A year after impressing the world of football with his goalscoring performances, Jude Bellingham is having a more complicated start to the 2024-2025 financial year under the colors of Real Madrid. While he had already scored 10 goals during this period last year, the English midfielder has still not found the net this season.
Moved back onto the pitch due to the arrival of Kylian Mbappé this summer, the former Borussia Dortmund player is now playing a more defensive role, far from the surface, which limits his offensive impact. The three assists he provided were not enough to compensate for his lack of goals, and this situation seemed to be affecting his morale.
A repositioning that slows down Bellingham
During the victory won on the pitch of Celta Vigo (1-2), Saturday evening in La Liga, Jude Bellingham expressed his frustration after a missed pass from Vinicius Jr deprived him of a goal opportunity. According to Carlo Ancelotti, who commented on this episode, the Englishman simply showed his character by reacting like this.
However, the question arises: could the tactical repositioning imposed by Ancelotti not ultimately extinguish its effectiveness? The Italian technician is not worried: “I am satisfied with him because he works a lot on the pitch, he fights, he has a sense of sacrifice. He didn’t score the goals last year but that’s no surprise. These are his surprise goals last season. »
