During the epidemic, the competition of the five major leagues has entered a period of stagnation, and the stars have basically disappeared from the vision of fans. However, there is a giant player who successfully "bo" the fans' eyeballs from time to time with the news, and he is Real Madrid's center Luka Jovic. Earlier, Jovic risked his girlfriend's birthday in defiance of the relevant regulations, which attracted criticism from the Serbian and domestic media. Although this matter did not make Real Madrid say anything, it is clear that his approach has made the team executives very dissatisfied. Not long ago, Real Madrid officially announced that Jovic fractured his right heel bone, which was caused by training at home. However, it is reported that the reason for Jovic's injury was not training, but fell off a wall. Whatever the reason for Jovic's injury, his accident once again reduced the ratings in the hearts of his fans. Thinking about Jovic's slump this season, and looking at what's happening today, it's really "incredible."
Jovic's slot points are a bit much
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 60 million mr. came to the Bernabeu</h1>
As a child, Jovic was a relatively talented young player. In Serbia, where the football atmosphere is strong, he has won the favor of many teams with his excellent performances. Later, he entered the academy of Serbé League giants Red Star Belgrade. Here, Jovic unleashed his football talents, kicking from the lower echelon to the highest echelon step by step. In 2014, at the age of 17, Jovic officially entered the Red Star first team in Belgrade. A season later, with good play, he was poached by Portuguese Super League powerhouse Benfica. However, coming to Benficayovich seems to have encountered a magic obstacle, he did not kick out. Later, he came to the Bundesliga and joined Eintracht Frankfurt. It was this transfer that changed Jovic's fate. In his first season, Jovic's performance was decent; in the second season, he exploded and became the best striker of his age group. It is also because of this that he has attracted the attention of La Liga giants Real Madrid. Last summer, Real Madrid won him without hesitation, and the Galaxy spent 60 million euros for it, a price that made Jovic the most expensive player for Real Madrid that season since Hazard. It can be seen how much Real Madrid valued him at that time. However, Jovic, who was extremely expensive, arrived at the Bernabeu and was unexpectedly lost. Although the season is not over, Jovic's answer sheet is really too bleak, and many fans have given him the title of "parallel cargo". Originally in Frankfurt, he was a popular god, and now he has become a giant "parallel cargo", which is really infinitely regrettable.
Jovic joins Real Madrid
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Bundesliga striker into La Liga "parallel cargo"</h1>
Jovic can play in a variety of positions, since his debut he has played as a center, left winger, right winger, attacking midfielder, two forwards, he is a good forward attacker. However, since he came to Frankfurt, his position has basically remained the same, that is, the center forward. In the beginning, the reason why Real Madrid bought him was also to let him play as a center forward in the team, in order to take over Benzema's position in the future. So, what kind of player is Jovic in the center position? As a team's center, offense must be the first priority, which is also a measure of whether it is qualified. The data cited here is Jovic's data in all competitions, and the time involved is from the 2013-14 season to the 2019-20 season, and it should be noted here that Jovic has not yet entered the first team in the 2013-14 season. As you can see from the chart below, Jovic scored goals every season, and his goal count fluctuated significantly, gradually increasing and then falling in the first three seasons, and then rising again in the next two seasons and falling again this season. In the 2018-19 season, Jovic scored the most goals. In terms of assists, except for Jovic, who did not get statistics in the 2013-14 season, he received assists in the remaining seasons. In terms of the number of goals scored, Jovic's stats are first up, then down, then up and down. This can be obtained: 1, 2018-19 season, Jovic reached the peak of his career so far, his goals and assists are the best; 2, as a center player, Jovic has a good ability to assist; 3, Jovic's goal level is also quite good; 4, Jovic is a player who has improved rapidly; 5, compared to the wonderful performance of the previous season, Jovic's performance this season is extremely sluggish, and he has fallen badly.
