Carlo Ancelotti said Jude Bellingham‘s personality is the reason he has adapted so quickly to life at Real Madrid, adding “it means an important shirt like Real Madrid’s doesn’t weigh so much.”
Bellingham is the top scorer in LaLiga with five goals from four games this season and he also starred for England in their 3-1 win over Scotland in midweek.
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The midfielder’s goals have ensured Madrid have taken maximum points so far and top the table ahead of Sunday’s match with Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu.
“Good players with personality suffer a bit less than the others,” Ancelotti said in a news conference on Saturday, when asked to explain the speed of his adaptation.
“There’s no other reason. A player with personality above all, more than quality, means that an important shirt like Real Madrid’s doesn’t weigh so much.”
Ancelotti said he wasn’t concerned about Bellingham being distracted by praise for his performances.
