#5. Cristiano Ronaldo needs to find his scoring boots, and pronto
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Speaking of scoring boots – has anyone seen Cristiano Ronaldo’s? He is a victim of his own success, insofar as we expect a hat trick every time he steps onto the pitch, but even by regular non-Ronaldo, non-Messi, striker standards, Ronaldo’s goal drought is a matter of concern.
This is what his last three La Liga games have looked like – Vs. Bilbao: 11 shots, 0 goals. Vs. Betis: 8 shots, 1 goal. Vs. Eibar: 8 shots, 0 goals. In fact, in yesterday’s game, he had more shots on goal than the entire Bilbao team combined! He could, though, hit the target with only 2 of them. One of those was a one-on-one with the Bilbao keeper, that the Ronaldo of seasons past would have buried with his eyes closed.
He has cut a frustrated figure all this season, and his shooting has been as off-colour as it’s ever been. This match, in fact, marks the first time that Ronaldo has gone 4 matches in the Santiago Bernebau without scoring a goal!
If anyone has the mental strength to re-invent himself, it is the great Portuguese and he surely will find his scoring touch soon. But he better get a move on, because 700 odd km away, in the Camp Nou, a certain Leo Messi is going great guns.
