Oooh! Petro Dollars Buys EPL, UEFA & FIFA.. But Can't Buy Youuu! Hey Jude! Bellingham Thread

4x4s · May 28, 2025

HZinho said: ↑

Tüchel called up Jude for the games against Albania and Latvia, respectively on 21 and 24 March 2025 (he started both). He also called up Jude for the upcoming games, starting with the one against Andorra. Yeah, Tüchel – quite an opportunist, isn't he?
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"they're going to cripple him, let me assist them"

YOUNGSTARS87 · May 28, 2025

Saeta Rubia said: ↑

🗣 Thomas Tuchel on Bellingham's shoulder: "Jude has played for many months – way too long, maybe – with this issue. He plays with this huge shoulder strap under his shirt.

I understand that he will go to the Club World Cup, and then at some point have surgery. From a purely… pic.twitter.com/br3M4B64mI
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 27, 2025

Thomas Tuchel on Bellingham's shoulder: "Jude has played for many months – way too long, maybe – with this issue. He plays with this huge shoulder strap under his shirt.

I understand that he will go to the Club World Cup, and then at some point have surgery. From a purely medical point, it [surgery] should be yesterday. They keep delaying, because of the importance of Jude."
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He reminds me of that English bloke who came here to cry about our usage of Jude all the while the NT uses him for every second he can stand on two legs.

The level of hypocrisy? Just Smh

Raul-7 · May 30, 2025

🚨 Jude Bellingham on IG. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/vkXZJJxL1F
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 30, 2025

Saeta Rubia · May 30, 2025

Romario: “One English player to play for my team? Bellingham. He’s very technical, he has a lot of strength and always plays forward with an objective to score a goal.” @ESPNUK

🗣️ Romario: “One English player to play for my team? Bellingham. He’s very technical, he has a lot of strength and always plays forward with an objective to score a goal.” @ESPNUK pic.twitter.com/uDN4zWJkXM
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 30, 2025

Shay Z · Jun 3, 2025

4x4s said: ↑

Marca reports that during the season, Carlo looked to meet with Bellingham in private to discuss whether he has some off the field issues, apparently his body language and attitude have been "worrying".
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Not to be a body language doctor but i noticed a change in Jude during the season. At the start he was like his usual self. Running all over the pitch, covering for others, making the right decisions on the pitch almost every time and still making those killer runs into the box. The team was doing badly, Mbappe - Vini - Rodrygo trident wasn't performing as expected. Then i started seeing him get more and more upset with his teammates on the pitch. Vini didn't find him with a pass in the box, he's gonna say something, Fran makes the wrong decision he's gonna let him hear it right then and there, those are just two examples off the top of my head, there were countless instances. I said to myself, this is Jude's personality, he takes responsibility for everything and he's also still young and maybe refining his leadership style and learning like we all did when we were his age.

Then around February i noticed something troubling, it's like he gave up trying, you didn't see much of him complaining, you didn't see the gestures, but you also didn't see the 150% effort and you also didn't see full engagement. Now i know that any normal person would feel dejected when things are not going right and you've tried your best and it's still not leading to team results.

I would not at all be surprised if Carlo also saw these changes and had a talk with him. That's what a good manager does. I did not see any rejuvenated Jude at any point in the second half of the season so don't know how that talk affected him, sometimes people totally shut down if they perceive it as a negative.

We should remind ourselves that these players aren't robots. They all have emotions, some more than others, some can't help but wear them on their face, some aren't sure yet how to handle some of the stronger ones like failure/rejection. So, i understand, we want Jude to be super human and an exemplary individual because we want to give the keys to the team to him. But he's not perfect. Normal people like us aren't under the microscope like these guys so i can't really put myself in their shoes but i do understand patience with people and that's what we should be. If things go right this is the kind of individual u want as your club captain and representing us fans the right way because you can see he cares as much as we do even if he likes to be "the man".

