Jude Bellingham blamed a change in his Actual Madrid position for his lack of targets this season after scoring his first of the marketing campaign in Saturday’s 4-0 LaLiga win over Osasuna.
The England midfielder discovered the online within the forty second minute on the Bernabéu — working onto an extended ball from defender Raúl Asencio and lobbing goalkeeper Sergio Herrera — whereas Vinícius Júnior additionally scored a hat trick, though the victory was marred by accidents to Éder Militão, Rodrygo and Lucas Vázquez.
Previous to Saturday, Bellingham’s final aim for Madrid was scored on the finish of the 2023-24 marketing campaign on Might 14. He scored 19 league targets final season.
“I felt like I did what I usually do,” Bellingham instructed Actual Madrid TV after Saturday’s recreation. “However the one distinction is that I managed so as to add a aim. Lots of people have been speaking about it as a result of final 12 months I scored a great deal of targets, however I feel I am enjoying a special position this 12 months.
“I am doing various things in numerous components of the pitch. It is a kind of issues, I will do something for the workforce. Perhaps I’ve completed a bit an excessive amount of and been a bit bit too good. Any longer I feel I will get a sense for it and I will attempt to stick with it but when not I will preserve attempting to assist the workforce in any manner I can.”
Madrid’s followers have supported Bellingham regardless of his lack of targets, and the participant acquired a standing ovation when he was substituted within the seventy fifth minute.
“I nonetheless really feel like essentially the most privileged individual on the earth to play for this membership, even within the unhealthy occasions, I am nonetheless grateful to be right here,” Bellingham stated. “Coming off with that ovation, I felt actually proud. That is who you do it for. You need folks to go house pleased. It is a actually good feeling.”
Bellingham praised teammate Vinícius, whose hat trick made it eight targets in 12 LaLiga appearances for the Brazil ahead, having missed out on the Ballon d’Or final week.
“He has such a powerful mentality,” Bellingham stated. “We take to each other, on and off the pitch. I am pleased with how he conducts himself. He is a pacesetter for us. When he has these form of video games he is fairly unstoppable.”
