I Am Scouted by Real Chapter 462 - 81: What Is Talent? (Part 2)

Chapter 462: Chapter 81: What Is Talent? (Part 2)

Guardiola was punching the air on the sidelines. This was the passing and control he wanted, this was the charm of tiki-taka football.

For this, sacrificing Yaya Toure and Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the right decision.

Their abilities were not in question, but they added a slight "hesitation" to the tiki-taka, which was evidently incorrect.

Pellegrini’s expression became quite serious, just like other teams feared Real Madrid’s Chen Zhong, they also feared Barcelona’s Messi.

"This is the seventh time Messi has broken Real Madrid’s goal."

"This season he has already scored 40 goals across all competitions."

"He has scored 27 of those in the league."

"This is also his sixth goal in the last three games."

"It’s clear he wants to catch up with Chen Zhong’s goal tally."

"This season, Chen Zhong has scored 52 goals in all competitions."

"He has scored 34 of those in the league."

"He leads the scoring charts by a considerable margin."

"But if Messi continues to maintain his rate of two goals per game."

"Then by the end of the season, he still has a chance to catch up with Chen Zhong."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s "silence" paved the way for Messi’s eruption, and perhaps Messi’s recent average of two goals per game in the last three matches firmed up Guardiola’s conviction to make Messi the team’s "core."

It’s no longer the era of the center forward being the sole goal scorer.

The era of the small-box king, Van Nistelrooy, has passed. Now the trend is for the center forward to create opportunities for the winger to cut inside, and Barcelona’s Messi as a false nine and Real Madrid’s Chen Zhong as a pseudo center forward are somewhat similar in that manner.

Sometimes, Guardiola would happily ponder, if he could have both Chen Zhong and Messi in his team, how could he let them coexist reasonably?

Merengue: In your dreams! Baldy!

Barcelona became more composed after scoring, and Real Madrid did not become anxious due to conceding a goal, as Chen Zhong kept energizing his teammates with his gestures and loud shouts.

Both sides were indulging in "passing and control