Jude Bellingham and the internal problem with Real Madrid... What's going on? | OneFootball

The Englishman seems to be fighting for a regular place in the team.

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In the hallowed halls of the Santiago Bernabéu, a new era is beginning to take shape under the steady hand of Xabi Alonso. The legendary midfielder, now tasked with steering the Real Madrid ship, has enjoyed an encouraging start to his tenure. Yet, beneath the surface of early successes, a captivating tactical conundrum is unfolding—one that revolves around their prodigious English talent, Jude Bellingham.

As the Spanish press, notably Marca, has observed, Bellingham represents the most intriguing piece in Alonso's strategic chessboard. The question is not if Bellingham will start, but how and where. The manager is deeply engrossed in solving this puzzle, experimenting to find the perfect role that will unleash the midfielder's full potential and seamlessly integrate him into the team's fabric.

Complicating this strategic decision is Bellingham's own journey back to peak fitness. An untimely injury had sidelined him at the season's dawn, forcing a patient approach. Now, with each passing match, he is being carefully reintroduced, his minutes on the pitch gradually increasing as he shakes off the rust and rediscovers his rhythm.

This process of reintegration comes at a time when the club itself stands as a bastion of a controversial vision. While the footballing landscape has shifted dramatically around them, Real Madrid and their president, Florentino Pérez, remain the lone, unwavering pillars of the European Super League project—a testament to their enduring, and often isolated, ambition at the very summit of the sport.

And so, as Alonso plots his course, all eyes are on how he will fit his brightest star back into a constellation of talent, a decision that could very well define his legacy and the club's season.