I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 320 - 16: The Best of the Best

"Continue!"

C. Ronaldo got up from the ground, glanced at Chen Zhong, and then ran into the penalty area. Next was the corner kick contest, and he was quite confident in his jumping ability.

At this moment, C. Ronaldo sensed something was wrong, but he still didn’t realize the seriousness of the problem.

It wasn’t until Chen Zhong happily stood next to him, his tall body surrounding the "fragile" him, and with no other teammates pulling, he was the only one, that he realized something was wrong.

"Boom."

The ball machine sent the ball out, it was a half-high arc ball.

C. Ronaldo gritted his teeth, trying to jump, but under Chen Zhong’s "close contact," he couldn’t break free from that loving embrace, and ultimately could only watch the ball pass over his head.

Failed.

Failed again.

Even after realizing he fell for Chen Zhong’s trick, C. Ronaldo didn’t shout about unfairness, but continued with Chen Zhong for the last one-on-one.

This time, Chen Zhong used his positioning and strong body to directly "crush" the receiving C. Ronaldo.

Afterwards, neither of them said anything, but judging from C. Ronaldo’s facial expression, he was unconvinced.

"I know, on the field everything changes in an instant, it’s not as simple as on the training ground."

"But didn’t you say your ability to seize opportunities is strong? Then I’ll simply take it that your solo combat ability is strong."

"But now it seems, your solo combat ability is just like this!"

C. Ronaldo looked up, looking at Chen Zhong’s eyes, not with anger, but full of competitive desire.

"You might say, ah, with you like this, who can take advantage of you."

"Then let me ask you, do you know Van Nistelrooy? I had the same one-on-one duels with him, but he scored two consecutive goals against me, until the third time, I only managed to block one of his shots with a difficult slide tackle."

"What?" C. Ronaldo looked at Chen Zhong and said, "He could score two consecutive goals against your defense?"

"Yes! After all, he’s the king of the penalty area! And Negredo also scored in such a situation, so don’t underestimate any player in the dressing room, in other teams they can play as starters, even serve as core members."

Listening to Chen Zhong’s words, C. Ronaldo gritted his teeth, he had never underestimated the players in the dressing room, he just thought he’s the best one.

At first, he even thought Chen Zhong was "cheating", but now it seems, this might be a unique method in Madrid.

C. Ronaldo’s self-PUA made more sense the more he thought about it, especially since Van Nistelrooy succeeded, a strong fighting spirit surged inside him.

Seeing C. Ronaldo’s expression, Chen Zhong also laughed.

Of course he wouldn’t tell him that when he faced Van Nistelrooy, he was only 16, and it was the red-hot Guti setting up for Van Nistelrooy, nor would he tell him that when Negredo scored against him, he was only 15, also on the training ground.

He just wanted to tell this "arrogant" Portuguese that there are still many great players, and he needs to learn to integrate into the team actively, and humble himself.

"Can I still have such confrontations with you?" C. Ronaldo said in a muffled voice, "I will succeed." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Willingness to communicate is a good start, and having someone like C. Ronaldo who loves extra training is also a good thing for Chen Zhong.

On one hand, there’s someone to practice with at night, and on the other, he can increase the completion percentage of the badge, it’s simply a double blessing.

...

Time quickly flew to September 21, 2009.

The third round of La Liga.

Real Madrid versus Jerez

Although in regular training, C. Ronaldo started gradually integrating into the team, during meals in the cafeteria, he still maintained his lone hero image.

According to him, only when he can defeat Chen Zhong in one-on-one like Negredo and Van Nistelrooy, will he sit with them at the same table.

And during this time, Negredo also found Chen Zhong with a confused look and said, "Chen, I don’t know who told that Portuguese guy I could easily handle you one-on-one."

Negredo seemed a bit dazed, as if he hadn’t fully woken up. After Chen Zhong told him the reason, Negredo laughed heartily, "That’s right, it was me."

"Back then you were too weak, couldn’t defend me at all."

"Yes, yes, the absolute main force of Almeria, super core."

The two joked, time slowly moved to match day, and during this period, Real Madrid’s negative news began to decrease, it seemed like everything was moving in a good direction.

Facing Jerez went smoothly to a frightening extent.

In the first half, Real Madrid already led by five goals, Negredo and C. Ronaldo both scored twice, and Kaka added the icing on the cake.

Pellegrini looked at C. Ronaldo’s performance in this game, his eyes filled with delight, because in this village-like match, that crazy ball-holding desire seemed to disappear.

Moreover, he was willing to pass the ball away from his feet.

All along, Real Madrid seemed to have two systems playing.

One is a short-pass system led by Chen Zhong, the team has a habit of one-two passing, wall passes, which somewhat resembles Barcelona’s Tiki-Taka, and this playing style is also deeply loved by Spanish fans.

The quick short passes, single-touch plays, end with a decisive strike, truly gives a sense of aesthetic pleasure.

The other is C. Ronaldo’s "self-contained system", calling it self-contained, it’s actually a "personal heroism" spoiled by Lord Ferguson back at Manchester United, it seems in his eyes everyone should be his backdrop, and he was the only savior.

Owning Chen Zhong in Real Madrid, he hogged the ball possession, reluctant to pass the ball out.

It’s as if once he passes the ball, others would never pass it back to him.

The league has reached the third round, originally Pellegrini thought this issue would persist for a while, but now it seems it’s already resolved.

The front line has C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Negredo and other players with flexible attacks, while the back has Chen Zhong overseeing, Real Madrid’s competitiveness in the league, has reached Pellegrini’s ideal state.

In the second half, a demoralized Jerez had no visible desire for victory.

And Real Madrid also slowed the offensive, Pellegrini even switched other players in, wanting them to experience the match atmosphere.

In the choice between Higuain and Benzema, Pellegrini glanced at Chen Zhong, and ultimately chose Higuain, who had a closer relationship with Chen Zhong.

After replacing Negredo, Higuain showed a lot of enthusiasm, and his enthusiasm was rewarded in the 78th minute of the match.

The final score settled at 6:0

Real Madrid announced their determination to win the league title with three consecutive league victories.

At the same time, due to goal difference, Real Madrid managed to surpass Barcelona, successfully topping the league table.

This led to countless media praising Pellegrini, with Pellegrini gaining significant attention.

A batch of online users also surfaced, lavishly praising Pellegrini.

After beating Jerez, Real Madrid faced Villarreal away, just two days later.

The Yellow Submarine had a poor start, yet to achieve their first league victory.

Facing such an opponent, considering the upcoming Champions League group match against Marseille, Pellegrini adopted a relatively conservative playing style.