Real Madrid Fans Demand New Striker Signing After Rodrygo’s ‘Disasterclass’ vs Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid Fans Demand New Striker Signing After Rodrygo’s ‘Disasterclass’ vs Rayo Vallecano

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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  • Real Madrid fans want the club to sign a new striker after Rodrygo Goes' poor outing against Rayo Vallecano
  • The Brazilian forward started the game in the no.9 role following an injury to Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema
  • Real Madrid suffered their first defeat in LaLiga at the hands of Rayo Vallecano on Monday night

Some fans of reigning LaLiga champions Real Madrid are fuming at Brazilian forward Rodrygo Goes following his abysmal display in their 3-2 defeat at Rayo Vallecano.

The 21-year-old lacked the clinical instinct in his game on Monday night, missing a number of great opportunities to win the game for Los Blancos.

The worst was reserved for the last, as the youngster missed a glorious chance in the dying embers of the game to pull parity for Real Madrid.

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Rodrygo missed a simple tap-in by guiding an easy goal over the bar. Photo by Angel Martinez. Credit: @TrollFootball
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And furious Los Blancos fans have taken to social media to demand the club to invest in a new no.9 when the winter transfer window opens in Janauary.

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How fans reacted on Twitter

@DevrazThirteen tweeted:

"Rodrygo is not the answer, we have to bring in a world class winger/strike."

@Iyke_Darko

"Signing a striker in January is a must. Rodrgyo and co need help."

@ViniXtra_ tweeted:

"BREAKING: Rodrygo Goes is being investigated for faking his Brazilian passport. If true he will NOT be going to the World Cup."

@Jus_ace01 posted:

"He can break benzema record for the most big chance miss in Real Madrid history with ease , Perfect replacement for benzema"

@Jorge added:

“I have nothing against Rodrygo, it seems to me a very important revulsion but a game of 9 or his false 9 attempt does not win you games.”

How Rayo defeated Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano were victorious on Monday night as Real Madrid suffered their first LaLiga defeat to leave arch-nemesis Barcelona two points clear at the top.

The home side opened the scoring early in the game in a see-saw encounter before Carlo Ancelotti's men going 2-1 ahead through Luka Modric and Eder Militao.

But Rayo got the equaliser yet again just before half-time before getting the match-winning goal from the spot courtesy of Oscar Trejo in the 67th minute.

Barcelona are not on top of the LaLiga table after 13 matches. The Catalans have 34 points whiles Real Madrid are second on 32 points.

Rodrygo eulogises Neymar

Sports Brief earlier reported that Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Goes has revealed the best Brazilian player he has played with.

Rodrygo, who has had a blistering start to the season, named former Barcelona star Neymar as his best Brazilian teammate, ahead of Real Madrid colleague and best friend Vinicius Junior.

Despite spending the past three seasons with Madrid and playing alongside a number of Brazilian teammates at the Santiago Bernabeu, the 21-year-old preferred Neymar.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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