What's going on with Cristiano Ronaldo? It's the question being asked at Real Madrid. The player, ambitious and nearly always decisive, has made a disappointing start to the season and is a long way short of his usual numbers.
All the alarms have been set off at Madrid due to the Portuguese forward's poor form. CR7 has scored just once through 12 rounds of fixtures in La Liga. Despite missing the first four games through suspension, he has played in the last eight and his percentages are more than alarming.
According to numbers in Diario AS, the Madrid man has had 55 shots in La Liga. More than half a century of shots for just one goal, which is a success rate of 1.8 percent.
And according to 'uno-cero.com', Ronaldo has had more shots than anyone this season apart from Lionel Mess, who has had 57, 33 of which have been on target. The difference is that the Argentine is the top scorer in the league with 12 goals and Ronaldo's not even in the top 100.
Without doubt, it's the worst form in front of goala since he's been in the league.
His performances in recent games have been as sad as his numbers. Ronaldo has looked slowly, physically and mentally, and seemed to lack motivation. The figure of the forward being out sprinted by Juanfran at the Wanda Metropolitano will have been a big morale blow.
The criticism has been building up in recent weeks and even the press in Madrid have suggested he does not deserve the Ballon d'Or.