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Duvan:
he rarely play matches this days it seem like the dude is injured

davidkingsley59:
Real Madrid still have Cristiano Ronaldo’s shadow lurking around the Santiago Bernabeu since he left Spain for Italy, having amassed numerous individual trophies and inspired the team’s “double-double” feat in both UEFA Champions League and La Liga Santander.

The Portugal international player has performed at top level since arriving Juventus—and is optimistic about winning his sixth Ballon d’Or.

But Real Madrid are missing Ronaldo’s goal-scoring abilities and wishing there’s someone more competent, focused, reliable and hungry for victories. This is the current reality at the Santiago Bernabeu, not just a feeling.

Considering that only Karim Benzema has lived up to expectations on goal count this season, Madrid management admits this overwhelming responsibility is too much for the France international player.

Ronaldo’s exit from the scene in the summer of 2018 was a major reason Los Blancos suffered humiliating losses in all competitions. The disappointment followed Madrid’s confident claim that his figures would be shared among players, and in the past summer, Madrid snapped Eden Hazard from Chelsea to remedy the unbearable situation.

Of course, the expectations on Hazard is far from being realized. But this does not imply that the Belgium international footballer is a flop, having scored a total of 50 goals in one season and contributing to the country’s third-place position at the 2018 World Cup. Similarly, Luka Jovic joined Los Blamcos but has struggled to find his footing.

Generally, Madrid has lost prominence since Ronaldo’s switch to Serie A. The Spanish club, surprisingly, scored five goals against Leganes but the achievement didn’t make headlines. However, Saturday’s match against Real Betis—a club Madrid could easily trash with Team B, previously—highlighted Zinedine Zidane’s challenge to restore his team’s lost glory.

Again, Madrid’s current struggles is evident in their 11.48% shot conversion rate this season—the worst performance since 2008/09. Their second worst rating, 14.79%, was in the 2018/19 season when Los Blancos had to prove their worth without Ronaldo.

In the CR7 era, Madrid’s shot conversion rate was around 20%. The current results therefore show that Los Blancos have fallen from scoring a goal in 5 shots to roughly 10 since the famous No. 7 left for Juventus.

Although football pundits believe its too early to idealize Ronaldo’s return to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, it is obvious that his presence in the Madrid squad is sorely missed.

Zinedine’s side is now 22nd best among Europe’s top scoring teams, having managed 24 goals in 14 matches. Only Barcelona (29 goals) and Villareal (25) have scored more than Madrid in Spain this 2019/20 season.

Cristiano Ronaldo admits humble love for Real Madrid

Having scored a total of 27 goals in 42 matches during his first year in Turin, his worst performance since the 2008/09 season at Manchester United, Ronaldo has said he won’t forget his success story at Real Madrid.

The Portuguese international isn’t a contender for Serie A’s highest individual prize “the Capocannoniere” given to the league’s top scorer, and he’s not interested at the moment. Even if he does, it is quite difficult for him to achieve the dream in this 2019/20.

Ronaldo, 34, has scored only 5 goals in 9 league matches while former Manchester United player, Romelu Lukaku, who currently plays for Inter Milan has a total of 9 goals in 11 games.

Ciro Immobile tops the league’s goal chart with 13 goals in 11.

Moreover, Ronaldo’s goal tally falls behind records set by Luis Muriel (Atalanta, 6 goals in 9 games), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo, 7 in 9), and Duvan Zapata (Atalanta, 6 in 7).

Nothing is impossible in the world of football. That includes Ronaldo’s return to Real Madrid and a possible resurgence in his goal-scoring form.

Esteedee12:
While the 2019-20 season remains in its infancy across Europe's top five leagues, some strikers are in no mood to ease their way in.


Goal charts are seeing numbers soar, particularly thanks to Robert Lewandowski's incredible early haul of 15 for Bayern Munich, and many of his compatriots on the continent are fixated on catching up.

So, from Lewandowski to Benzema, we look at 10 contenders who could end Messi's reign in Golden Shoe.

Robert Lewandowski - 15 goals

Club: Bayern Munich

The Polish striker is playing like his season is much shorter than everyone else's. It isn't. At this rate, he will hit record numbers by the time the curtain is drawn on 2019-20.

Lewandowski's ability to maintain his lofty standards season after season is a testament to his mentality, having seen recent years bring mounting speculation of an exit.

Fifteen goals so far, that is just in club football and it shows that everything he touches turns to goals.

Two braces and a hat-trick already in the league have seen the 31-year-old race into an early lead for the European Golden Boot.

Tammy Abraham - 9 goals

Club: Chelsea

When Chelsea finally accepted their two-window transfer ban from FIFA, there was natural trepidation that they were unable to bolster the squad after Eden Hazard's departure to Real Madrid.

The Belgian was unquestionably the Blues' main attacking threat and had become central to everything good about the team. Simply put, the offense ran through him.

But in came Lampard and the ban allowed him to put his trust in youth, namely Mount and Abraham.

And it has been the latter that is far and away one of the stories of the season so far, with nine goals across all competitions. Life after Hazard really doesn't seem so bad after all!

Sergio Aguero - 8 goals

Club: Manchester City

While Guardiola's side face a mountain to climb to make it three successive Premier League titles, Sergio Aguero is not suffering any kind of slump as he boasts eight goals in eight games this season.