Seoul Villan · Jun 3, 2025

Shay Z said: ↑

Not to be a body language doctor but i noticed a change in Jude during the season. At the start he was like his usual self. Running all over the pitch, covering for others, making the right decisions on the pitch almost every time and still making those killer runs into the box. The team was doing badly, Mbappe - Vini - Rodrygo trident wasn't performing as expected. Then i started seeing him get more and more upset with his teammates on the pitch. Vini didn't find him with a pass in the box, he's gonna say something, Fran makes the wrong decision he's gonna let him hear it right then and there, those are just two examples off the top of my head, there were countless instances. I said to myself, this is Jude's personality, he takes responsibility for everything and he's also still young and maybe refining his leadership style and learning like we all did when we were his age.

Then around February i noticed something troubling, it's like he gave up trying, you didn't see much of him complaining, you didn't see the gestures, but you also didn't see the 150% effort and you also didn't see full engagement. Now i know that any normal person would feel dejected when things are not going right and you've tried your best and it's still not leading to team results.

I would not at all be surprised if Carlo also saw these changes and had a talk with him. That's what a good manager does. I did not see any rejuvenated Jude at any point in the second half of the season so don't know how that talk affected him, sometimes people totally shut down if they perceive it as a negative.

We should remind ourselves that these players aren't robots. They all have emotions, some more than others, some can't help but wear them on their face, some aren't sure yet how to handle some of the stronger ones like failure/rejection. So, i understand, we want Jude to be super human and an exemplary individual because we want to give the keys to the team to him. But he's not perfect. Normal people like us aren't under the microscope like these guys so i can't really put myself in their shoes but i do understand patience with people and that's what we should be. If things go right this is the kind of individual u want as your club captain and representing us fans the right way because you can see he cares as much as we do even if he likes to be "the man".
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I’m not worried. There was a ton of issues with every player on the squad.

It just might be his shoulder was bothering him to the point where he could not play with the intensity needed.

Jude has the DNA to be a legend. Let’s not overreact here.

Aensensen · Jun 11, 2025

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/foot...hel-jude-bellingham-england-senegal-0wgcjthrc

Bellingham exploded in anger at the final whistle after Tuesday’s 3-1 friendly defeat by Senegal, having had a late goal, which would have made it 2-2 at the time, ruled out after a VAR review for handball by Levi Colwill.

Bellingham booted the ball across the City Ground pitch, kicked a drinks cooler, and then made a beeline for one of the officials before being intercepted by the captain Harry Kane.

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Tuchel said he saw Bellingham as a central figure in his plans and then expanded on this, saying: “I think he has a certain something. He brings an edge which we welcome and which is needed if we want to achieve big things."

“It needs to be channelled. The edge needs to be channelled towards the opponent, towards our goal and not to intimidate team-mates or to be overaggressive towards team-mates or referees, but towards opponents and always towards the solution, meaning towards winning. And we are on that, yes."

“He has the fire. He has the fire. I don’t want to dim this down. He should play with this kind of fire. That’s his strength."

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“But the fire comes also with some attributes that can intimidate you, maybe even as a team-mate. You see sometimes the explosion towards referees and the anger in his game, so if he can channel this in the right way and we can help him in this, then for sure he has the something that we need and he has a certain edge that is hard to find."

“He’s a nice kid and very open, very intelligent. I struggle to see that [England would be better off without him]. I struggle to see that. I think it has to be the other way around. How we can have the best version of him . . . but I see that it can create mixed emotions."

“I see this with my parents, with my mum, that she sometimes cannot see the nice and well-educated and well-behaved guy that I see and the smile."

“If he smiles, he wins everyone [over]. But sometimes you see the rage, you see the hunger, and the rage and the fire, and it comes out in a way that can be a bit repulsive. For example, for my mother, when she sits in front of the TV [watching him]."

“But in general, we are very happy to have him. He’s a special boy.”

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“That is a good question [about his best position] that applies to many of our players because from the outside I thought for many years that he could be a No6 or No8,” Tuchel said.

