Being Real Madrid’s number 1 striker, midfielder Jude Bellingham suddenly lost his sharpness when he went 5 consecutive matches without scoring. Despite the above reality, the young 20-year-old British talent is still a reliable support for the team.

Bought by Real Madrid from Dortmund for up to 103 million euros last summer (not including fees), Bellingham quickly proved his value with brilliant performances. Playing in the midfield position, he is the team’s highest scorer with 17 hits.

In La Liga 2023/24 alone, Bellingham has 13 goals and is leading the top scorer list. The problem with Real Madrid’s midfielder wearing the number 5 shirt is that after a period of continuous “shooting”, he is no longer as sharp as before. However, the fact that Bellingham failed in 5 matches does not mean that he has become “wasted”.

In Real Madrid’s recent 2-4 loss to Atletico in the 1/8 round of the Spanish King’s Cup, Bellingham was even one of the best players. He almost conceded Atletico’s goal, assisted Joselu to equalize 2-2 and contributed a lot to Real Madrid’s playing style.

Indeed, the numbers show that along with Toni Kroos, Bellingham is one of two people who most actively put the ball into the front third of the opponent’s goal (27). Besides, Bellingham has no rival in the number of passes (6). Even Real Madrid’s breakthrough specialist, striker Vinicius, only had 5 successful dribbles, which is 1 less than the English player.

And yet, with 8 times helping Real Madrid regain control, Bellingham is the one with the highest number of ball recoveries. In short, through the match against big rival Atletico, it can be seen that Bellingham is basically still playing effectively in many aspects. It’s true that Bellingham hasn’t scored for a long time, but this is not something Real Madrid should worry about.

The frequency of receiving yellow cards is surprisingly high

In the last 9 matches, Bellingham only scored 2 goals and contributed 1 assist for Real, but the number of times he was warned by the referee was very significant. Statistics show that in the 9 matches mentioned above, there were 6 matches where the former Dortmund midfielder received a yellow card. In more detail, he was given 4 yellow cards in La Liga, 1 yellow card in the Spanish Super Cup final and the other in the recent match against Atletico in the Spanish King’s Cup.