What happens is that Benzema and CR7 were another level, now Vini Jr, Rodrygo, among others do not have the same impact on the team, for now the best are these players, because it is the best they have, now, if the team change the way you play, you have to play for your best player so that he can score the goals, they cannot be selfish because they need a designated player to score the goals quickly, something like a CR7, a Messi, someone like that so they can to have a better success, that is what at least one Mounrinho has always said and that seems very appropriate to me.
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It has been a happy week for Fran Garcia, who not only has returned to his boyhood club, Real Madrid, but could make his Spain debut.
Garcia signed for Real Madrid for €5m from Rayo Vallecano this summer, and on Monday was presented as a new signing. The 23-year-old has been in fine form for Rayo all season, and despite heavy competition at the left-back spot, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has decided to reward him.
Garcia signed for Real Madrid for €5m from Rayo Vallecano this summer, and on Monday was presented as a new signing. The 23-year-old has been in fine form for Rayo all season, and despite heavy competition at the left-back spot, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has decided to reward him.
Source: https://www.football-espana.net/2023/06/13/new-real-madrid-recruit-called-up-to-spain-squad-immediately
That's a good description you made here and this also shows why Manchester City is so superior right now. They have Haaland and as you said a team tries to play for their strongest player, but Manchester City is so evenly strong throughout the whole squad that they don't have to solely play for Haaland to be successful. They have lots of payers who can decide a game and that makes them hard to stop these days. Haaland, unlike Ronaldo, is also a team player and he loves both roles. The striker who scores 5 goals in one game, but he also likes to tie opponent players to him and give more room to his team mates and help them score.
Real Madrid is now trying to find someone who is more similar to Benzema and Ronaldo. A real striker with a goal guarantee. But it is no secret that they are hard to be found and even Mbappe is probably not a player who scores far in excess of 30 goals per season. Ronaldo was an exception for a reason and Barcelona also won't find a player who can get close to what Messi has done.