Today, Real Madrid have these strikers in the squad: Benzema, Eden Hazard, Bale, Rodrigo, Vinicius, Vazquez, Mariano. How does Jovic perform compared to these teammates? As you can see from the chart below, Jovic ranks 6th among these players in terms of goals, higher than Mariano and Eden Hazard; in terms of assists, Jovic ranks 7th among these players, higher than Mariano; and in terms of scoring goals, Jovic ranks 7th among these players, higher than Mariano. It should be noted that the reason Mariano's statistics are so poor is that he has so little playing time that Zidane has almost given up on him. Obviously, in real Madrid's front line, Jovic's play is very average, he is basically at the bottom.
At present, the better center forwards in La Liga are Real Madrid's Benzema, Barca's Suarez, Villarreal's Moreno, Levante's Roger Matti, and Alaves's Perez. As you can see from the chart below, Jovic is ranked 6th in terms of goals scored, at the bottom; in terms of assists, Jovic is ranked 4th, higher than Moreno and Roger Mattie; and in terms of scoring goals, Jovic is ranked 6th. Obviously, the gap between Jovic and many good centre-forwards in the league is not a point of two, but a lot, although his assists are still slightly dominant, but the overall is hanging.
Based on the above analysis, it can be seen that Jovic was once a very good center forward, with unlimited scenery in the Bundesliga, but after coming to Real Madrid, his state was greatly reduced, whether compared with the players in the team or compared with the players in the league, he did not have an advantage. Although the performance of this season does not mean that Jovic has become invisible, it is an indisputable fact that he has changed from a Bundesliga striker to a La Liga "parallel cargo".
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Jovic entered Real Madrid at a high price</h1>
Although Jovic's performance after coming to Real Madrid was sluggish, as if he had hit the "rookie wall", he still exuded football charm, otherwise Real Madrid would not have spent a high price to introduce him. The downturn is the downturn, and the strength is the strength, which are two different things. Real Madrid bought Jovic with heavy money, mainly looking at three shining points on him: 1, excellent physical fitness; 2, excellent life under the feet; 3, high offensive efficiency.
Excellent physical fitness
The height of 1.82 meters is not tall in the center, it can be said that the height is average, which gives Jovic no natural advantage when grabbing points. However, this is not a problem for Jovic, because he has a strong physique, his weight is 75 kilograms, and he has strong muscles and almost no extra flesh, which gives Jovic another almost natural advantage, that is, physical strength. The average defender, even if he is relatively tall, it is difficult to defend him, because his body is hard as steel and strong as a rock. During the game, jovic looked like a small steel cannon due to his physical strength. How did Jovic perform in real combat? Take a look at this attack, Jovic encountered the strict defense of the opposing players when the midfield was ready to take the ball, and in the case of a five-to-five chance, Jovic successfully got the ball, and then he went all the way to the front and led the team to complete a threatening attack. In the process of Jovic's dribbling, a defender constantly used small movements against him, first pulling, then dragging, but he could not help him, and the opponent's rough defense did not even affect his center of gravity. It can be seen that Jovic's physical fitness is really excellent. If you change to an ordinary forward player, such a disturbance, it is estimated that you will have lost the ball long ago.
Jovic's body is really tough
Live well under your feet
Jovic's physical qualities are outstanding, but this does not affect his foot skills. Jovic's foot work is excellent and he is definitely the best of the center players. Jovic is not a stake-type centre-forward, but an organizational centre-forward with excellent skills, similar to Benzema, which is one of the reasons why Real Madrid asked for him. Jovic can pick up the ball anywhere on the pitch, he can organize the attack, he can also break through with the ball himself, a defender wants to break the ball from his feet, it is very difficult, sometimes multiple people can also break through smoothly. It can be said that in Jovic, everyone saw a more "alternative" center. For example, in this attack, Jovic took the ball in the box and prepared to shoot, but he gathered a number of defenders in front of him, so he decided to change the offensive routine. Jovic was seen wandering in the penalty area, passing the defenders who came to break the ball, and finally he managed to break through and pass the ball to his teammates on the left side who were unguarded. Jovic's dribbling in the penalty area resembles a dragon play ball, and his footwork is clearly visible.