“Then he had this amazing season where he played like a false nine at Real Madrid and scored and scored and was involved in chances. I still see this hunger. If you look at our first match against Albania and his diving header in the box, the hunger to go with his body in front of the defender to dive into this ball without any fear."

“It just shows me the determination that he has to be on the scoreboard . . . what I normally see only in strikers. I think now he’s more a 8-10 than a 6-8, maybe a 10.”
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Tuchel course correcting Bellingham via press conference. Interesting way of going about it. Let's see if it gets him the desired result.

.halamadrid2. · Jun 11, 2025

He won't change. The LaLiga refs have put a mark on him now. Any weird gaze and they'll card him. Has to be careful. We need his passion but like Tuchel mentioned its best if he directs it at the opposition and not his teammates.

There are rumours that he isnt very popular in the NT squad due to his poor attitude towards his teammates

fierro · Jun 11, 2025

.halamadrid2. said: ↑

He won't change. The LaLiga refs have put a mark on him now. Any weird gaze and they'll card him. Has to be careful. We need his passion but like Tuchel mentioned its best if he directs it at the opposition and not his teammates.

There are rumours that he isnt very popular in the NT squad due to his poor attitude towards his teammates
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Well unlike with England, at Madrid he's going to have a couple of younger and very talented players breathing down his neck and trying to take his spot in the lineup.

For me while Jude is the more complete player, the total package if you will, as a pure #10 or AM I think Guler and Mastantuono are the better fit. Alot will depend on what the manager prefers.

Seoul Villan · Jun 11, 2025

.halamadrid2. said: ↑

He won't change. The LaLiga refs have put a mark on him now. Any weird gaze and they'll card him. Has to be careful. We need his passion but like Tuchel mentioned its best if he directs it at the opposition and not his teammates.

There are rumours that he isnt very popular in the NT squad due to his poor attitude towards his teammates
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English football is known to canabalize each other. I’m not surprised at all.

Jude is an easy target as he plays outside of England and for the “Great Spanish Satan”.

Anon. · Jun 11, 2025

.halamadrid2. said: ↑

He won't change. The LaLiga refs have put a mark on him now. Any weird gaze and they'll card him. Has to be careful. We need his passion but like Tuchel mentioned its best if he directs it at the opposition and not his teammates.

There are rumours that he isnt very popular in the NT squad due to his poor attitude towards his teammates
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To be honest, as an Englishmen, that doesn't necessarily bleed for our national team, Jude is not wrong to question some of the commitment and performances from his fellow team mates. I.e. I don't blame him for expecting and wanting more.

.halamadrid2. · Jun 11, 2025

Seoul Villan said: ↑

English football is known to canabalize each other. I’m not surprised at all.

Jude is an easy target as he plays outside of England and for the “Great Spanish Satan”.
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Perhaps but Jude's attitude can rub people the wrong way. Especially those that only tune in to watch the NT play.

I agree though that the English media is toxic.

There is alot of heat around him at the moment. Everytime the NT fails to win a trophy they'll turn to the easy pray. Right now that is Jude.

.halamadrid2. · Jun 11, 2025

Anon. said: ↑

To be honest, as an Englishmen, that doesn't necessarily bleed for our national team, Jude is not wrong to question some of the commitment and performances from his fellow team mates. I.e. I don't blame him for expecting and wanting more.
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Perhaps, but there is a time and a place. Especially if hes serious of being the captain/leader. When I see a great captain I look at Ramos and he would never give attitude towards teammates in public. In fact he'll protect them from criticism. Case in point when Ronaldo moaned about having to play with Jese, Lucas and Morata, Ramos immediately came out to protect them.

