2023-09-03 10:02:13
Real Madrid leaders can be reassured. They should not, a priori, not chain a second flop to more than one hundred million euros. Because, unlike Eden Hazard, recruited at a hefty price in 2019 (between 100 and 160 million euros depending on the source), Jude Bellingham (103 M€) is making an idyllic debut with the You meringues.
The same number 5 as Zinedine Zidane
In four league days, the 20-year-old attacking midfielder has scored five goals, in addition to the one already scored in preparation once morest Manchester United. And, each time, it is the pawns that count. Against Almeria (3-1, August 19), he equalized before allowing Real to go ahead. Against Celta Vigo (1-0, August 25), he scored the only goal late in the game (81′). And once morest Getafe (2-1, September 2), he offered victory to his team in added time (90’+5).
Already a total of six points alone, allowing Real to prance at the top of La Liga. And flattering comparisons were quick to emerge concerning the English international (24 selections), positioned higher in Madrid than in Dortmund. The newspaper AS underlined his “hybrid between Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema” side.
A reference to Zizou – “the greatest footballer of all time” according to Bellingham – favored by the Englishman’s number, 5, the same as “ZZ” at Real. For the Benzema side, it’s the goalscoring instinct that works in favor of the current La Liga top scorer. Which even surprised his coach, Carlo Ancelotti. “In terms of quality, Bellingham is not surprising. But that he scored in every game, it’s quite surprising […] He can reach 15 goals without a problem, he already did it last year with Dortmund (14 actually). We showed him videos of what we liked regarding him when he played at Dortmund. And nothing more. What has changed is that he moves a lot, he makes more movements without the ball entering the opponent’s box. At Dortmund, he was more used to receiving between the lines. »
Bernabeu a chanté Hey Jude in his honour
The Madrid public was not mistaken either, already dubbing their new darling. Against Getafe, the Santiago Bernabeu sang the famous Hey Jude of the Beatles in his honor. “When they were singing Hey JudeI wanted to stop and listen to them, reacted the player, moved, following the match. My legs were shaking. They made me sign for times like that. »
And the flattering comparisons didn’t stop there. Because, by scoring in his first four La Liga matches at Real, Jude Bellingham did as well as a certain Cristiano Ronaldo, top scorer in the history of the club. The two men are the only ones to have achieved this performance in history.
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A prestigious legacy for the former Dortmund. Even if, in the famous debate between CR7 and Lionel Messi, Bellingham had voted… for the Argentinian last year. “Messi or Ronaldo? For me Messi. Every time I see him play, he does something that makes me think he’s not human. »
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