Bellingham has only two ways out for Real Madrid. He can t be the core of the midfield, so he can change his position as soon as possible!

Bellingham

In Real Madrid's recent games, Guillail used precise passes to connect offense and defense in the midfield. When Mastantono occupied the wing road with tireless running, Bellingham's position in Real Madrid was increasingly embarrassing. The English star, who is currently worth 180 million euros, has received several opportunities to play after recovering from shoulder surgery this season, but is obviously in poor condition and is also out of the team's skills and tactics. After recovering from the operation, Bellingham first played against Espanyol for only 1 minute, and against Levante for 19 minutes. He started directly in the same city derby with Atletico Madrid, but Real Madrid was completely in a mess. Real Madrid's counterattack fell from 30+ per game to Atletico Madrid with only 11 shots, and only had a pitiful 6 shots (usually close to 20 times!). Bellingham is even worse, touching the ball 43 times in the game. Like goalkeeper Courtois, he only passed the ball 5 times in the third zone and conceded 7 ball entries. Moreover, his technical characteristics have proved that it is difficult for him to shoulder the banner of Real Madrid's "midfield commander" and change his position in time to solve the dilemma.

Real Madrid's new midfield core - the midfield core that Real Madrid needs must not only control the rhythm and send out deadly straight passes like Cross, but also be able to stabilize the offensive and defensive transformation. However, Bellingham has obvious shortcomings in the space efficiency of the ball-holding and the creativity of forward passes. Although his passes occasionally assisted, they lack the stability to create continuous threats. The details of dialing, pulling, and stopping when connecting the ball are still rough, making it difficult to support the role of the midfield operation center in the intensive schedule. More importantly, Gulaire's rise has completely occupied the core area of ​​the midfield. The Turkish young player's vision and passing accuracy are exactly an advantage that Bellingham cannot reach at present, which completely puts his core competition in a passive manner. So Bellingham, who gave up his core obsession, actually has two clear ways to transform.

Bellingham shines in the position of the Shadow Front in his first season, the first path is to return to the offensive role of "Shadow Front/Liberty". When Ancelotti pushed him near the front line last season, he proved his value with his keen sense of penalty area and efficient shooting skills. This position not only exerted his strong desire to get ahead and his shooting efficiency, but also did not have to bear heavy organizational responsibilities. The best proof is that Bellingham contributed 23 goals and 13 assists in his first season with Real Madrid. Although Mbappe's existence has compressed the front line space, as the team's tactics are running in, Bellingham can be used as a "swimming attack point" to find gaps between Mbappe and Vinicius. His B2B midfield movement ability and shooting threats inside and outside the penalty area can provide a unique tactical supplement to Real Madrid's forward line. The second path of Bellingham, who played as a midfielder during the Dortmund period, was to transform into a midfielder position. Bellingham has the inherent conditions to become a midfielder: his running coverage is large, his interception and tackle is active, and his pressing style is highly consistent with his responsibilities as a midfielder. The experience of the back midfielder during Dortmund's period proves that he is competent for this role. In the 4213 or 3421 formation, he can partner with Chu Ameni or Valverde with two back midfielders. The former focuses on defensive sweeping, and the latter can retract and fill in, perfectly filling in the midfield gap between him and him. This arrangement can not only exert his defensive enthusiasm, but also retain his offensive talent through the attack after inserting the attack, avoiding the waste of his talent by the pure engineer character.

Berringham

The update of Real Madrid's midfield has arrived ahead of schedule. Bellingham's transformation is not a compromise, but a precise positioning of his own value. Continuing to stick to an unsuitable core position will only continue to marginalize in the competition with Gulaire; and choosing the transformation direction of the shadow forward or the midfielder can not only meet the team's tactical needs, but also allow him to rebirth in playing with his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses. For Bellingham, who is determined to write a legend in Real Madrid, turning around in time is much wiser than holding on.