DBasia.news – Unexpectedly, Real Madrid were unable to win in the match against Mallorca in the ninth week of LaLiga, Sunday (10/20). Real Madrid lost to RCD Mallorca by a score of 0-1 in the match that took place at Son Moix. Luka Jovic’s appearance, a new player recruited by Real Madrid also attracted attention in this match.
The Serbian striker continued to fail to carry out his main task, scoring a goal. This is Jovic’s third official match to start, but he failed to end his goal fasting. Not only that, Jovic even seemed to have disappeared while on the field.
What makes Jovic’s appearance get more attention is that the player is actually in top condition. This is because Jovic did not appear to strengthen his country during the international break. Yes, Jovic did not enter the Serbian squad and spent his time training in Madrid.
Coach Zinedine Zidane decided to play Jovic from the start against Real Mallorca. Zidane assess Jovic is in a condition where he is ready to compete and has a big ambition to end fasting goals.
However, the reality on the field is far from expectations. Jovic, who was last season’s Eintracht Frankfurt goal machine, couldn’t do much at all. Even being 66 minutes on the field, he only touched the ball 25 times. Worse, of the 25 touches it all did not occur in areas that endangered the opponent.
His lack of touch for the ball was more because of Jovic’s limited cruising range. When viewed from the heatmap, it is clearly seen where he is more positioned. Movement without the ball can be said to be very bad in the match against Mallorca. In other words, Jovic did not make it difficult for opposing players to anticipate it.
With the statistics above, it is very understandable that the Real Madrid public feels anxious. For Jovic himself, he still has a lot of homework to do if he wants to end the fast of goals that has been running for 63 days since his debut.