The Bellingham system and the egoless locker room

It all started in Rose Bowl from Pasadenanational historic site in USA. where Baggio sent Italian hopes to the clouds in 94 World Championship born New Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti, the third part of his life. Because although the Italian was sitting on the bench Bernabeu He coached three types of teams in two different eras. The first one is the one that BBCbetween 2013 and 2015With Champions of Lisbon like glaze; second, 4-3-3 s Vinicius, Benzema and Valverde (and Rodrigo), heroes of the 14th Paris War; and the third, This Madrid by Jude Bellinghamto become league champions with the help of the system created for the Englishman Real Madrid Pichichi, based on the diamond, which enhanced his strengths.

In that Rose Bowl

Bellingham made his debut as a white football player. It was a friendly match against Milan that Madrid has returned, of course, with some Vinicius in the last minutes. The Englishman made his debut there in his new position: the point of the midfield diamond, the role of the historical “ten” behind the two strikers.

The results in the USA were not entirely ideal, but the coaching staff Carlo Anchelotti I was convinced of this idea, especially Davide, second and son of Carlo, And Francesco Mauri“capos” of the coaching staff and big culprits for the good atmosphere between the coaching staff and the locker room: “Davide, Francesco, Mino… The coaching staff is very young and gives me a lot of enthusiasm.which I don’t always manage to do because I’m starting to be a little older, although not by much,” he joked this Saturday to the press.

Pre-season tests

In the preseason, Bellingham started all four games played in the United States and logged 270 minutes, second only to Vinicius (280). Technicians assessed other options after departure Benzema and the arrival of English, how to place Rodrigo from False Nine, leave Valverde on the right and put Bellingham in the center of the field, but, analyzing the player’s actions in Borussia Dortmund, they noticed that he was an excellent striker. The results of the first weeks of the League speak for themselves.

Bellingham scored 5 goals in the first 4 days.

and 13 in the first 17, which gave Madrid a lead they could not relinquish, even despite the serious injuries that Courtois, Militao or Alaba had, or the physical problems that Tchouameni, Camavinga or Vinicius had.

Wardrobe background

Another key deserves lumber room who responded when Ancelotti needed his services. Brahim (6 goals and 4 assists), Joselu (9 and 2) or Lucas (2 and 4) have served a cause that goes beyond the spine, maintaining a dressing room that continues to amaze those who live it day after day: “Best place I’ve ever been“, repeats Ancelotti. It’s interesting that before CadizBrahim added a goal and an assist, and Joselu scored the third.

Bellingham also has a lot to do with this communication. “That he landed with humility and professionalism helped“They say from Valdebebas, where they consider the first weeks in the US to be key. There it was forged friendship between Camavinga, Chuameni, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrigo and Valverde, the core of young people who dined and traveled together during these months. They forgot the value of their contracts and media attention and sought friendship and football. This, together with the good character of such veterans as Kroos, Modric, Rudiger, Carvajal and Lucas at times acting as teachers, they completed the construction of the locker room “without ego,” the club admits. “They lead by example.”

“We did so well that there weren’t many “buts”.‘. Well, we scored only 100 goals, we don’t play very well… So, I repeat: tell me about the sea, sailor,” Ancelotti hesitated in the press center.

In the process of rebuilding the squad, with departures as important as Marcelo’s, Casemiro or Benzema, the Italian managed to continue winning, contributing to the development of the club’s young players. “They ask me to win games and not give minutes to young people,” he recalls. But he succeeds in both thanks to his excellent tactical and managerial work: “Everything went well because the youth are progressing and the veterans are maintaining the level.”