Reigning champions LaLiga are among the teams with the most shots in the tournament. However, the accuracy of the shots is at an alarming level for coach Zidane and his team.
Recently, midfielder Casemiro said that his team was lacking luck in scoring: "What we were lacking was a goal. The team's shots are a disadvantage. We have had this problem all season, it is difficult to explain.
The class of Real Madrid's attacking players is currently somewhat commensurate with what they can do. Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Benzema, Isco, Lucas Vazquez and Asensio are all not in the best form.
The figures shown by Marca show that Real Madrid have no difficulty in creating opportunities. They have averaged 19 shots per game in LaLiga this season. However, the ball only hit the target 6 times, reaching a rate of 39%.
After 18 matches, the "White Vultures" have scored 32 goals, an average of 1.78 goals/match. This figure is far behind the 2.7 goals/match in the same period in the 2016-2017 season. Of course, it cannot be compared to the achievement of 3.1 goals/match of the 2011 2012 season when Real Madrid was led by coach Jose Mourinho.
Last season, Real Madrid were famous for their ability to score late in the match. However, this is almost non-existent this season. They scored only 9 goals in the second half and were completely silent in the last 5 minutes of the match.
Head coach Zinedine Zidane may regret that the ball did not go as he wanted, but in fact, improving finishing will be his number one priority at the moment.
If they had known how to make better use of the opportunities they had, Real Madrid probably would not have been left behind by Barcelona with 19 points in the LaLiga rankings despite the Catalan team having played more than 1 match.
