Jude Bellingham | Zidane in tight spaces, Gerrard in open field
The Santiago Bernabeu isn’t a place for shrinking violets. “When they sang ‘Hey Jude’ at the end, I got goosebumps,” he told Real Madrid TV after the win over Getafe. “I just wanted to turn and stand still and listen to it while my legs were shaking.” Bellingham’s purchase was, in part, a response to the stinging defeat the record 14-time European champion suffered at the hands of Manchester City in last season’s Champions League semifinal. The 6’1” Bellingham adds to the tougher core Madrid sports this season, shorn of Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, who now plays in Saudi Arabia. A footballing sponge Bellingham played a central role in Dortmund coming within a whisker of ending Bayern Munich’s monopoly of the German top-flight, but believes he is already a much better player.
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