RMrules · Jun 11, 2025

Jude thinks he is beter than he is ,he has to wake up,he has been average for a year and more now ,shoudler injury excuses are geting old

Pedri is making him look like a fool every time they meet

Saeta Rubia · Jun 11, 2025

Just seen the clip, it has been taken massively out of context to try and pile on after a bad result because Tuchel was actually saying his own mother finds Tuchel himself repulsive on the touchline sometimes because he can get a bit too outraged. Garbage journalism.
— Raj Chohan (@rajsinghchohan) June 11, 2025

So Tuchel said that his mother finds HIS attitude répulsives at times and @TheAthletic takes that and twist it to make it seem like he was talking about Jude Bellingham? How pathetic. https://t.co/nq5fwBapvO
— Druchk (@andruchk) June 11, 2025

Anon. · Jun 11, 2025

.halamadrid2. said: ↑

Perhaps, but there is a time and a place. Especially if hes serious of being the captain/leader. When I see a great captain I look at Ramos and he would never give attitude towards teammates in public. In fact he'll protect them from criticism. Case in point when Ronaldo moaned about having to play with Jese, Lucas and Morata, Ramos immediately came out to protect them.
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My main issue is that there is a clear media agenda, from UK based sources, on him. Even The Athletic, who are supposed to be accurate and balanced, purposely misconstrued Tuchel's words to point the finger at Jude and make it out as if even the England manager is questioning his attitude. That's blatant falsification man

And Jude has defended teammates before, he did it with his fellow Real Madrid players this season, that weren't in-form and being targeted by the Spanish press. One specific interview comes to my mind, but I can't remember who he was defending.

YOUNGSTARS87 · Jun 11, 2025

Shay Z said: ↑

Not to be a body language doctor but i noticed a change in Jude during the season. At the start he was like his usual self. Running all over the pitch, covering for others, making the right decisions on the pitch almost every time and still making those killer runs into the box. The team was doing badly, Mbappe - Vini - Rodrygo trident wasn't performing as expected. Then i started seeing him get more and more upset with his teammates on the pitch. Vini didn't find him with a pass in the box, he's gonna say something, Fran makes the wrong decision he's gonna let him hear it right then and there, those are just two examples off the top of my head, there were countless instances. I said to myself, this is Jude's personality, he takes responsibility for everything and he's also still young and maybe refining his leadership style and learning like we all did when we were his age.

Then around February i noticed something troubling, it's like he gave up trying, you didn't see much of him complaining, you didn't see the gestures, but you also didn't see the 150% effort and you also didn't see full engagement. Now i know that any normal person would feel dejected when things are not going right and you've tried your best and it's still not leading to team results.

I would not at all be surprised if Carlo also saw these changes and had a talk with him. That's what a good manager does. I did not see any rejuvenated Jude at any point in the second half of the season so don't know how that talk affected him, sometimes people totally shut down if they perceive it as a negative.

We should remind ourselves that these players aren't robots. They all have emotions, some more than others, some can't help but wear them on their face, some aren't sure yet how to handle some of the stronger ones like failure/rejection. So, i understand, we want Jude to be super human and an exemplary individual because we want to give the keys to the team to him. But he's not perfect. Normal people like us aren't under the microscope like these guys so i can't really put myself in their shoes but i do understand patience with people and that's what we should be. If things go right this is the kind of individual u want as your club captain and representing us fans the right way because you can see he cares as much as we do even if he likes to be "the man".
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Yep he seems to just switch off and for guys that play with passion like him that turns into a bad looking behavior.

For me what broke his spirit was Mbappe's lead of not pressing.. which Vinicius followed instead of being an example.

When he saw Mbappe chilling and Vini more interested in arguing and 'crowd clowning' he just was like "fuuck this".

The reality is for the role Ancelotti created for him we were dependent on him doing a ton of running and when you see others not bought in? The "team" will suffer when people start to mentally check out.

Which is why we needed the new leadership in Xabi. Someone has to get Vinicius and Mbappe to buy back in and hustle and work for 'team' and not just me or whatever personal vendetta.

I saw Mbappe run like a mad man for France in the nations league so I know he can. We all know Vinicius can as well. However Carlo sit couldn't get them to do it for him... let's pray Xabi can.