Jovic's dribbling was outstanding
High offensive efficiency
High efficiency is a necessary quality for a good center forward, such as Levan in the Bundesliga, Haaland in the Bundesliga, etc., their offensive efficiency is very high, and Jovic is also one. In the Bundesliga in 2017-18, Jovic averaged 1.7 shots per game, 0.7 shots on target, with a shooting percentage of 41.2% and in the Bundesliga in 2018-19, Jovic averaged 3 shots per game, 1.3 shots on target, with a shooting accuracy rate of 43.3%. Two consecutive seasons of shooting above 40 percent is good enough. The reason why Jovic has such a high offensive efficiency is on the one hand because he rarely shoots with brute force, basically choosing his own chance to complete the shot, on the other hand, because his ability to catch the ball and shoot is very strong, the ball is like installing a positioning device, directly drilling into the goal.
Jovic's offensive efficiency during the Bundesliga
Jovic shot
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > why Jovic is so depressed</h1>
Unfortunately, Jovic should have had a bright future, and Real Madrid also gave him indefinite expectations, but in the end he was labeled as a "parallel cargo". In terms of ability, Jovic is still online, but why is he so depressed when he comes to Real Madrid?
With poor ability to grasp opportunities, Zidane gradually lost confidence
Jovic's performance is sluggish, and many people will think that it is because Zidane has given him few opportunities and he has no way to prove himself. In fact, this is not the case. At the beginning, Zidane was also full of expectations for him, he gave Jovic a lot of opportunities to appear, sometimes still in the starting position. However, Jovic's performance was unsatisfactory, he repeatedly missed opportunities on the pitch and did not show his level in the Bundesliga. After that, Zidane lost faith in him. I can't get the opportunity to appear, I really don't blame the coach for not waiting to see himself, but his own play is really too watery. His ability to take chances in La Liga is 40%, and he is only 9th in the team.
Poor self-control, easy to be swayed by bystanders
Joining the world giants Real Madrid at the age of 21 for a super high value of 60 million yuan is certainly like a dream for Jovic. It was in this way that he became a little impetuous and his self-control began to decline. Poor self-control, which is a fatal flaw in the player. How poor is Jovic's self-control? Just look at how he has performed during the pandemic. Before, he left Real Madrid to return to his hometown, the team was out of humane considerations to let him go home to visit his relatives, did not expect that he went outside to celebrate the birthday of his girlfriend as soon as he went back, this matter was exposed, caused a huge sensation, many people in Serbia expressed dissatisfaction with him. Jovic's girlfriend is indeed beautiful, but it is really angry and helpless to treat the relevant regulations as a child's play for his girlfriend. Who else has this self-control?
The tactical status is reduced, and the sense of self-honing is weak
The above is the subjective reason for Jovic's sluggish performance, and the objective reason is that his tactical position has dropped sharply after coming to Real Madrid. In Eintracht Frankfurt, Jovic is the team's well-deserved top scorer, and the first thing the manager has to consider when laying out offensive tactics is him, and teammates will look for him first when they get the ball. However, in Real Madrid, it is different, because Real Madrid is full of stars, and he can't rank here at all. The decline in tactical status makes Jovic uncomfortable, and it is reasonable for the data to fluctuate. However, all this should be something he can anticipate before joining Real Madrid, so what he has to do is to strengthen the improvement of his own quality, make himself more threatening, powerful, and use his performance to conquer the manager. Unfortunately, he didn't seem to do that.
Jovic has a lot of problems
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > youth is capital, but not a reason to splurge</h1>
Looking at it now, Jovic is only 22 years old, and his future still has a long way to go. A temporary downturn is nothing, and being able to get back on his feet after falling down is the real warrior. It's just that being young is good, being young is the future, being young is capital, but being young is not a reason to splurge. If Jovic does not reflect on himself, then his football path may no longer be a smooth road. In Real Madrid, a huge and charming stage that countless people have envisioned, it is really impossible to say that it is not good to perform. Conversely, if Jovic can make a bloody road at the Bernabeu and let the fans here re-recognize themselves, then the future of the Galactico will have his place.
Luca Jovic