As: Bellingham's sacrifices for the team at Real Madrid have put him in a difficult situation(danyu)

Live broadcast on November 1 Recently, "As" newspaper talked about Bellingham's predicament this season, and they believe that his position at the back, adapting to Mbappe and the club's candidacy for Vinicius' Ballon d'Or have affected his form.

Just a year ago, Bellingham silenced Barça fans. He scored a brilliant goal in the 92nd minute, his trademark celebration as a Real Madrid player in his first national derby with open arms. But his performances have taken a strange dip this season, having scored 13 goals this time last year, and now he is working on goals, one of the reasons being the controversy over his new place on the pitch.

Now, the signings of Vinicius and Mbappe in the second half of last season seem to have pushed him into a corner. Even Carlo Ancelotti has publicly stated that Bellingham's role is closer to that of a number five than the number ten who caused terror at the back last year. Now, Ancelotti refers to Bellingham's contribution with "sacrifice": "We are happy with his work because he has done a lot in the field. He competed a lot and he made sacrifices...... He didn't score last year, but the surprise wasn't this year, it was his goal last year. ”

'Sacrifice' is not what Bellingham wants to see this season, his performance in the UEFA Super Cup has been very exciting, albeit slightly further back, but it was the driving force behind Mbappe's goal (he set up Mbappe's goal). After the win over Atalanta, he himself seemed to foresee things not changing much: "It would have been easier to score goals if I had been closer to the opposition goal, but maybe this season I have to adapt and it seems good to me because football is always flowing. "But two months later, these proved to be unsuccessful and football didn't flow as he expected."

Bellingham's loss on the pitch is, to some extent, also related to the club's shift in focus. The club will focus on Vinicius' Ballon d'Or candidate, whose impressive performances in the final stages of the Champions League final, including a goal in the match, have greatly strengthened his chances of winning the Ballon d'Or.

But that growth for Vinicius has been accompanied by a decline in Bellingham's performances in the final months of the season, with Vinicius remaining the favourites despite England reaching the European Championship final. In fact, Real Madrid showed a very strong displeasure with Vinicius' missed Ballon d'Or: "If the criteria for the award do not declare Vinicius a winner, then the same criteria must declare Carvajal a winner. Since this is not the case, it is clear that the Ballon d'Or and UEFA do not respect Real Madrid. Carvajal was even mentioned as an argument against Rodri's award, while Bellingham said nothing.

Despite this, Bellingham came in third in the voting results announced at the Ballon d'Or, but the club refused to attend the ceremony. Last year he lifted the Kopa Award in high spirits, and this time he climbed from 18th to third in 2023. But the club's strong reaction to France Football and UEFA, as well as his current sacrifice and 0 goals, have clouded his success.