I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 514 - 12: The Most Important One

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People were discussing animatedly, and Osasuna narrowly escaped danger.

However, Mourinho on the sidelines was not the least bit flustered because he knew that the team was now on the right track, and scoring was only a matter of time. He even had the leisure to interact with the fans in the stands.

He smiled and nodded.

Indicating that he saw everything clearly.

Only two or three minutes later, Real Madrid launched another highly threatening attack.

Chen Zhong still received the ball in the middle, and his ball protection and possession skills were outstanding. At least, for Osasuna, he was a difficult point to handle.

After receiving the ball, Chen Zhong quickly passed it to the left wing, where Marcelo and C. Ronaldo engaged in a one-two play. Marcelo then delivered a cross from the wing, aiming to find Higuain.

Higuain jumped high but didn’t go for a direct shot. Instead, he passed the ball to an open space.

For a moment, the Osasuna players were slightly bewildered because they didn’t understand why Higuain did so.

Not until they saw Chen Zhong, wearing the number 10 jersey, pushing aside their teammates and running aggressively towards the ball’s landing spot, did they frightenedly attempt to block and cover.

"C. Ronaldo and Marcelo cooperated!"

"Marcelo chips to the center."

"Higuain heads it back."

"The ball bounces on the ground."

"Chen Zhong advances from the rear."

"Osasuna players try to intercept."

"But they simply can’t stop it."

"He takes a shot!"

After passing the ball to the wing, Chen Zhong was already slowly accelerating.

Even in Mourinho’s tactics, he was given tactical instructions to advance.

In fact, when Mourinho managed Porto and Chelsea, he often arranged for midfielders, or defensive midfielders, to advance and score with a long shot.

Chen Zhong is a super heavy cannon and has excellent forward insert instincts, something Mourinho certainly wouldn’t overlook.

Chen Zhong moved his steps, observing the surroundings even while running.

The Osasuna players tried desperately, one after another, to block Chen Zhong’s shooting path. Chen Zhong raised his thigh, and then...

"Fake shot!"

"Deceived a bunch of Osasuna players."

"There’s space now."

"Will he shoot directly?"

"Shoot?"

Cristiano Ronaldo raised his arm, and the relatively uninvolved Kaka also quickly advanced. Chen Zhong had two options, one was to diagonally pass to the Portuguese, the other was a backheel to the Brazilian.

But why?

Chen Zhong took a deep breath, his gaze locked on the top left corner of the goal.

Turning sideways, his leg swiftly struck the ball, catching the Osasuna players trying to block the passing route off guard.

Obviously, they did not expect Chen Zhong to choose to strike himself at this moment!

The ball, like a cannonball, precisely locked onto the top left corner of the goal.

Smashed directly into the net.

The whole stadium erupted, the waiting Real Madrid fans in the stands unleashed the loudest shout possible to express their joy for Chen Zhong’s goal.

On the sidelines, Mourinho punched the air repeatedly, with a defiant expression.

"1:0"

"The ball is in!"

"Chen Zhong scored first for Real Madrid!"

"First, he used a fake shot to deceive Osasuna’s defenders."

"After creating space, when everyone thought he would look for teammate cooperation."

"A direct volley, an uncompromising heavy cannon, broke through Osasuna’s goal!"

"This is Chen Zhong’s first league goal of the season."

"He broke the deadlock first."

After scoring, Chen Zhong ran directly to the corner flag.

He leapt high, landing steadily, showcasing his jersey number and name.

And the fans in the stands were by no means disappointed, raising their hands and cheering "Chen!"

At this moment, Real Madrid’s morale reached its peak, while Osasuna looked bewildered.

If it were still 0:0, they could still dream of holding on for a draw.

Getting a point at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium would have been great.

But once the team fell one goal behind, their spirits instantly deflated.

In the subsequent match, they made repeated mistakes, and Real Madrid seized the opportunity to secure victory with 3 goals in the first half, and an additional 2 goals in the second half.

Ultimately, a 5:0 victory granted Real Madrid a resounding win in their first home game of the league this season.

At the post-match press conference, Osasuna’s head coach, facing the camera, said, "At first, although Real Madrid had the initiative, the players were in good form, and we firmly held the score."

"But Chen stepped up. He always steps up when the team needs him."

"He only scored one goal in this match, yet it was a goal that influenced the course of the game, the most important among the five goals of the match."

"If we could have a player like Chen, I reckon the team could walk away unscathed from Santiago Bernabeu Stadium."

"But such a player belongs only to Santiago Bernabeu, only to Real Madrid."

Osasuna’s coach’s words revealed deep envy. In fact, many teams are pursuing Chen Zhong now.

Just like how people have always yearned for Messi, even though he has repeatedly been labeled non-transferable, there are always attempts to pry Messi away.

Currently, Chen Zhong also has many teams offering generous terms to take him away.

It’s said that even Arsenal is very eager for Chen Zhong.

Professor Wenger believes Chen Zhong is a vital piece for Arsenal, and if he could join Arsenal, then "our Arsenal is invincible" would once again become a reality.

Wenger even mentioned his past connection with Chen Zhong again, saying regretfully, "The thing I regret the most is not signing Chen before Real Madrid. He would be my most regrettable missed transfer."

Mourinho, at the post-match press conference, also smiled broadly while facing the cameras. He looked at the reporters below, smiling as he said, "Now we can talk about the team’s goal-scoring issue."

"5 goals."

"Our scoring is indeed a bit low."

"May I ask, in which position are we currently in the league in terms of goals scored?"

Mourinho’s feeling now could be summed up in one word: elated!

And not long after the match ended, he heard that Barcelona lost to a newly promoted team, and at their own home, Camp Nou, making him feel like he had reached the peak of his life.

In Camp Nou, Barcelona had almost a complete winning streak in their last 15 home matches.

However, at the start of the new season, Barcelona, returning to Camp Nou, caused a big upset by losing 0-2 to the promoted team Elche.

Losing 0:2 to Elche left a stain on Guardiola’s record.

The last time Barcelona conceded more than 2 goals in La Liga was in the 2007-08 season, when they lost 1-4 away to Capello’s Real Madrid.

Under Guardiola, Barcelona was considered the most powerful team in Europe.

In the past two seasons, Barcelona boasted the best record in all of Europe.

Defeating Barcelona was thought to be a very difficult task for any team.

Apart from Real Madrid and Mourinho’s Inter Milan, Barcelona was practically invincible.

In the last two seasons, Barcelona only lost 8 league games, two of which were after they won the title.

Last season Barcelona only lost 2 league matches.

After Real Madrid was held to a draw in the first round, many people were discussing Guardiola and Mourinho, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

But now.

The tables have turned!