The Argentine has been underrated each year as he continues to demolish records and defenses, showing no sign of a let-up as he adds years and miles to his body clock.

With the creative force around him at City, chances are never an issue and if City can rid themselves of the frailties defensively and go back to putting teams to the sword.

Aguero will again find himself with a wealth of goals to his name.

Raheem Sterling - 8 goals

Club: Manchester City

No player has improved under Guardiola at Manchester City more than Raheem Sterling.

Rid of the inconsistencies he showed when he joined the club from Liverpool, Sterling is now rightly considered one of the finest stars in world football and his attacking output is proof of that.

He managed 11 goals in 2014-15 and 10 in 2015-16 and 2016-17 before he began to take his game on to a new level.

In Guardiola's first season in charge at the Etihad he netted 23 goals and improved that to 25 goals in 2018-19 as the club clinched the Premier League title by a single point.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 8 goals

Club: Arsenal

If attack is the best form of defence for Arsenal then there are few players the club would rather have leading the line than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gabon striker has seven goals in eight games this season and has thrived down the middle since Alexandre Lacazette was struck down with injury.

It was 2014-15 the last time Aubameyang finished a season with less than 30 goals and so Arsenal fans have reason to be excited that Aubameyang is already fit and firing.

He has been urged to work harder for his chances but his sixth sense to be in the right place at the right time, making chances look easy, goes undervalued.

Ciro Immobile - 8 goals

Club: Lazio

He may not be best friends with his manager but by taking his anger out by scoring goals, no one of a Lazio persuasion will be complaining right now.

Immobile has strangely been the fall-guy in a number of games this season with boss Simone Inzaghi looking to freshen the side up in the second half of games.

But with eight goals already this season, seven placing him top of the Serie A scoring charts, the 29-year-old is a man on a mission to win Europe's Golden Boot this season.

He is making good progress to matching his goal return of 19 last season - but will have to continue his purple patch for some time if he is to emulate - or even beat - his 40-goal haul from 2017-18.

Victor Osimhen - 8 goals

Club: LOSC Lille

The 20-year-old Nigerian is leading the scoring charts in France in a league where most of the notable forwards are hoovered up in Paris by PSG.

Osimhen has seven goals and two assists already and has been shortlisted for Ligue 1's Player of the Month.

If he keeps this up he will be the undisputed choice for Young Player of the Year come May.

Duvan Zapata - 7 goals

Club: Atalanta

The scary thing with Duvan Zapata is that he still feels he has 'a lot of room for improvement' despite seven goals already this season.

Atalanta have flopped in the Champions League, losing their opening two group games, but that is not down to the in-form Zapata.

Behind only Immobile in Serie A, Zapata is another attracting plenty of admiring glances from Premier League sides with Manchester United the latest to get credited with an interest in the Italian press.

At 28, Zapata is in his prime moment, bullying defences in Serie A and may be tempted by a fresh challenge. If he keeps scoring goals at the rate he has so far, La Dea face an exhausting fight to keep him.

Timo Werner - 7 goals

Club: RB Leipzig

Links to Liverpool refuse to disappear and if he keeps finding the back of the net, calls will only get louder and louder for a shot at the Premier League.

The 23-year-old is fast becoming one of Europe's most exciting strikers and the arrival of Julian Nagelsmann has not derailed his ascent up the goals chart.

He is second behind Lewandowski domestically but already has two goals in the opening two group games of the Champions League.

Even at this early stage, Werner is a third of the way towards matching his best ever goal return of 21 - his first season at Leipzig back in 2016-17.

Karim Benzema - 6 goals

Club: Real Madrid

Zidane continues his reliance for goals with Benzema and he is the division's joint-top scorer after the opening eight rounds of matches.

Real Madrid are top, five wins and three draws, and have Benzema to thank for some big results, none bigger than the narrow 1-0 away win against Sevilla last month.

He is yet to strike in the Champions League but the confidence is there.

Source: allfootball app

Olulong:
No disrespect o but I just saw d Columbia team Algeria beat, no James Rodriguez, no Falcao, no Duvan Zapata, no Christian Zapata, no Quintero, no Carlos Bacca.

If we were the one we'll start hearing things like "is not thier first team they use, that's why we beat them".

because if someone can still be discrediting our performance against Brazil, I just tire for people for this thread

Olulong:
No disrespect o but I just saw d Columbia team Algeria beat, no James Rodriguez, no Falcao, no Duvan Zapata, no Christian Zapata, no Quintero, no Carlos Bacca.

If we were the one we'll start hearing things like "is not thier first team they use, that's why we beat them".

because if someone can still be discrediting our performance against Brazil, I just tire for people for this thread

RanMoney:
he is a prolific scorer like Zapata (Duvan)

obembet:
With his goal against Dusseldorf, Robert Lewandowski has now in fact scored against every single current Bundesliga club.

Robert Lewandowski was back among the goals for Bayern Munich in their meeting with Fortuna Dusseldorf and has now netted against all of the teams that make up the 2019-20 Bundesliga table.

The Bayern killer has now scored 43 goals across all competitions for Bayern Munich this season.

He's now equalled his best personal best.

Source: https://twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN/status/1266779830386900998?s=19[/quote]he is a prolific scorer like Zapata (Duvan)

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