Nonchalant Ambling in the Real Madrid Sports City Press Conference Room in Adidas Sliders, Jude Bellingham had arrived.
Seven rows of seats that held together for an upcoming international press package on Spain, the VK and further away, such as Brazil-for a 21-year-old who has conquered Madrid Stormender.
The star power of the English man, both on and outside the field, interrupts this attention. In his first four LA Liga matches, he scored £ 88.5 million in the signing of Borussia Dortmund in June 2023 and has largely stayed in the Ascendency.
Twenty-three goals and 13 assists in 43 games in all competitions Last season, Real Madrid helped to five trophies, including both the La Liga and the Champions League, and pushed Bellingham to a series of approval agreements, such as Kim Kardashian's ski out clothing brand.
It is this combination of exploits on the field and celebrity outside the field that transcends the interest of Bellingham beyond the usual empires of a footballer-as in this room on Tuesday, filled with journalists who all liked a single question.
This season has not been without a hiccup. After MatchDay 11, after he missed four games because of a muscle injury, the midfielder had not succeeded in scoring one LA Liga goal, massively contrasting with the 10 goals in his first 11 league games last season.
He then went on an impressive series of six goals and three assists in six consecutive league matches, before he soon got involved in controversy after he said in a 1-1 draw 'F *** off' in a 1-1 draw with Osasuna. A ban on two games followed.
His action was a rare misstep from a man who is flawless for the camera in both posture and sound bites. But, more pertinent to these tires in the second leg in which Real Madrid tries to overthrow a 3-0 deficit to Arsenal, it was the man of the Declan Rice match that will be thrown away to him.
His teammate of England hit two free kicks in world class, on top of a solid all-round display, in which the Arsenal midfielder stealed the show.
He couldn't help it, but show a toothy grin when a question referred to Rice's golden strikes.
“I think the free kicks were surprising,” he grinned.
'I knew that Dec Set pieces could take very well, corners and so, but I had never seen him do with the free kicks.
“Fair Play for him, that was probably the only thing (that was surprising), we knew they were a really good team, we knew they were a really good manager, they will be organized.”
He will be about to be on Wednesday for a different story in the Bernabeu, in the hope that his performance will shine in the battle between two of the best midfield talents in England.
In honesty, this season requires adjustment by Bellingham at the expense of his attacking opportunities. Because of the tent in Kylian Mbappe for £ 85.6 million Last summer, Bellingham can be seen a deeper role than the previous campaign, in which he often had surgery as a no. 10.
It is he who often has the assignment to follow the so -called dirty work on the left side of a midfield four, while Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Rodyrgo Maraud with free will.
The case, not surprising, occasionally raised his head. Take the extra time in the second stage of Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Last-16 second stage in the Metropolitano Stadium last month. Bellingham tore back to his own half on full pelt to slide inside and expel Marcos Llorente as Atletico.
Then he struck the turf twice before he raged to Vinicius JR because he was bypassed too easily in the construction of the action.
Even during the 3-0 loss at the Emirates last Tuesday, he was given his head after a chat with Carlo Ancelotti and Eduardo Camavinga on the Touchline.
To a question about his struggles with Vinicius JR on the field, he could not hide another smile before he answered: “There must be that level of honesty and ruthlessness with each other.
'You emphasize that more than anything. For everyone you see, there are probably 20 of the positive interactions. As long as the team respects each other enough to have those honest conversations, that is really important. '
It reflects a personality who, despite his tender age, has Bellingham as a formative leader in this Los Blancos team.
Personas and character embody this club. Even by walking up the two stairs on the press room of the press conference, every wall has their legends of yesteryear.
Raul has the word 'orgullo' (proud) in his photo; One of the famous Galacticos side with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo has 'Historia' (History).
On a frame with all the trophies won since the formation of Real Madrid in 1902, their record 36 La Liga titles are not at the top; Those 15 Champions League trophies are highest. It is a competition for which they have obsession and are at home in winning.
If they want to perform a 'Remontada', Bellingham must be at his best.
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