I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 437 - 69: Boom! (Part 2)

When Barcelona fans started counting on their fingers, trying to see how much the gap would narrow between the two teams after Real Madrid lost this match.

Real Madrid got the best chance of the first half.

Sevilla had amassed heavy forces in the middle, and Real Madrid had tried several times to break through or cross from the flanks.

But even the attacking players of Sevilla had returned to their own half for defense.

The fans of Real Madrid in the stands shouted with every attack, but each time they were blocked by the desperate Sevilla players or collected by the goalkeeper.

Some people even set the tone for the fate of Real Madrid, saying they would suffer just like every game Barcelona lost or drew, due to the opponent’s tight defense.

After all, Barcelona has Messi.

Who does Real Madrid have?

"Let him take the ball!"

Fazio shouted loudly. He was Sevilla’s defensive midfielder, standing at 195cm, he had engaged in multiple physical confrontations with Chen Zhong in this match, and although he did not have an absolute advantage, he didn’t suffer any losses either. Federico Fazio’s eyes were flashing with light.

He went to Sevilla’s second team in January 2007, and his height gave him an advantage in the competition with other central defenders. Coupled with his ability to serve as the team’s defensive midfielder when necessary, he gradually established his position in the team.

After hearing about Chen Zhong’s experience, he always felt that Chen Zhong was just lucky.

Just like many people say Messi is lucky, and C. Ronaldo is lucky. They always feel these two just happened to meet a talent scout by chance.

And Fazio was such a person. He believed that if he had chosen to go to Real Madrid in 2007, he would also have been promoted to the first team, doing the things Chen Zhong did, and would have been valued by Schuster.

Now, he has the opportunity to prove himself more outstanding.

As a "mediocre" player, he stays in his comfort zone. According to the research material, Chen Zhong’s long-shot area wasn’t in that section.

So.

What do you want to do?

Chen!

Distribute the ball to your teammates again to confront me physically, or make a chip pass trying to find a teammate?

We’ve completely seen through you!

"Sevilla’s defense is very tight."

"They didn’t choose to attack rashly but held their defensive positions."

"It seems they have studied Chen Zhong carefully."

In the football world, there’s something called the "Rookie Wall", where your first season might be outstanding because you’re unknown, but in the second season, when everyone’s developed defensive setups against you, you might not be as dazzling."

Chen Zhong has been progressing, especially in the first half of the season, stunning everyone.

Nobody knew how to deal with Chen Zhong’s runs from the midfield.

But now, Sevilla seems to have offered a solution.

Chen Zhong stopped the ball at his feet, and Sevilla’s players just watched him. The closest, Fazio, with a "cocky" expression, seemed to say.

Genius?

The highest-paid player in football?

The captain of Real Madrid?

In my view, you’re not as good as Barcelona’s Messi; at least he can rely on dribbling to break through for opportunities.

But what do you have?

A bunch of useless muscles!

You took a deep breath, the atmosphere at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was intense, and the fans were chanting your name.

A thought suddenly flashed in your mind; it seemed everyone thought you wouldn’t shoot here, and their positioning was somewhat "loose" as if they were using a clamp.

If you were a player like Messi or C. Ronaldo known for speed, they definitely wouldn’t choose this positioning, because they could be like a sharp knife straight into their heart. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

But you can’t; you’re not fast enough, and Sevilla has players like Fazio who can entangle you.

"Then just give it a shot!"

Chen Zhong took a deep breath and pushed the ball forward a step.

Sevilla’s players moved accordingly, quickly starting to block your possible passes.

"Sevilla’s defense is very tight."

"Chen Zhong pushes the ball forward a step."

"Seems like he wants to try a long pass to find teammates making runs on both sides."

"What."

"Still pushing the ball?"

Chen Zhong did two consecutive pushes, and this posture made some fans feel insane, because, for a moment, they actually thought Chen Zhong’s ball handling had a hint of Kaka’s shadow.

But, how could that be?

Kaka!

Did you call upon Kaka in some divine activity?

Fazio couldn’t control his steps. Chen Zhong’s two pushes, especially the last one, pushed the ball very far, and the distance to the ball was almost the same for both him and Chen Zhong.

Then...

Why not?

"The second push seems a bit too far."

"Fazio is moving."

"Chen Zhong accelerates!"

"What is this?"

Challenge!

Yes, this is a challenge from Chen Zhong.

I’ve released the ball. Don’t you think you’re so capable?

Then come and try to snatch it!

Chen Zhong had long felt Fazio’s hostility and targeting of him; a person’s eyes can’t lie. That was the gaze of jealousy, the gaze of dissatisfaction.

He thinks he’s better than me?

Chen Zhong laughed!

He hadn’t backed down since the youth team, not before, and certainly not in the future.