Jude Bellingham savaged by Spanish press after Real Madrid thumped by Barcelona

Jude Bellingham played the afloat 90 minutes for Real Madrid successful their 4-0 location decision to Barcelona connected Saturday evening but didn't person an impact, with Marca blaming Carlo Ancelotti for failing to play him successful his favoured position

Jude Bellingham was torn isolated by the Spanish property aft Real Madrid's 4-0 thrashing by Barcelona connected Saturday, with the England prima being called "a shadiness of his erstwhile self" astatine the Bernabeu.

Bellingham is 1 of Madrid's astir valued stars but is not having the aforesaid prolific play helium had nether Carlo Ancelotti past term, assisting conscionable erstwhile and failing to people aft 7 appearances successful La Liga truthful far.

The midfielder was incapable to animate Madrid arsenic they were thumped by their rivals, with Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski - who scored a brace - each connected people during a fearfulness nighttime for the location broadside successful beforehand of their ain fans.

The 21-year-old played the afloat 90 minutes for Madrid but didn't person an impact, with Marca blaming Carlo Ancelotti for failing to play him successful his favoured presumption down the striker.

The Italian has deployed Bellingham connected the close helping astatine times this play and Marca newsman Juan Ignacio Garcia-Ochoa said Ancelotti's mis-management of the subordinate was a "joke successful atrocious taste".

"Bellingham is simply a shadiness of the subordinate who burst onto the country past play astatine the Bernabeu," helium wrote. "And the responsibility lies not with him, but with the mode helium is being managed.

"Every time helium plays successful a presumption that is not his and the boy, though helium gives his all, does not shine. Playing adjacent to the close flank, playing arsenic a full-back for galore minutes, is simply a gag successful atrocious sensation that Ancelotti indispensable close immediately.

"The information that a subordinate who past twelvemonth scored 20 goals has not scored immoderate erstwhile we are astir successful November is thing that deserves superior analysis." Marca were overmuch much complimentary of goalscorer Yamal, calling him "the chosen one".

Bellingham was showered with emotion from Spanish outlets past play and hailed arsenic Madrid's leader aft scoring 23 times from 42 appearances successful each competitions, being influential successful midfield arsenic the squad won La Liga and the Champions League.

The erstwhile Borussia Dortmund prima - who joined Madrid for astir £100m past summertime - continued that signifier successful Euro 2024 with England arsenic helium netted doubly and provided 2 assists to assistance the Three Lions scope the last of the contention earlier an agonising 2-1 decision to Spain.

Despite his sketchy signifier this season, Ancelotti insisted helium didn't person a occupation with Bellingham's deficiency of goals successful the build-up to the Barcelona crippled and said helium was blessed with the player's progress.

"He’s doing precise well, he’s progressing, he’s had problems with his ankle and shoulder, but his information is good. He is contributing with work, which is precise important for us.

"Last twelvemonth it was important that helium scored goals due to the fact that we had mislaid an important striker similar Benzema. We don’t person that occupation this twelvemonth due to the fact that we person a subordinate who tin people 45 goals."

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