La Liga 2017/18: 5 things that are going wrong for Real Madrid this season

#3 Style of play

When will the real Isco turn up?

Real Madrid are a club known for scoring a lot of goals and they often hit four to five past the lower-ranked opponents easily. But, this season, the story is different as the team have scored just 22 goals in 12 league matches with three goals being the most goals scored in a game.

The free role afforded to Isco hasn't worked as the midfielder has slowed down counter-attacks on several occasions. Apart from that, the Spaniard's decision making has been poor, and he has consistently failed to get rid of the ball at the right time.

Moreover, players are selfish when they get the ball. This can easily be seen from the fact that a few of them, namely Isco, Marco Asensio etc. have been taking on defenders instead of passing into open space, or in some cases, even going for shots with players in acres of space in front of the goal waiting for a tap-in.

Also, the team are heavily reliant on crossing which is evident from the fact that they have 23 crosses per game, and just two through balls per game. They also only managed to score their first headed goal of the season against Las Palmas, the game before the derby.