In the Champions League quarterfinals that ended this morning, Real Madrid, sitting at home, was unfortunately forced to draw 3:3 by Manchester City, and faced Manchester City in the next away game, burying a lot of hidden dangers, and Bellingham, England's talented midfielder who played abnormally in this game, suffered a lot of media impact after the game, and people questioned whether the 180 million Mr. is worthy of the world's No. 1 value.
In fact, despite the home draw, it looks evenly divided. However, City have previously returned to home to advance to the next round after drawing in the first leg nine times in a row. Just last year, Real Madrid also drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City, and then were beaten 4-0 away.
In fact, this pinnacle matchup with Manchester City did expose all of Bellingham's flaws. He made just 31 passes in the game, one long ball, and very few of them threatening. As a big striker, such statistics can only show that he is far from those midfield masters in team organization and accurate ball control.
Real Madrid fans have long been accustomed to watching the performances of Modric, Kroos, Zidane, Figo and other Ballon d'Or level midfield masters. Compared to them, Bellingham is more of an attacking sapper midfielder with outstanding physical talent and all-round ability. You can't expect him to pull off a lethal pass in a row, you can't expect him to be sharp-eyed and ready to make a lethal pass, and as for scheduling the team, the alienation of the attack is even further away from him.
This raises the suspicion that Bellingham's tactical position will be further weakened by the arrival of Mbappe. Once Real Madrid puts Mbappe in the center, he, Vinicius and Rodrygo will become the sharpest speed counter-attacking striker in history, then from a tactical point of view, Bellingham's forward task will be greatly reduced, and less hand-to-hand combat in the midfield to create counter-attacks and offensive and defensive transitions.
In addition to the future Mbappe, even now, Real Madrid are still seeking to renew the contracts of the veterans of Luka Modric and Kroos, and it can be seen that he is not satisfied with the technical ability of the current midfielder.
In fact, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Bellingham are all more sappers at the moment. It's just an all-around, one defensive, one offensive. However, Valverde has repeatedly played the role of the midfield controller in the Uruguayan national team, but unfortunately his organizational skills are not enough for Real Madrid.
Perhaps, because of this match with Manchester City, Real Madrid will be identified as bringing in another playmaker midfielder in the summer. Relying only on the current four small midfielders led by Bellingham does not seem to be enough to build a dynasty era of Galactic Battleships.