"Wait, Chen Zhen is a center forward?"
In the first 30 minutes of the match, both teams released their starting lineups, and although he had already heard from the coach about Real Madrid's player configuration, seeing Chen Zhong at the kickoff point still shocked Mata.
It's not that Chen Zhong isn't capable; it's simply unbelievable that he could play as a center forward in the highly competitive Real Madrid. You have to know that Chen Zhong's predecessor, the one regarded in the youth team as "Raul's successor," "future banner," "Crown Prince" Soldado, while wearing the number 9 jersey of Real Madrid, is criticized as "the weakest number 9 in history."
Soldado had a smooth journey before joining Real Madrid, being the absolute core striker in every tier of the youth team, but struggled to secure playing time as a center forward after entering Real Madrid. Yet, Chen Zhong just stepped up?
Mata couldn't help but feel the wonders of life and the unpredictability of fate.
