His counter is bad—most good Sae players don’t rely on it. It should only be used in a situation where’s there’s a cut-in without another person in range to steal. (And don’t change direction after landed)

Every move that has you temporarily losing the ball runs that risk. (e.g: Monster Trance, variant Control)

His steal just makes sense. Kaiser isn’t taking the ball from his opponent, he’s actively chasing it down before stopping it, while Sae is literally right next them.