After Real Madrid’s surprise defeat to Espanyol Barcelona on Saturday in La Liga, Jude Bellingham provoked the anger of some observers of the Madrid club. While some believe the player is doing everything right for Carlo Ancelotti’s team, a football enthusiast from Paris, France, did not mince his words about the English player.
Real Madrid continues to make headlines. Struggling on many fronts, the Madrid team needs numerous adjustments to become competitive again, capable of competing with the top teams dominating Europe this season. Speaking of adjustments, Carlo Ancelotti also needs to make some in attack. Indeed, while the defence has been the main topic due to the absence of key players like Militao, Carvajal, and recently Antonio Rudiger, the attacking line of the Merengue club is still struggling. Despite Vinicius Junior’s return last Saturday in La Liga, the Madrid attack remained silent against Espanyol.
Bellingham, the other problem in attack?
While some believe the attack is unbalanced, particularly with the three forwards (Vinicius, Mbappé, and Rodrygo) favouring the left side, and that the team needs to be adjusted for perfect balance, the Parisian Immigrant, a famous French YouTuber, has targeted Jude Bellingham. Breaking down Real Madrid’s match after the controversial 1-0 win over Espanyol Barcelona, the influencer, followed by millions of subscribers, points to the former Dortmund player as a real problem for the forwards.
Speaking frankly, the Parisian believes Jude needs to reassess his approach. “He comes in and interferes with the forwards, he interferes with Mbappé, he interferes with Rodrygo, he interferes with Vini… He wants to do too much… Not to mention that he gets angry all the time, he loses his temper very quickly. I think he loses his cool far too easily. Bellingham must understand that his role is no longer that of a false number 9. He needs to learn that his role is now to provide the passes, to be at the edge of the box, but not to interfere with the forwards,” he laments.
“He doesn’t want to understand that things are changing”
Like the journalists from Radio Marca who criticised the English international for his excessive reactions a few days ago, the Parisian Immigrant reinforced the point. “He must offer solutions, yes, but not interfere with the forwards. Every time Mbappé misses a pass or something, I see Bellingham getting angry, turning around, and not acknowledging Mbappé, while Mbappé apologises. I feel like he doesn’t want to understand that things are changing and that his role isn’t the same as last season…,” continued the Frenchman on his YouTube account.
On social media, this comment has found a positive reception. For many, Real Madrid today has many young players who all want to be in the spotlight, whereas in the past, players like Karim Benzema worked in the shadows, serving other players like Cristiano Ronaldo, before eventually being crowned at the end of their careers. It is true that at the moment, the attack is not really clicking among the Madrid forwards. While they often score goals, it’s usually through individual moments of brilliance.
In matches where the opponent shows significant resistance, the flaws of this attack, which contains players capable of breaking any defence, become evident. Today, Carlo Ancelotti needs to find a way to resolve these issues, which prevent Real Madrid from starting the second half of the season smoothly. It promises to be an exciting period, with major clashes like the one against Manchester City in the Champions League knockout stage next week.
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