Real Madrid: Bellingham is unstoppable on the pitch, he proves it once again.
Often targeted at Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior is not the worst player to deal with at the Merengue club. According to a La Liga player, Jude Bellingham is much more sneaky.
This season, with his performances not living up to expectations after a stellar previous campaign, Vinicius Junior has often been used as a scapegoat by the Spanish press. It must be said that the Brazilian forward often invites criticism with his occasional inappropriate behavior towards some of his teammates and opponents. However, Vinicius’ attitude might almost be easier to understand compared to Jude Bellingham’s. According to Pablo Maffeo, the English international is simply unbearable on the pitch. “I prefer Vinicius over Bellingham. With Vini, you can see he’s hot-headed, but the other guy is sneaky. If you act like a gentleman in front of the cameras but insult people behind their backs, then you’re a fraud,“ stated the RCD Mallorca player in the Spanish press. After facing Bellingham in January during a 0-3 defeat at the Bernabeu in La Liga, the Spanish defender has kept a very bad impression of Bellingham’s character.
Bellingham labeled as “a fraud”
This statement won’t come as much of a surprise to followers of European football, who know that the Englishman has a tendency to insult others, especially since his arrival at Real Madrid in 2023 as part of a transfer worth over €100 million. On the pitch, Bellingham often celebrates by silencing his opponents, and he has been caught on camera by La Liga twice this season insulting referees behind their backs. He was caught once, which recently earned him a red card.
A hero at Real Madrid alongside Vinicius last season, the Englishman now finds himself in the shadow of Kylian Mbappé, who just helped his club qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester City on Wednesday. This is likely to further irritate Bellingham, who doesn’t like being upstaged…