I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 371 - 38: Intense Showdown (6K-Word Special) (Part 3)
This made the players of Barcelona somewhat dissatisfied.
Even Puyol questioned the referee.
The match reached the 27th minute, and Real Madrid once again launched a single-point breakthrough through the left flank with C. Ronaldo. Although C. Ronaldo’s flair wasn’t particularly great, his sprinting speed was astonishing.
Add to that his body, which on the flank was considered "top-tier," Alves simply couldn’t hold him back.
C. Ronaldo passed the ball horizontally to the center to Chen Zhong. After receiving the ball, Chen Zhong flicked it with the outside of his right foot to Kaka. Kaka charged into Barcelona’s penalty area, then sent a back pass to the center.
"Real Madrid’s fast counterattack!"
"Kaka with the ball."
"Back pass!"
"Chen Zhong!"
"Beautiful!"
Puyol, seeing Chen Zhong approaching on the side, responded without a word with a slide tackle. Chen Zhong knew that shooting this way would definitely be blocked, so he chipped the ball to the oncoming C. Ronaldo, then leaned forward to avoid taking Puyol’s slide tackle in full.
C. Ronaldo faced the incoming ball and took a direct shot without controlling it.
The ball was headed for the goal, but Valdes was excellently positioned, firmly catching the ball in his arms.
This scene also caused Barcelona fans to breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, it stirred up excitement among Real Madrid fans.
"He’s had so many shot opportunities, why hasn’t he scored?"
"Shot waster!"
Seeing C. Ronaldo waste chance after chance, the dissatisfaction among Real Madrid fans towards him greatly increased. In previous matches, Chen Zhong would have converted such opportunities with high accuracy!
Of course, such thoughts from the fans surely had some bias!
But it was enough to show their dissatisfaction with the Portuguese player, who cost a large sum to join, was sidelined for two months, occupied a lot of shooting rights in important matches, yet hadn’t scored for the team.
Barcelona started a counterattack, with Messi again controlling the ball, attempting to break through Real Madrid’s defense.
The tension between the two teams grew more intense, and the actions became more aggressive.
Messi got past the retreating C. Ronaldo, quickly advancing forward, while Chen Zhong on the side showed no mercy, revealing his "fangs" against Messi for the first time in this match.
Bojan on the bench shivered at the sight, as if recalling some unpleasant memories.
Messi originally wanted to dodge with his quick footwork, but Chen Zhong’s slide tackles were different from others, faster to ground, with greater range and speed.
Messi watched helplessly as the ball was cleared from under his feet, and as his retracting foot was slightly nudged, he completely lost his balance.
"Ah~" Messi let out a painful cry, clutching his foot, and looked at Chen Zhong with a bewildered gaze, seemingly unaware why this person suddenly became so violent.
Chen Zhong felt Messi’s gaze as he ran past him. No longer friendly as at the start, he didn’t help Messi up, but quickly shouted to his teammates to attack towards Barcelona’s penalty area.
The ball soon came to Chen Zhong’s feet, with Busquets quickly approaching, trying to intercept from Chen Zhong’s feet.
From his actions, it was clear he was dissatisfied with being shoved to the ground by Chen Zhong earlier.
Chen Zhong noticed this but didn’t act recklessly, passing the ball to Kaka’s feet on the side, then charged into Busquets with force.
The back-to-back takedowns of Barcelona’s midfielders caused varied reactions from the fans in the stands.
Barcelona fans were angry, while Real Madrid fans were excited.
Busquets lay on the ground, grimacing, his shoulder seemingly swollen. In that moment, he truly understood Guardiola’s words.
If you had Chen Zhong’s physique, you’d feel like you could knock down ten of yourself.
Chen Zhong’s "rise" greatly boosted the morale of Real Madrid’s players. They began forming a ball control system around Chen Zhong similar to Barcelona’s yet distinct from it.
This system had no "five-a-side," only a single core, which was Chen.
The things Busquets could do, Chen Zhong could also do, and even better.
Quick ball circulation, swift distribution, rapid passing.
Chen Zhong became an unmovable nail in Barcelona’s side, running rampant in their ranks, making Guardiola’s eyes glisten.
And also making Busquets "envious," realizing that in Guardiola’s eyes, a strengthened version of himself could be the core of the entire team, around whom the team could revolve.
Pellegrini at the sidelines relaxed his tense mood after witnessing this, until he turned around and saw Guardiola whispering with a tall and strong Black player, realizing something ominous.
That seemed to be...
Yaya Toure?
Was this Guardiola’s backup plan?
Facing the mighty Chen Zhong, Barcelona’s midfield lacked a "steadfast" figure. Real Madrid methodically pushed into Barcelona’s half.
Negredo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, and other players actively positioned themselves, awaiting Chen Zhong’s call to finish.
They drew much attention from Barcelona’s players. Seeing this, Chen Zhong tapped the ball, carrying it forward nimbly.
