However, this season, C. Ronaldo faced two months of injuries, and during his injury period, Real Madrid under the leadership of Chen Zhong delivered perfect results.
Of course, this also owed to Pellegrini's "awakening."
But many people believe that Chen Zhong has the qualification to lead Real Madrid forward.
Adding to that, in the recently concluded national derby, Chen Zhong performed outstandingly and successfully won the Golden Boy Award.
On some level, Chen Zhong and Messi share the same honors; in terms of the number of Golden Boy Awards and Ballon d'Or, both only have one Golden Boy Award.
The award ceremony left Almeria's away fans and players speechless, with some even voicing their disdain, thinking it was merely a Golden Boy Award and that the celebration was excessive.
But the envy in their eyes was undeniable.
It wasn't that they thought the celebration was overdone, but rather because the hero of the celebration wasn't themselves, hence excessive.
