The man who shouldered Real

(Baonghean.vn) - The answer is right away, it's the leader of Zinedine Zidane's "Galacticos B". The player is shouldering the burden.Real lifethe beginning of the 2017-18 La Liga season whenRonaldo is not back, Sergio Ramos is also suspended and Varane is injured..

Last year, Asensio scored his first goal for Real in the 2016-17 season, winning the European Super Cup. He also ended his first season with Real by scoring against Juventus, sealing a 4-1 victory for the home team in the Champions League Final.

Rough Gem

For a long time, madridistas have fully supported Florentino Perez in his Galacticos 2.0 policy with blockbuster contracts such as Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema or Xabi Alonso. Those stars have created the foundation of Real today, along with a large number of new fans, thereby increasing the brand value of Real.

To revive Real after the disastrous 2008-2009 season, young talents Esteban Granero, Sergio Canales and Juanfran had no place to live. But looking at the young talents of La Masia of arch-rival Barca, typically Messi or looking at the Spanish national team, Real fans realized that there were too few faces of their own products.

The pride of the madridista forces Real to train and discover world-class stars. Asensio is one of the rough diamonds in Real's strategy of panning for gold.

Midfielder Asensio - a young talent of Spanish football. Photo: Internet

And Barcelona now certainly regrets that they failed to buy him in 2014. It was the sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta who discovered Asensio's talent and insisted to Barcelona that they needed to complete the deal. But then, Barca did not accept the price of 4.5 million euros that Mallorca offered. In January 2015, Asensio joined Real Madrid for... 3.9 million euros and was loaned to Mallorca and Espanyol to gain experience.

Asensio's turning point came in the summer of 2016 in the United States, when, instead of continuing to be loaned out, he was named by coach Zinedine Zidane to the squad for the season. Last season, he played 1,918 minutes, scored 10 goals and provided 3 assists. Of these, Asensio's 10 goals were scored in 4 different competitions, contributing significantly to Real's best season since 1958.

Asensio's appearance overshadowed his senior James Rodriguez. Immediately after that, the 21-year-old player had his contract extended until 2023, receiving a salary of 3.5 million euros and a contract release clause of 350 million euros, which is rare nowadays.

But Marco Asensio deserves it, as he is the future of the Spanish Royal Club. Participating in the European U21, Asensio had a hat-trick against Macedonia and made an important contribution to Spain's runner-up position.

Surprises named Asensio

In his second season at Real Madrid, Marco Asensio's surprises have continued to grow. It started with goals marked by Marco Asensio, bringing the European Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup to Santiago Bernabeu.

President Florentino Perez does not spend money on players because he already has Asensio. Photo: Internet

Recently, Asensio continued to make fans at Santiago Bernabeu burst into emotion when he kept 1 point in the match against the tough team Valencia. When Ronaldo could not return due to a 5-match ban, center-back Sergio Ramos was also suspended, and Varane was injured, Asensio carried Real on his shoulders.

This was a match where midfielder Casemiro had to drop back to play as a central defender with Nacho, so he had to give up the midfield to the visiting team Valencia. As early as the 10th minute, Asensio scored the opening goal, seizing the opportunity from the moment Valencia's midfielders lost the ball, but the defense could not preserve the score, allowing the away players to score two goals in a row.

When Benzema played very badly, unable to score from favorable opportunities, Bale was even worse, becoming isolated in the attack, then Asensio spoke up. With a technical and delicate direct free kick, Asensio made goalkeeper Neto redundant in the moment of scoring.

On the pitch, Asensio, interestingly, is not like his peers who are ready to rush into every collision. On the contrary, Asensio moves leisurely, comfortably and very spontaneously, looking soft and intelligent as if he has many years of playing at the top level and knows the strengths and weaknesses of his opponents. This number 20 player has the look of a leader of the match, similar to his seniors Toni Kroos or Luka Modric.

Now the question is why President Florentino Perez did not spend money to buy "stars" this season. Simply because Galacticos 3.0 at Santiago Bernabeu already has "prince" Asensio, a young talent of Spanish football.

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