Why are there no giants who scored 50+ goals in the season?

Zhekelais leads the European scorer list for two consecutive seasons, but there is a mystery behind the data. This article analyzes the true level of this controversial shooter through 12 dimensions such as organizational ability, dribbling, propulsion efficiency, tactical role, no-ball value, confrontation intensity, air superiority, key battle stability, and leadership.

Organizational ability: data illusion?

Key contradiction points:

Forward passes: 2.18 times per 90 minutes (more than 81% of players)

Average pass distance: only 36.21 yards (only more than 57% of players) → Medium and short passes are mainly used, lacking in-depth passes

Fault zone transfer: 1.00 times per 90 minutes (top 93% of the countdown)

Offensive zone transfer: 0.58 times per 90 minutes (bottom 20% of the countdown)

Truth decoding:

Zhekelais is not a traditional fulcrum forward. His core mode is: sprint to tear open space → catch → shot/cross, rather than participating in positional warfare organizations. The actual Champions League battle has proved that his passing skills have flaws - he can see through the gaps, but he has repeatedly made execution mistakes.

Drift Myth: Bubble burst

Data contrast:

Event Successful drift/90 Success rate

Portugal Super League 2.10 (95%) 46.3%

Champions League 1.19 (71%) 30.8%↓

European Union 1.30 (74%) 29%↓

Technical essence:

Rely on explosive power rather than skills: instantly accelerate to get rid of > delicate ball control. Its iconic action, "wading strong super" is closer to the youth training player style, and is seriously inconsistent with the label of "all-round striker".

Promotion efficiency: Portuguese Super League system dividend

Abnormal data link:

Hold the ball into the penalty area: 3.11 times (99% countdown)

Offensive zone three touches: 9.12 times/90 (99% countdown)

System loophole:

Portuguese Super League presents "the four major giants monopoly" (Portugal Sports, Porto, Benfica, and Braga are the top of all data lists). Zhekelais's mishap rate in the Champions League (1.77 times per 90 minutes) exposed the true level - when the opponent's strength increases, its propulsion efficiency plummeted by 21 percentage points.

Tactical role: Customized survival

Positioning paradox:

Nominal center, actual range of activities is concentrated in the left rib (68%)

Response propulsion pass: 10.75/90 (99% countdown)→ The first European forward fault system dependence:

Amorin's tactical manual reveals the truth: the midfield passes directly to find the left side of the way, and the number ten position fills up. This customized system of "sprint-receive-end" will completely fail when the Premier League faces low-post defense.

Physical Confrontation: Overrated Monster

Champions League Test:

Successful Confrontation: 27 times

Failed Confrontation: 33 times

Win rate: 45% (much lower than expected)

Technical defects:

Holding the ball back and forth is too high, using the upper limbs, and being passively subjected to confrontation. The air scramble has become a fatal injury - the number of headers this season is zero, and the success rate of aerial control is only 17% (the Premier League center is at the bottom level).

Gold content: Weak killers

2024/25 season non-penalty goals distribution:

For teams in relegation zone: 14 goals (52%)

For traditional semi-finals: only 1 goal (versus Braga)

For Porto/Benfica: 0 goals

Fault background:

Of the Portuguese Super League 18 teams did not enter the top 300 in the Opta world, and the competitive level is equivalent to the English League One (third level). The striker who has transferred from Portugal to the top league in the past five years has averaged 40%-70% goals per game (as evidenced by cases such as Nunes/Tarremi).

Mental attributes: Silent leader

Professional gene:

As aged 16, persisted "Seven days a week "

Coventry's period is in the dark and trained as the norm

Coach evaluation: "He has no words of rest 'rest ' instinct "

Battlefield instinct:

"He eroded the defense line like poison - always chased the impossible 'ball " (reviewed by former opponent Nabi Sal). The temperament of the armband-free leader is reflected in: when teammates stop, he is still sprinting.

Ultimate conclusion

Zhekelais is by no means a omnipotent striker, but a system-specific weapon:

Advantages: Blasting speed/ball-free running/sprint efficiency

Flaws: Back-on technology/intensive space processing/air control ability

Transfer alarm:

His success or failure does not depend on his ability class, but on whether he can replicate the Portuguese Super Tactical Greenhouse. In the top leagues that need to create space independently, they are likely to have gone from "premium assets" to "tactical burden".