“Bellingham has had a blow and is being assessed”

Real Madrid did not start the season as expected. They drew 1-1 against Mallorca with Kylian Mbappe making his La Liga debut after winning the European Super Cup. The lack of coordination between the Frenchman and his teammates Rodrygo Goes, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior raised certain hackles in criticism and could have been one of the factors in the draws. Faced with this and other issues, the press was able to get Carlo Ancelotti's impressions on Friday morning.

“Bellingham has had a blow and is being assessed,” he said of the condition of one of his stars. “I spoke to Rodrygo, I asked him if something had happened and he told me that the message was 'fake', that he didn't say anything, that he is very happy here. He has been one of the best in the match; so, there is no problem with him,” he replied regarding the Brazilian and his alleged WhatsApp message.

"We have resources. It's the youngsters, who are very good and, as an emergency, Tchouameni, so we're waiting for Alaba with all the patience in the world," he added. "We play where we are told and when we are told. We have to take into consideration the health of the players and nothing else," he said about the schedules. ‘We all know what qualities he has. In these two games, he has done very well," he praised Rodrygo again.

"This is a little bit the characteristic of the teams in recent years, also because of the presence of Vinicius.... We play a bit more on the left because of the quality he has. It has been a characteristic of these years. Benzema also wanted to play in the centre and on the left and Bellingham, the same. I'm not going to tell Vinicius to stop doing that when we've won two Champions League titles like that."

 

August 22, 2024