Bellingham enters Ancelotti’s office in Valdebebas and asks for answers
A day of analysis at the Valdebebas sports complex where Real Madrid are already working on a match against Atlético de Madrid in the last 16 of the European Cup, which is approaching on the horizon. Jude Bellingham, after the victory against Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish first division championship, went to Carlo Ancelotti’s office worried about his performance and to seek answers to the question. Madrid did not have a good time in the second half against Iñigo Pérez’s team in a day with many questions in the press network about the Englishman.
“Bellingham has returned in good condition… Bellingham played well. As I said, I really liked the first half because we pressed high up. We could have scored 3-0 from a steal, we played with intensity and quality. In the second half we dropped the level,” Carlo Ancelotti analysed and defended his player in a press conference where, in addition, inappropriate comments by Jude since his signing for the white house of football came to light. We need to calm the waters and, above all, believe in the dynamics of the European Cup.
It’s all about understanding how Bellingham returned to play after his suspension and had a discreet game against Rayo Vallecano. His numbers were even lower than what we are used to in terms of shots, dribbles and passes , something that Ancelotti discussed privately with the player today. Calm, a cool head and, above all, focusing his strength on where the interests of an entity that this week will be playing more than half the season north of the Spanish capital are truly at stake. Carletto wants everyone to get the club into the quarter-finals.
“You’re lacking a bit of rhythm because of the break, but you’ll be better on Wednesday,” the coach told the English midfielder to make him see that he will return to his best level as the games go by and that this Wednesday there will be revenge in every sense. Madrid will arrive with a 2-1 advantage on aggregate and with the need to be strong in a stadium where they last won in the autumn of 2023 with goals from Rodrygo and Fede Valverde. It should be noted that the most important thing, and where the starters were truly judged, was not Iñigo Pérez’s Rayo Vallecano.
Bellingham is worried and has gone to Ancelotti’s office to seek answers on a day when Madrid has already left behind the match against Rayo Vallecano for the Spanish first division championship and where all eyes of the club are on a derby with Atlético de Madrid where a place in the quarter-finals of the competition is at stake. Right now Carletto does not want doubts and total confidence in overcoming the test that lies ahead.
Source: Defensa Central
