32% less touches and key passes drop 41%: Rodrigo s offense is poor, Real Madrid is waiting for a 100 million euro

Under the spotlight at the Bernabeu Stadium, Rodrigo's figure seemed to be increasingly unable to see clearly.

This season, La Liga has only played 11 rounds. The 24-year-old Brazilian winger failed to play for a minute and sat on the bench for 6 consecutive rounds - this is a very different story compared to his status as Real Madrid's "second leader" last season, scoring 15 goals and 11 assists.

Now there are too many forward players in Real Madrid. He has gone from a "core puzzle" to a "marginal figure". Everyone thinks that the Premier League may be where he re-proves himself.

The tactical thinking of the new coach Alonso is the key.

He seems to value Mbappe's approach to lead the ball, Vinicius's hard rush on the wing, and Brahim Dias' cooperation on a small scale, these three are the core of his three forward system.

But Rodrigo's best-quality "wielding the ball and penetration in small range" is simply ineffective in Alonso's playing style of "fast conversion + high-pressing".

The data is obvious: in Real Madrid this season, he has averaged 32% fewer touches per game than last season, and has 41% fewer key passes. As soon as these numbers come out, it is obvious that he is becoming less and less effective on the offensive end.

What is even more sad is that Alonso would rather send Mastantono, who had only been in trial training for a few weeks, and substitute midfielder Gonzalo Garcia than give this "old acquaintance" who has been in Real Madrid for five years. "Marca" said directly: "He doesn't even have to rotate now, he's just a marginal figure."

Leaving is basically a foregone conclusion. Now everyone thinks that the Premier League is the place he is most likely to go.

Manchester City and Liverpool are the most active suitors.

The Manchester Evening News reported that Guardiola had actually been fond of him for a long time. He wanted him to play "pseudo No. 9" or cut inward on the left side. His success rate of shooting near the penalty area arc last season was 23%, which was just enough to make up for the team's "flexibility" shortcomings.

However, Real Madrid felt that the quotation of 100 million euros was not very satisfied, so they asked Manchester City to solve Savigno’s salary problem first, so this matter was stuck there.

Where is Liverpool, Slot has just taken over Liverpool, and he is worried that Louis Dias will leave and no one will make up for it. His agent has talked with the Liverpool sports director several times.

Rodrigo's ability to "hold the ball and lead the way" (performed successfully 2.1 times per game last season), and everyone thinks it is quite suitable for Liverpool's "high-level pass and cut system".

Although Arsenal is not the top priority, Arteta likes his fine skills. Moreover, Jesus has been injured in the past two years and has been missing 43 games in two seasons, so Arsenal especially needs to make up for the striker.

However, former Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder Mark Lele reminded Rodrigo: "His talent is definitely fine, but the physical confrontation in the Premier League will probably make his technical advantage less useful." This pointed to his shortcomings - he is only 1.74 meters, and he has only been successful in the game of 1.2 times last season, which is relatively poor in La Liga, and the Premier League defenders are 28% more interceptions than La Liga.

In the past, Brazilian players had to pass the "physical barrier" in the Premier League, which is a realistic problem.

For example, Richarlison had to change to the "engineering striker" in Everton. If Rodrigo wanted to gain a foothold in the Premier League, he had to find a balance between technology and confrontation.

However, Marklele also gave suggestions: "Arsenal's pass control system can create more space for him to get the ball and reduce physical pressure."

The World Cup is coming soon, and whether you can join the Brazilian team is a key point.

No matter which team he goes to in the Premier League in the end, he has to prove that he can play in a more intense league.

Now, Manchester City's "big fame", Liverpool's "fitting tactics", and Arsenal's "style matching", the different choices of these three teams may determine the future of the Brazilian winger.

For Real Madrid, letting go of this old man who has played for the team for five years, scored 73 goals and assisted 42 times may be to make a place for young players, but how to choose between "feelings" and "actuality" is still a difficult task for the club.