jude bellinghamHis first season at Real Madrid started with a ton of goals and ended with a dream double, but his second year has yet to get off the ground. The England international will face his former team Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday in a rematch of last season’s Champions League final, which saw Bellingham and Los Blancos win the competition for the 15th time. The 21-year-old has shown signs of frustration in his second season at Madrid, having been given more defensive responsibilities in midfield than at any time last season following the arrival of the French superstar. Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti appointed the hard-working Bellingham on the right side of midfield in Saturday’s 2-1 La Liga win over Celta Vigo, with a fee of 103 million euros (100 million euros). 12 million dollars) has been given a new role.
Bellingham started last season as a key man at the heart of Madrid’s attack, scoring 10 goals in the first 10 games in La Liga and the Champions League.
push to rear position karim benzema Madrid departed with Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe still awaiting the arrival, but Bellingham was in good spirits.
Through nine competitive games this season, Bellingham has yet to find the back of the net.
Bellingham appeared furious with his Brazilian teammate during the win against Celta Vinicius The junior behind the forward did not pass the ball when he was in a good position to score and instead rammed it.
Ancelotti said on Saturday: “I haven’t seen that moment you’re talking about, but if it happened, it means he’s got the ball, he’s got character and he looks good to me.” I mean it,” defended Bellingham.
“Honestly, I didn’t realize (that it was happening). I’ll be watching, but if he reacted… calm down, they were talking and laughing after the game. No problem.
“Our advantage is that we always have good competition until the end.”
Ancelotti wanted Bellingham to play a hybrid role, often dropping to the left of midfield, in the second half of last season to strengthen Madrid’s defence.
The midfielder looked depleted in the final months of the season, suffering from shoulder and ankle problems.
sharp rise
Barring his stunning bicycle-kick goal in the last 16 against Slovakia, Bellingham fell short of his England best at Euro 2024 despite the Three Lions reaching the final.
He has enjoyed a meteoric rise since breaking into Birmingham City’s first team as a teenager, joining Borussia Dortmund at the age of 17, before the club retired his number 22 shirt.
Bellingham became the club’s youngest captain at the age of 19 and led the team to the brink of winning the league, with Bayern Munich winning on the final day of the 2022-23 season.
He was named Player of the Season and also starred for England at the 2022 World Cup, but they lost to France in the quarter-finals.
Bellingham quickly became enamored with Bellingham, who proved to be a savior on numerous occasions, including scoring twice in his first Clasico against Barcelona.
His goals turned him into the kind of star that might have otherwise taken him years at Madrid, but it proved to be a difficult hurdle to meet on an ongoing basis.
Manager Ancelotti has repeatedly emphasized that Bellingham’s job has changed and that he should be recognized for what he brings to the team despite playing the same midfield role he played before joining the Whites.
Mbappe, Vinicius and sometimes rodrigo goes Ancelotti and Madrid have struggled to find the perfect balance in attack this season.
New England coach Thomas Tuchel will also have to decide how best to fit Bellingham with Bukayo Saka. Phil Foote and Cole Palmer compete for a position in the attacking midfield at the back harry kane.
Madrid are still searching for the right formula ahead of important weeks against Dortmund and La Liga leaders Barcelona, and Bellingham will be determined to contribute, whether that includes scoring or not.
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