A few weeks ago I analysed the possible reasons for Real Madrid's goal drought despite fielding Ronaldo, Di Maria, Higuain and Mesut Ozil. Which sounds bizarre now for a team that have scored 18 in their past four games, one of which was against AC Milan.
You might remember I suggested that Real's problem was Ronaldo. You know, Ronaldo, Cristiano, who only went and scored four in their previous outing against Racing Santander.
Well, I stand by my statement. I said that Ronaldo was shooting on sight, blasting balls everywhere and anywhere instead of attempting to play passes, and it was true. Ronaldo is now shooting less and scoring more. When Real were 6-0 up on Saturday night, they only had seven shots on target.
None of Ronaldo's goals were fired in from the edge of the box, in fact, two came about after superb runs from his team-mates, Higuain and Ozil respectively, which Ronaldo's pace saw him fly past defenders to perfectly steer the ball into the net from the pass across the box. The third was a slight scramble for the ball after a pass from Higuain intended for Di Maria which Ronaldo snaffled up and hit past two defenders and a goalkeeper and the fourth was a penalty.
Mourinho has finally got his forward players in sync. Any of them can play slightly more on the wing and they all seem happy and confident in switching positions as the mood takes them. However, most importantly, they are gelling with Mesut Ozil who has had a fantastic start to the season at the Bernabeu and I will be surprised if Kaka starts a high profile game again so long as the German stays fit.
A Mourinho team playing dazzling football... Anyone else already excited for El Clasico next month? Me too. But the first big test for Los Blancos, a local derby against Athleti in a couple of weeks.
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