pass through the ribs and the middle. Kallulu turned extremely fast, and after continuous turning, he still interfered with the opponent's shot.
However, Kalulu's experience is a bit inadequate after all. When facing offensive opponents, he relies more on physical talent to complete the rescue. But this time Milinkovic's overhead shot happened to hit the open space behind him, and Immobile scored behind Kalulu.
B. Header air defense is weak
Although he is 184 cm tall, Kalulu is a lean type. He has a good bounce when fighting for a header, but he is not good at jamming. Therefore, he has a good effect in the first point of the high ball in the middle circle, but he has a deviation in the defense of the pass in the penalty area.
According to statistics, Kalulu averaged 2.3 high ball fights per game and only won 1 time. The success rate is less than 50%, which is a problem.
This time Destro scored a header in the penalty area, which was done under Kalulu's defense. Compared to handling the ball at his feet, Kalulu's control of the header is much worse.
C. Passing needs to be improved
Kalulu also has a flaw in the game, that is, passing will be casual. His processing ability in the offensive end of the cross and the moment after the forward insertion is not bad, but as a central defender, he made a lot of mistakes.
Kalulu's pass success rate in Serie A and Europa League this season is around 86.7%, which is not particularly good. This forward pass, the opponent steals the ball.
also has such a long pass, which also lacks a clear purpose. In terms of passing the ball and organizing offense, Kalulu has not yet reached the level of a central defender. Of course, his initial position is still the main right back, and he needs to adapt to the role of central defender. Judging from his basic passing skills and overall outlook, there is still room for improvement.
Ending Word:
Although Kalulu's performance is far from the real pillar of defense, the current praise is also out of expectations and encouragement for young people. This season, the fighting spirit is high, AC Milan, which has fought to the last minute in every game, has ignited the passion of thousands of red and black diehards. Whether it's Ibrahimovic's old and strong, or Kalulu's newborn calf, people are intoxicated.
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