I Am Scouted by Real Madrid

Chapter 894: Chapter 7: Million-Dollar Grand Reward (Part 2)

The upcoming FIFA Club World Cup has become the key field for Alonso’s tactical experiments.

This tournament not only tests the strength of the hastily assembled defense but also serves as a window to assess the recovery state of injured players.

The club will analyze the true value of long-term injured players like Alaba and Rudiger through the matches to decide whether to bring in new center-backs in the summer transfer window. The results of examining young center-backs will directly influence whether Real Madrid will return to the three-center-back system next season.

This match is also crucial for Mbappe because in the concluded Champions League final, Paris Saint-Germain became the Champions League champions.

European football once again proved an ironclad truth: Without a team, there is nothing.

Mbappe, once praised as the future king of football, has now become a joke.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just take the Champions League as an example.

The dream of Paris Saint-Germain winning the championship in three years has turned cold in European tournaments, showing no exaggerated strength.

Compared to Maradona back in the day, who can step forward to help him? No one. This is not a coincidence. Last year’s World Cup, this year’s World Cup, Mbappe led France to storm success, but when he took to the stage of Paris, everything changed. Individual data can barely hold up. But teamwork? That’s a joke.

There’s a detail that says it all too clearly.

Enrique once said, a real team is one where multiple points blossom, not where one person bombs with 16 goals, and 540 minutes of performance just wraps up the matter. But Mbappe simply loves to do his own thing.

Five years ago, he missed the call from Real Madrid, missing the golden period to train in La Liga.

Lately, Paris Saint-Germain, in order to ”cultivate” him, repeatedly made him perform personal shows, putting all the young potential pressure on his personal aura.

The result is crushed hope, an empty shell.

Mbappe is not Chen Zhong, he’s just a lone hero, leading the way in hogging food, ultimately trapping himself in a predicament.

Remember the 2018 World Cup, his blazing moments on the field, who would doubt his talent?

But talent is the starting point for igniting a spark, not the secrets of lighting up the entire arena.

No matter how strong one’s ability is, without team cooperation, without tactical support, in the end, everything becomes empty.

Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat laid its roots at the beginning. The team abandoned the fundamental accumulation, putting everything on Mbappe.

The result is, the Champions League defeats again and again. The owner of Paris Saint-Germain, the club, and even the national team are rapidly pushing the team to the brink of collapse.

Even if some people still fantasize about this ”genius,” however, Chen Zhong of Real Madrid proved long ago that a real king never fights alone.

Football, it’s all about the team.

Of course, compared to Mbappe, Dembele is much more interesting.

Barcelona is like another tragic supporting role.

Dembele came to Paris Saint-Germain and was all energetic, but went to Barcelona and seemed like he hadn’t woken up all day.

Once a genius turned into a ”medicine addict.”

Speaking of which, one has to mention: Anyone understanding football knows, genius or genius, without a team, even Maradona is in vain. Coming to today, the label ”future star” on Mbappe has been tainted. His personal ability is unquestionable, but so what? Without team support, he can’t get anything.

He joined Real Madrid with the dream of the Champions League, only to switch for the team falling behind Barcelona by 7 points in La Liga, exiting the Champions League quarter-finals, and ending the King’s Cup final in regret.

Even more sarcastic is that his average of 0.89 goals per game at Paris Saint-Germain dropped to 0.78 post his transfer to Real Madrid, while his former team’s offensive efficiency increased by 18%.

Fans flooded social media: ”We are truly free now that you left!” Team Report’s front page showed Dembele holding the cup, with Mbappe’s name vanished without a trace.

He was mocked as the ”football Durant” — Warriors won the championship after Durant left, and Mbappe’s escape paved a red carpet for Paris Saint-Germain’s summit.

Real Madrid’s locker room is undercurrents, anonymous players complaining: ”He’s always brushing data, yet we’re paying for his defense.”

Paris Saint-Germain’s youth storm averages only 25 years old, and the transfer fees of new stars Doué, Neves, and Pacho are less than Mbappe’s signing fee back in the day.

Enrique’s high-pressure pressing tactics exposed the aging defense of Inter Milan, and Acerbi’s embarrassing moment of being juggled became a microcosm.

players shared the 29 goals in the Champions League, with attack points multiplying from 3 during Mbappe’s era to 9, transitioning from ”money football” to ”jade revolution.”

Mbappe’s 43 goals and 5 assists for the European Golden Boot became cold numbers, key games against Arsenal with no shots on target, a hat-trick in the national Derby yet losing.

Platini ironically commented: ”When he wanders down the flank, Real Madrid resembles a four-wheel-drive car spinning in different directions.”

Ancelotti sacrificed Vinicius’ breakthrough and Bellingham’s rear-advance for him, at the cost of defense full of loopholes.

When Doué kissed the team crest, Enrique raised his arm and hailed a historic moment for French football; Mbappe’s ”career choice” became absurd black comedy.

Fans joke: ”Real Madrid was the Champions League champion before you arrived, and Paris is also the champion after you left!”

He rejected a €250 million euro colossal contract from Paris, leading to a €35 million euro annual salary becoming a financial burden at Real Madrid.

Inter Milan’s Munich curse continues — four finals crowned new kings, but this time it’s Paris Saint-Germain’s crowning ceremony.

Bastoni was juggled through the crotch with Doué’s heel, Calhanoglu’s corner proved futile, and the aging defenses had Inzaghi admitting ”being oppressed and overwhelmed” after the match.

Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain achieved the Triple Crown, making Enrique the second manager after Guardiola to crown atop three titles with two teams.

Mbappe’s congratulatory tweet ”A great day has finally come” was drowned in ridicule.

Like a clown stuck in the dilemma of renewing his contract with Real Madrid while carrying a bad name or transferring and being denounced as a ”deserter.”

Real Madrid is ready to go to the United States to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup, and because of the million-dollar reward, the players’ morale is very high.

Chen Zhong was actually looking forward to it, after all, he heard that Cristiano Ronaldo would debut for Al Hilal, but unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be happening.

Since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, he hasn’t won a formal championship, many people are quite looking forward to his short-term debut at Al Hilal and clashing with Real Madrid.

Regrettably, Cristiano Ronaldo ultimately rejected this proposal, focusing his attention on the national team matches.

This time the FIFA Club World Cup has also drawn quite a lot of attention, it’s akin to the club version of the World Cup, with teams from the Asia region participating.

FIFA Club World Cup Group Stage Draw:

Group A: Palmeiras (Brazil), Porto (Portugal), Al Ahly (Egypt), Inter Miami (United States)

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brazil), Seattle Sounders (United States)

Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Auckland City (New Zealand), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Benfica (Portugal)

Group D: Flamengo (Brazil), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Chelsea (England), Los Angeles FC (United States)

Group E: Riverbed (Argentina), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Monterrey (Mexico), Inter Milan (Italy)

Group F: Fluminense (Brazil), Dortmund (Germany), Ulsan HD (South Korea), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

Group G: Manchester City (England), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates), Juventus (Italy)

Group H: Real Madrid (Spain), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Pachuca (Mexico), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)