I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 303 - 8: Fire at Will! (Recommended Reading)

With Chen Zhong in Real Madrid, it seemed like they’d come to life, and everyone TMD turned into a little genius.

Even Negredo, who seemed a bit rough technically in La Liga, started to show off.

On the pitch, Real Madrid seemed to have been injected with a soul, given a goal and motivation.

Breaking through his defense time and again, caused Lodina’s pre-match strategies to become a complete joke.

And all of this was because of Chen Zhong, it was all because of him!

"No, no!"

Lodina looked at the scoreboard, although they were already 3 goals behind, he wouldn’t give in so easily, there was still C. Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo!

In this match, C. Ronaldo seemed to be on the sidelines of the game, this Portuguese player who hadn’t scored in the warm-up match, seemed to be an inconsequential presence in this match.

"The right side!"

"Suppress Real Madrid’s right side!" Lodina issued the order, and this command indeed had some effect.

Football matches are flexible, it’s impossible to say that even if you’re suppressing the right side, I’ll stubbornly go down the right side. Instead, the attack will shift to the left side.

And when the ball came to the left side, Real Madrid’s originally smooth attacks instantly became less fluid.

The main reason for this was Cristiano Ronaldo, who came with the world’s highest transfer fee.

"He’s getting anxious, he’s getting anxious!"

"What’s wrong with him! It feels like when he’s doing fake moves, his upper body is as stiff as a rock."

"Diving Ronaldo can still earn the world’s highest salary? Top salary in the team? What are you thinking! Can’t he support Chen Zhong well???"

"I’m afraid not, it seems he can’t play as a winger anymore!"

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Netizens were buzzing.

In this match, C. Ronaldo was deployed on the left wing, and in the previous matches, his only contribution was a penalty, while during most of the time, he didn’t demonstrate any eye-catching traits in set-piece play.

Moreover, for the majority of the time, facing Deportivo La Coruña’s compact defense, without space to sprint, he was like a toothless tiger and could only obediently accept his fate.

Every time after a few stiff fake moves, he ultimately chose to pass back reluctantly.

Finally, when there were a few crossing opportunities, the ball had no accuracy at all.

It seemed he had completely forgotten how to play on the wing.

The most terrifying thing is that C. Ronaldo seemed to be caught in a vicious cycle.

The more anxious he got, the worse he played, and the worse he performed, the more frustrated he became, while players from Deportivo La Coruña had already figured out his moves, making C. Ronaldo furious but helpless.

Of course, more importantly, C. Ronaldo seemed not to have integrated into the Real Madrid system yet.

His performance was even worse than in the warm-up matches, when the ball reached his feet, it was either intercepted, or the opponent had a well-organized defense, forcing him to pass back.

This caused Real Madrid’s offense to "constipate" immediately.

What is he thinking?

He’s thinking, I must rely on myself, if I don’t give the ball to others, they won’t pass it back to me.

Maybe, being the core in Manchester United, the "treasure" in Lord Ferguson’s hands, he needs to face a reality.

In this Real Madrid, the current soul and core are not him.

Chen Zhong also noticed C. Ronaldo’s performance, which made Real Madrid gradually become passive, and every time, he could obviously choose to cooperate with teammates, but he insisted on trying to solve problems with personal skills.

This allowed Deportivo La Coruña to gradually seize the game’s rhythm.

"Could it be because of that penalty?"

Chen Zhong squinted, taking a deep look at C. Ronaldo.

If it weren’t for being teammates, he might like C. Ronaldo even more, but being teammates, he tends to prefer the obedient Kaka.

"No."

"He might just not have recognized reality yet."

"This is Real Madrid, if he doesn’t want to play well, there are plenty of people willing to play well."