Saeta Rubia · Jun 11, 2025

🗣️ Thomas Tuchel: “I think Jude Bellingham has a certain something, he brings an edge, which we welcome and which is needed if we want to achieve big things.” pic.twitter.com/K4bOpFf4Z6
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) June 12, 2025

Thomas Tuchel: “I think Jude Bellingham has a certain something, he brings an edge, which we welcome and which is needed if we want to achieve big things.”

.halamadrid2. · Jun 11, 2025

Tuchel:

.....the edge needs to be channelled toward the opponent, towards our goal and not to intimidate team-mates, or to be over aggressive to team-mates or referees. He has the fire. I don’t want to dim this down.

He should play with this kind of fire, that’s his strength.But the fire comes also with some attributes that can intimidate you, maybe even as a team-mate. You see sometimes the explosion towards referees and the anger in his game, so if he can channel this in the right way, and we can help him in this, then for sure he has the something that we need.

He has a certain edge that is hard to find.But I see that it can create mixed emotions. I see this with my parents, with my mum, that she sometimes cannot see the nice and well-educated and well-behaved guy that I see. If he smiles, he wins everyone. But sometimes you see the rage and the fire, and it comes out in a way that can be a bit repulsive, for example, for my mother, when she sits in front of the TV. I see that, but in general we are very happy to have him.

He is a special boy. He is a nice kid and very open, very intelligent - and very easy (to manage), so far.’
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4x4s · Jun 12, 2025

I truly feel like he needs an agent or at least a public relations agency. What he's doing with his family is admirable but he's too good to be lost in controversy and he has so much potential as a leader.

You see what Mendes has been doing for Yamal. A big agent will move the needle about the way the public discusses a player.

Aensensen · Jun 12, 2025

YOUNGSTARS87 said: ↑

I saw Mbappe run like a mad man for France in the nations league so I know he can. We all know Vinicius can as well. However Carlo sit couldn't get them to do it for him... let's pray Xabi can.
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If Ten Haag could bench Cristiano Ronaldo, keep him on the bench and then tell him to warm up with 3 minutes to go, Xabi Alonso can most definitely bench any player on our team.

The not running and pressing thing is absolutely unacceptable. The absolute disrespect towards the paying fans, their teammates and their manager should never be tolerated.

I am confident that Xabi Alonso will try to sort them out though. I just hope he's ready for the media PR games that will most definitely come along as a reaction.

HZinho · Jun 12, 2025

Typical English media piling on the NT's best player (in part due to him playing for a large foreign club). I think Jude's edge is what makes him the player he is. He won't change and that's good. Some teammates will be intimidated and/or annoyed, and that's good too – such players shouldn't be playing at a club like Real Madrid anyway. At Real Madrid, we love highly talented players like Jude that also work hard, run, fight, and – above all – can play.

Agreed about the PR stuff, he needs to sort it out and engage professionals.

Doni · Jun 12, 2025

.halamadrid2. said: ↑

Perhaps but Jude's attitude can rub people the wrong way. Especially those that only tune in to watch the NT play.

I agree though that the English media is toxic.

There is alot of heat around him at the moment. Everytime the NT fails to win a trophy they'll turn to the easy pray. Right now that is Jude.
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English football fans have a lot of toxicity towards Real Madrid, Bellingham will know to not expect the love he deserves from the fan base over here.

A primary example are Liverpool fans, their hate towards us is at an all time high recently. The Trent move has driven them nuts.

Seoul Villan · Jun 12, 2025

Doni said: ↑

English football fans have a lot of toxicity towards Real Madrid, Bellingham will know to not expect the love he deserves from the fan base over here.

A primary example are Liverpool fans, their hate towards us is at an all time high recently. The Trent move has driven them nuts.
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Good point. Trent will be another whipping boy for them to make an example of now.

Galatico · Jun 12, 2025

Doni said: ↑

English football fans have a lot of toxicity towards Real Madrid, Bellingham will know to not expect the love he deserves from the fan base over here.

A primary example are Liverpool fans, their hate towards us is at an all time high recently. The Trent move has driven them nuts.
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Why do people in England hate this club so much?