In the 1-1 draw with Levante at home at the Bernabeu last weekend, many Real Madrid fans left when there was little time left in the match. They were looking forward to the home team getting better results. After this match, Real Madrid was 4 points behind Barcelona in the La Liga rankings after only 3 rounds.
The "White Vultures" squad currently has a weakness: the lack of a reserve center forward for Karim Benzema. Last season, Morata played this role and scored many important goals. In total, this striker has scored 20 goals in 43 appearances in the 2016-2017 season.
Morata has now been sold to Chelsea and Real Madrid have not brought in any strikers to replace him. After 3 rounds of La Liga in the 2017-20 season have passed, they may have seen the harmful effects of this decision.
After a convincing 3-0 victory over Deportivo in round 1, Real Madrid only had a 2-2 draw with Valencia in round 2 on the day Benzema missed 4 good chances. The 1-1 draw with Levante was another bigger disappointment for coach Zidane and his team.
In the match against Levante, Benzema left the field early in the first half due to injury. In addition to the fact that young player Borja Maroyal is not on the list of registered players, Real Madrid has not had a real replacement on the bench.
Gareth Bale was chosen. However, the Welsh player could not convert his shots into goals. Cries were heard from the Bernabeu stands for Real Madrid's poor performance. Marcelo's red card at the end of the match was a summary of their disappointing afternoon.
Looking back at the draw with Valencia in round 2, Marco Asensio scored 2 classy goals. However, Real Madrid had 29 shots in the match. That proves that a series of opportunities have been wasted by their strikers.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still suspended after pushing the referee in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup. Fortunately, he could well feature against APOEL Nicosia in the UEFA Champions League. Perhaps, like last season, he will be taken care of by coach Zidane and will not play every match in La Liga.
Looking back at Real Madrid's attack, Benzema is in poor form and is injured, Bale is unlucky in front of the opponent's goal. For that reason, Coach Zidane's decision not to buy more strikers is gradually becoming a mistake, especially when the "White Vultures" are having a pretty bad run in La Liga.
