Asensio changes his stance and takes the right decision

The preparatory season for Real Madrid has already begun, but there are still doubts to be resolved in the team. With the new deals page practically closed, there are still players who can leave and one of them is Marco Asensio (26 years old).

The Spanish international’s numbers last season in the league were erratic: he scored 10 goals, but did not provide any assists. Although he managed to be effective in attack throughout the 1816 minutes he played.

According to Olocip, a pioneer in adding artificial intelligence to professional football, the 2021-2022 season was the best of his career, with 0.44 goals per game, behind only Vinicius and Benzema. In addition, through his overall numbers (offensive, defensive and building play), he has contributed to scoring a goal every 204 minutes for Real Madrid when he is on the field.

Asensio is clearly a great goalscorer, because that was and remains one of his main virtues. His average goals last season was really high: 0.5 goals per game when he was playing (the same rate he scored in every two matches).

And as if that weren’t enough, he was Real Madrid’s second most effective player in finishing attacks in front of the opponent’s goal, behind only Vinicius: Asensio scored nearly 4 more goals than expected, while Vinicius scored 5.4 more than expected.

According to those statistics, it is remarkable that he was the fourth player in the team with the most influence in the league (8.95), behind Militao (9.67), Benzema (13.33) and Vinicius (21, 38).

Mallorca, who was initially willing to leave due to the lack of opportunities to participate in the matches, which makes it difficult for him to participate in the World Cup in Qatar, wants to stay in light of the departure of Jovic, Bale and Isco and the absence of Mbappe.

This, combined with the confidence that Ancelotti gives him, has been the key to changing his attitude. Asensio wants to stay and fight for a central position in the team.

Source: AS