I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 400 - 52: Precision and Elegance

Cristiano Ronaldo was getting a little anxious!

He spread his hands and looked at Pepe, every pore of his body spelling dissatisfaction!

Though the two are teammates on the Portugal National Team, for C. Ronaldo, missing such a golden opportunity is unacceptable, unless it was he himself who missed it...

Of course, he seldom misses such opportunities!

"C. Ronaldo’s desire to win is incredibly strong!"

"Chen Zhong intervened between them and calmed the two down!"

"Real Madrid missed a perfect opportunity..."

"And Valencia hasn’t had any good chances so far!"

"Real Madrid’s defense this season is very solid, especially Pepe, who seems to have become much more stable since Chen Zhong’s return."

"Last season, in the absence of Chen Zhong, Pepe’s lack of composure during matches got him banned from at least ten games."

"But this season, he has become more composed."

"This is clearly not good news for Emery!"

On the sidelines, Emery paced back and forth. Losing to Real Madrid is not something too difficult to accept, even though they had beaten Real Madrid 3:0 last season, but that was Real Madrid without Chen Zhong. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"We need to control their attacking routes better!"

"We need to restrict Chen!"

Emery was acutely aware of this, but who could really stop Chen Zhong?

Just like facing Barcelona, everyone knows to be careful of Messi, but who can really restrain Messi?

No, there is a difference. Against Messi, they can use aggressive tactics. After all, besides the ’protection’ from referees, Barcelona doesn’t have any ’bad guys’ in their team. And the care given to players like Messi is partly due to the ’higher-ups’ favoritism towards Barcelona and Messi, and partly due to many players in the past leaving the field too early due to brutal fouls.

It’s a growing trend.

But to use aggressive tactics on Chen Zhong?

Just look at what he’s done in the past! Who could guarantee they’d come out unscathed when facing his retaliation?

"Play more aggressively!"

"Don’t play like a wimp!"

"Stick to him, hassle him!"

Emery shouted loudly, at least, they couldn’t allow Chen Zhong to comfortably control the ball!

Valencia’s tactics did have some effect. During this period, Real Madrid’s physical energy was depleting very quickly. Players from both teams often tumbled down tangled together, and the referee blew the whistle time and again, but his yellow card seemed to be made of gold, issuing verbal warnings each time instead.

This made Valencia’s players increasingly unscrupulous, while the anger inside Real Madrid’s players began to build!

"Valencia’s counter-attack!"

"A pass from the flank!"

"Mata!"

Juan Mata, Chen Zhong’s close friend, had a rather lackluster performance in this game. His biggest impression seemed to be returning passes time and again. Although he became the core player in Valencia, many people see him as someone who never stood out due to his lack of speed.

Some fans even regarded Mata as a "waste."

"Watch out!"

Chen Zhong shouted loudly as his head quickly swiveled to complete the picture in his mind. He knew what Mata wanted to do!

This bastard lacked core strength, was slow to start with the ball, and easy to tackle, but his strengths weren’t in that. His strengths were in excellent ball control, passing, and his outstanding vision and positioning!

He could always deliver the ball accurately to his teammates and always find spots overlooked by defenders.

If not for his slow start, lack of core strength, and poor shielding ability back then, he could have definitely entered Real Madrid’s first team...

Mata threw a glance at Chen Zhong, his lips couldn’t help but curl slightly. He still remembered when Chen Zhong first arrived at Castilla, Chen Zhong had such disdain for him, knocking him to the ground time and again, but he quickly taught this young man what team sports are and what it means to play with your head!

"Slam."

The ball got passed to David Silva on the flank. The two were known as the "Valencia Stars" or the "Spanish Twins," naturally having seamless synergy.

After taking possession, David Silva couldn’t shake off Alonso beside him, so he passed the ball back to Mata while darting past Alonso. Alonso’s gaze locked onto Mata, as there were instructions to press Mata immediately.

However, just as his eyes shifted to Mata, Mata had already passed the ball!

A sense of unease surged in Chen Zhong’s heart, as if he could see Mata laughing, this bastard seemed to be...

Imitating him?

That’s what Chen Zhong thought, and naturally, that’s what the other Real Madrid players thought too. They immediately set their sights on David Silva, with Pepe even aggressively charging towards David Silva.

That fierce demeanor could easily intimidate a rookie.