Footage of Jude Bellingham telling Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr where they went wrong against Mallorca has been shared online following Real Madrid’s disappointing 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Rodrygo, who joined Madrid’s star trio for the post-match chat, initially fired Real Madrid ahead in the 13th minute before Mallorca equalised through Vedat Muriqi shortly after half time.
Despite pushing for a winner, Los Blancos struggled to break the hosts down and were reduced to ten men deep into stoppage time after Ferland Mendy was given his marching orders.
A significant question raised by Mbappe’s summer move to Real Madrid was how he would fit in alongside Carlo Ancelotti‘s superstar trio of Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, especially given the French icon previously fell out with managers at Paris Saint-Germain after being forced to play down the middle.
Bellingham, who flourished in the No 10 role during his debut season at the Bernabeu last campaign, may be required to play a deeper role this term in order to accommodate the attacking fire power ahead of him.
Footage of Jude Bellingham (second left) telling Kylian Mbappe (right) and Vinicius Jr (left) where they went wrong against Mallorca was shared after Real Madrid’s disappointing 1-1 draw
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Bellingham moaned that ‘running back was f***ing hard’ during the match against Mallorca
Speaking to his team-mates after the match, Bellingham told the trio they must ‘finish the attack’ by shooting on site rather than losing possession, otherwise he is forced to run back in transition to help the defence.
In the post-match conversation captured by Movistar, the England international said: ‘You three, we need to finish the attack, because the running back… is f***ing hard.’
Agreeing with his new team-mate, Mbappe added: ‘That’s what I’m saying. We have to finish with something.’
Bellingham added: ‘Yeah, even… create a yard and [shoot].’
Mallorca’s goal came after the hosts capitalised on Madrid losing possession, driving up the pitch to win a corner which ultimately resulted in Muriqi’s bullet header past Thibaut Courtois.
Speaking of the team’s balance after the match, Ancelotti said: ‘Balance is found when players think the same when they have to win the ball back. We have to all go together.
‘Everyone can think that it is a problem for the forwards, but it can also be for the defenders or the midfielders. They did not understand that this was a very important aspect. Mallorca played a great game and were better than us.’
The surprise draw leaves Real Madrid 12th in LaLiga following the opening weekend, with archrivals Barcelona kicking off the campaign with a 2-1 victory over Valencia.
Robert Lewandowski netted twice to turn the tide after Valencia took the lead through Hugo Duro in the 44th minute.
Questions will be raised over how Carlo Ancelotti gets the best out of star trio Bellingham (left), Vinicius Jr (right) and Mbappe (centre) following the latter’s move to the Bernabeu
Bellingham was unveiled as Louis Vuitton’s latest ‘Friend of the House’ in a post last week
Off the field, Bellingham landed a huge new deal with Louis Vuitton, posing for the luxury French fashion brand in various outfits last week.
Louis Vuitton officially described Bellingham as a ‘Friend of the House’ ahead of the opening weekend in LaLiga.