'Zidane is relying on Ronaldo having 20 shots a game and Benzema picking up the pieces'

Ronaldo scored his second La Liga goal of the season against relegation-threatened Malaga Saturday, while strike partner Karim Benzema has scored the same number of goals.

The 'Spanish football expert' told 'Sky Sports': "They are over-egging the fact that they are guilty of not scoring the goals they should have done this season so they are shooting at every opportunity, and the main culprit is Ronaldo.

"It's becoming like the only thing that matters for Real Madrid is Ronaldo scoring, when it isn't. The biggest issue for them is winning games and having some sort of creative style and pattern of play, which at the moment, with the changes Zinedine Zidane is making, he is relying purely on individual ability.

"He is relying on Ronaldo having 20 shots a game and Benzema picking up the pieces, he is not thinking about Ronaldo's shot when he could have crossed or passed. It's become a real feature of their game.

"The emphasis is on Ronaldo to score the goals. He has taken that responsibility too far, shooting from everywhere, he's shooting from distance and they are going high, wide, and that's the reason we are not seeing a definitive pattern from Real Madrid in terms of possession and full-backs having time to get into attacking positions. It's hit and miss from Real Madrid."

Meanwhile, 'Los Blancos' are fourth in the table after 13 games played, eight points behind early pace-setters Barcelona.

And Gibson added: "They are hanging on in there. They seem to think if they score loads of goals against Malaga and APOEL then everything will be ok. I am not so sure, there are bigger issues.

"I want to see that style of play they had earlier in the season when they had 44 passes before scoring against Deportivo. That's the type of play I expected to see more of this season."