Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham has been a disappointment this season, Graeme Souness has said. He recently had his say in his column for the Daily Mail, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, even if Jude is clearly talented, his temperament has been a major worry for him this season, and he can only urge the midfielder to emulate the level-headedness currently displayed by the much younger Yamal.
Souness added that Bellingham definitely looked a world-beater last season, but he is just not listening anymore.
His words, “Watching Lamine Yamal against Inter Milan this week, no one at 17 should be that good. It’s just wrong! My tongue is placed firmly in cheek by the way but there’s no denying we are watching the emergence of a very special talent. He’s already played 100 first-team games and he’s not 18 until July. What’s difficult to comprehend for someone his age is not just his talent or athleticism, it’s his decision-making on the football pitch.
He makes decisions you’d expect from a player much beyond his years. He is already outstripping Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the same age. Add the fact that he enjoys the discipline of doing the hard yards too and he looks, from afar, to be a thoroughly good sort.”
On Bellingham, “Watching Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid of late has been concerning. He had an incredible first season in Spain, looked a world-beater but now I’m afraid it looks like he’s not listening anymore.
I hope I’m wrong. But this year has been a disappointment, and you have to question some of Bellingham’s behaviour, showing dissent, needlessly getting into trouble with referees. If he is listening to anyone, then their advice looks misguided. And, if he is putting this attitude down to what he thinks is overexuberant shows of passion, then he is also mistaken. It’s a perfect example of what Yamal needs to avoid.
It’s not just Bellingham, of course, but I’d hate to see him continue going that way. He needs to look at videos of what he hasn’t been doing right. I hate to harp on about it, but that’s the value of having good senior professionals around. Those who have seen the signs before and who will put you straight. I’m sure at clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona, there are many of those worth listening to. The message will always be never believe you are too wise to stop learning and listening.”
WOW.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. There was, however, one season that the shirt and shorts were not both white. It was an initiative undertaken by Juan Padrós in honor of an English team Corinthian F.C., which he had met on one of his trips, one of the most famous teams at the time known for its elegance and sportsmanship.
It was under Florentino Pérez’s first presidency (2000–2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world’s richest professional football club. The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL.
Hala Madrid is a magazine published quarterly for the Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders. The phrase Hala Madrid, meaning “Forward Madrid” or “Go Madrid”, is also the title of the club’s official anthem, which is often sung by the Madridistas (the club’s fans).
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