It was not the first but the Real - Juve on Wednesday night confirmed the new trend : Cristiano Ronaldo moved since the beginning of the season as the central striker in Madrid , at least in the games of League champions . And the picture of the effectiveness of Lionel Messi in the same position , the figures already follow with seven goals in three games for the Portuguese .
" I'm not crazy enough to change as [his] position. " At a press conference pre-game , Carlo Ancelotti had expressed a clear desire : there would be no Cristiano Ronaldo in line . So much for local journalists not really impressed by Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata in eleven Madrid . Yet , despite the claims of the former coach of PSG , it was hard to miss this little event Wednesday night.
As was the case on the lawn of Galatasaray in fact (1-6 , Ronaldo treble ) on 17 September, the Portuguese star has enjoyed great freedom to move especially in the central area of the field. Faced with Giorgio Chiellini , Andrea Barzagli and others, he wandered wherever he appeared , started the majority of his calls from the depth axis and never combined with his usual collaborator Marcelo on the left. This information is far from trivial . Quietly , the Portuguese international is now moving into an area where it has never changed , the same one where Lionel Messi has shifted to Barcelona after starting on the right wing . " It starts on the side and transplanted in line to score goals, because it is difficult to score goals on the side " , though Ancelotti argued before the meeting. A lie ? Not necessarily . A truth denied on Wednesday ? Rather it yes .
Benzema forced to defend an attic
It is therefore to draw upon a star after only two to three European matches placed under the seal change. But it is not impossible to imagine a revolution in the locker room after a night merengue who taught us something else: " CR7 " no longer stands for, or at least it did not significantly address Italians. As in Turkey last month , Ronaldo stepped on the toes of Benzema . And if the French did not necessarily been pushed to the left lane , which , incidentally , offered plenty of space on the right side Martin Caceres, the French striker has inherited the dirty work . In dry or in folds defensive ( a peak when the propensity of the former Lyon to refuse these tasks are known ) , Benzema tried to do the dirty work while Ronaldo is preserved . With a success that has not jumped out at me .
Whatever Cristiano Ronaldo , 28 years and its 12th year, already at the highest level , seems to want to focus on the essential: the opponent goal. The figures in his favor , he just up his sixth and seventh goals in three games this season in C1 , his 57th and 58th achievements in 98 matches in the competition. But to balance the Real, which sometimes trembled at the idea of a return to Juventus at the end of the game, will require ironing . In the near future , the solution could come from the feet of Gareth Bale. If the Welsh happens gradually make his mark in the eleven Madrid at the expense of Benzema, Ronaldo and the pleasure of the requirement Ancelotti should then be satisfied.
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