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Real Madrid defender regains confidence and trust after recent performance
Dean Huijsen’s Real Madrid stint began with the player meeting all of the club’s expectations and projecting a very positive image as their long-term centre-back mainstay.
Soon, however, his form began to drop, and he was no longer convincing in the same facets of the game that had initially impressed the club.
His distribution, which had always been perfect, began to show mistakes, and he no longer looked comfortable or accurate in his defensive actions.
A turning point
Given Huijsen’s situation and declining prominence, it was always clear that he would need a turning point to make a fresh start at the club.
As revealed by MARCA, that point arrived earlier this week against Manchester City.
The 20-year-old has struggled with fitness in addition to form and only returned from his latest setback against Getafe.
His second appearance after retreating was against Manchester City, and he delivered a statement performance.
He offered exactly what Real Madrid have always wanted of him against Manchester City – strong in duels, confident with his distribution and no lapses in concentration.
He formed a solid pair with Antonio Rudiger and showed that the duo complemented each other.
The game not only impressed the management once more but gave Huijsen confidence again in his own game, and Alvaro Arbeloa and Co. will hope that the only way forward is for him to get better.
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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham makes England history with phenomenal four-goal contribution vs Croatia
Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham has not put a foot wrong since the World Cup in North America in the summer.
He has been scoring and creating chances for fun for both England and Real Madrid, and that trend has carried into the international break.
Bellingham has produced another reminder of his extraordinary attacking influence, with the Madrid midfielder making England history after recording four goal involvements in a single match, which came against Croatia (1G, 3A).
According to Opta, Bellingham became the first England midfielder to achieve the feat since David Platt recorded four goal involvements against San Marino in February 1993.
Bellingham ends 33-year wait
That means more than three decades have passed since an England midfielder last managed what Bellingham has just produced.
That statistic is another illustration of why Bellingham cannot simply be judged as a conventional central midfielder.
4 – Jude Bellingham is the first midfielder to record four goal involvements in a match for England since David Platt scored four against San Marino in February 1993. Phenomenal. https://t.co/2LNCXbEQXd
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 3, 2026
His ability to arrive around the penalty area, create chances and directly influence goals gives him an attacking dimension that very few midfielders possess.
Four goal involvements in one international match is exceptional regardless of the opposition or circumstances.
Doing something no other England midfielder had managed since 1993 puts the performance on a much higher pedestal.
Mourinho has an extraordinary weapon
Mourinho already knows how valuable Bellingham can be when given the freedom to operate close to Madrid’s attack.
His ideal position will always be a dilemma. He has the physical qualities to contribute deeper, the technical ability to help progression and the intelligence to operate between the lines.
However, performances like this are precisely why Madrid should be careful about moving him too far away from goal.
Bellingham’s greatest quality might be that he does not need to dominate possession to dominate a football match. He knows the exact moment to be decisive.
Bellingham returns to Madrid in spectacular form
International breaks can often make Madrid nervous, particularly when key players are involved, but Bellingham will return having enjoyed an extraordinary time with England.
The numbers speak for themselves. Madrid possess plenty of attacking talent, but Bellingham is the glue that holds everything together.
Mourinho’s task is to build a structure that maximises that, and judging by Bellingham’s start to the season, he has done it to a large extent.
It remains to be seen whether the England midfielder can sustain his form in the coming weeks and months for Real Madrid.
