I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 376 - 40: Shock!!!

But whenever he sees Chen Zhong on the field, he puts his worries aside. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

We have Chen Zhong on the field!

Yaya Toure + Busque = Chen Zhong.

It’s like Real Madrid has an extra player, how can you win!

The match continues, after Higuain steps on the field, Real Madrid’s originally stiff attacking line becomes flexible.

The movement exchanges among Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kaka also become more frequent.

This flexible movement gives Barcelona some trouble, even forcing them to use fouls to stop Real Madrid’s attack.

Pellegrini uses a substitution to show everyone that his reputation as a "Architect" is well-deserved.

"Real Madrid’s counterattack!"

"Higuain dribbles past players continuously."

"Receives a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo."

"Gets past Abidal."

"Then flicks the ball up."

"Avoids Puyol’s tackle."

"Shoot!"

The just-on-field, energetic Higuain runs freely in Barcelona’s backfield, fully demonstrating his style, which is different from Negredo’s, catching the Barcelona player off guard.

Higuain charges into the penalty area, facing the goal, decisively flicks a shot.

The ball arcs in the air, flying towards the far post.

Then...

"Bang!"

Hits the crossbar and bounces out of bounds.

Higuain holds his head in regret, if only he controlled the force better, it could have gone in!

As he turned around, he saw Chen Zhong not far away and waved apologetically, as if saying, sorry! Didn’t see you, I’ll be more careful next time.

Chen Zhong was perfectly positioned in front of the goal, unnoticed by the Barcelona players focused on Higuain, creating an open pathway.

If Higuain had set up Chen Zhong, Chen Zhong’s chances of scoring wouldn’t have been lower than Higuain’s.

But Higuain didn’t pass, didn’t even consider Chen Zhong, clearly determined to make a personal play.

Of course, as a forward, seizing such an opportunity isn’t necessarily wrong, but this is Real Madrid, and Chen Zhong plays here.

Cristiano Ronaldo frowned at Higuain, although he wasted plenty of chances this game too, he had Chen Zhong’s approval.

What’s with this Argentine!

Coming in, he fired away!

Does he even consider Chen Zhong!

Kaka smiled at Higuain, saying nothing, but secretly glanced at Chen Zhong as he passed by, seemingly checking if Chen Zhong was upset.

Chen Zhong didn’t show displeasure on his face, just patted Higuain’s shoulder, saying: "Coordinate more, observe more."

"We’re facing Barcelona!"

"In contests like this, every chance is crucial."

Higuain nodded in agreement but inevitably eyed Cristiano Ronaldo, noting how many careless shots Ronaldo had made in the first half without any chat from Chen Zhong, whereas he shot just once without noticing, and yet he got called over.

This...

On the sidelines, Guardiola noticed this and smiled; nobody knew just how relieved he was earlier. Had Chen Zhong been with Barcelona, Higuain would have passed to him, but Higuain didn’t.

Maybe Higuain’s presence made Real Madrid’s forward line more agile.

But have you considered his "private motives?"

Pellegrini obviously realized it too but said nothing after seeing Chen Zhong talking to him.

Ordinary fans might not feel much about this situation, but as a coach, Higuain’s actions clearly crossed the "line". After all, tactically, Chen Zhong’s run into that position was for Higuain to attract the defense and pass the ball for Chen Zhong to finish.

If Higuain was one-on-one against the goalkeeper, it’d be understandable.

But in such cases, Higuain’s positioning was much inferior to Chen Zhong’s.

If it was Negredo earlier, he would likely have chosen to pass, but Negredo couldn’t dribble past players like Higuain.

While Pellegrini was grappling with this, Barcelona mounted an attack.

This time, Barcelona didn’t go through the middle; Messi controlled the ball in the center, then passed it back, ultimately delivering it to Alves who surged forward.

This unusual scene instantly aroused exclamations from the stands full of fans.

Since when does Barcelona play like this?

And such sudden changes caught Real Madrid somewhat off guard.

It’s like during a tug-of-war, both sides pulling hard, and suddenly the opposing side releases, catching you unprepared.

"Crossing!" Chen Zhong saw this too familiar scene, alarms sounded in his mind, loudly alerting his teammates while instantly locking his gaze on Ibrahimovic, quickly sticking next to him.

"Heh." Ibrahimovic noticed this scene but didn’t care at all.

LZ is the Lord, the best player in the world.

On the sidelines, bald Guardiola, watch closely, what’s Messi to me; stay as my backdrop.

Today I’ll show you, what is called "God!"

Wow! This guy is really strong!