Real Madrid believe new manager will do a great job in rediscovering star midfielder’s form | OneFootball

While Real Madrid’s dressing room politics loomed large last season, the fact of the matter remains that Los Blancos have serious quality in their squad.

The performances of players including Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham at the FIFA World Cup is testament to the same as all three stars have stood out for their respective national teams.

What remains a big challenge for Jose Mourinho, thus, is to ensure that the same versions of the three players perform in tandem for the club.

The biggest challenge on that front is Bellingham who has looked like a fish out of water after Carlo Ancelotti’s departure.

Mourinho’s confidence

As reported by Fabrizio Romano (h/t Madrid Xtra) in a recent report, the new Real Madrid coach is a big fan of Bellingham, and the respect goes two ways as the player also holds the coach in high esteem. The foundations for a healthy relationship, thus, are laid.

Mourinho must bring the best out of Bellingham. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images)

The feeling at Real Madrid, thus, is that Mourinho will do a great job with the English international in bringing out his best version, especially in front of goal. They expect a great relationship and partnership between the duo.

Bellingham’s first season at the club was a massive success as the player was deployed as an attacking midfielder just behind the forward line. The position enabled him to blossom in the final third and produce great numbers.

Since then, however, he has been moved deeper and the new role has not suited him as much. His performances as an attacking midfielder in the World Cup once again show that the initial template was the ideal one, and hand Mourinho a blueprint of how to maximise the player’s output.

A stellar campaign

England’s pearl at the World Cup. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Bellingham’s performances at the FIFA World Cup have been nothing short of stellar across all stages, and it is safe to say that he has been one of the team’s most important players alongside Harry Kane.

The 23-year-old began by scoring in England’s opening game against Croatia, then went on to score and assist in their third group-stage game against Panama. He was named the man of the match in all three group stage clashes.

In the knockouts, he was relatively silent against DR Congo but produced another game-defining performance against Mexico earlier this week, where he scored two goals within two minutes against the run of play.

Mourinho, needless to say, will be taking notes on where and how to position the player to maximise his output.