Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo may be in incredible goal scoring form this season, but he has also proved that he can set up goals just as well. Read: Ronaldo Saving Goal For Club World Cup Final Ronaldo has the joint best assist tally in La Liga this season, setting up eight goals this season, along with Atletico Madrid’s Koke. He has another assist in the Champions League and was also able to make two assists in last night’s Club World Cup semi-final against Cruz Azul. The Portuguese star may have been disappointed to find the net in the match, but he was still performing at a high level and set up Gareth Bale’s goal as well as Isco’s. This serves to prove that Ronaldo can be more than an out-and-out goalscorer, which is something that he’s been criticized about when frequently compared to Lionel Messi. With 30 goals this season, one would expect that Ronaldo was permanently occupying goal scoring positions, but the truth is that he has been playing a key role in the build up to many of Real Madrid’s attacking movements. The 29-year-old has made 3.8 key passes per game in La Liga this season and an average of 78.5 passes at an accuracy of 81.7% (a high rate for a forward). In addition to this, he completes 0.6 crosses per game. So, not only has Ronaldo scored more goals than Lionel Messi this season, but he has set up more than his Argentinian rival and has answered his critics, who have claimed that he isn’t capable of playing the role of provider.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:15:48 +0000
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