Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham had run-ins with 'Cuti' Romero and Giuliano Simeone during Sunday's Madrid derby, showing that what happened between England and Argentina over the summer has not been forgotten.
During last Sunday's Madrid derby, we witnessed an interesting clash between Jude Bellingham and 'Cuti' Romero (and later Giuliano Simeone), confirming it was a heated match. We were able to see this on Movistar's "El Dia Despues," where they captured the conversations the protagonists had.
During several small scuffles, both players exchanged words, but after the Argentine's challenge (which is surprising that, after the referee saw it on VAR, he did not show him a red card), the Englishman exploded and told him, "You are a coward; with Messi you talk a lot; here, nothing. With Messi you talk a lot, huh." Romero responded, "Cry, you cried over there; you are a crybaby, shut up."
Minutes later, after a play in which Simeone and Bellingham disputed the ball, the latter fell to the grass, and the Argentine dragged the Englishman's leg a little while he was still on the ground, which made him furious, and he got up quickly to confront the Argentine, with the latter telling him "La c*ncha de tu madre" and Bellingham responding with the classic "F*ck you."
In the end, not even the referee escaped Jude's annoyance, since at the end of the match, the Englishman approached him and told him: "What a shame, my God. Two red cards... TWO, son of a b*tch." However, on this occasion he was not the only one upset with the refereeing during the derby, since let's remember that Madrid's own coach, Jose Mourinho, dedicated himself to criticizing the center referee and those in charge of VAR for their performance during the match.
Whether it is pears or apples, the team must use this international break to rethink what happened over the last few weeks. The defeats against Atletico and Real Betis are only the result of something that has been happening this season. The team has been ineffective in front of the opposing goal. The difference is that in the previous matches, the team had so many scoring opportunities that scoring two or three goals was enough.
But at the Metropolitano, they only had three shots on goal, a figure too low for a squad like Real Madrid's. Without a doubt, 'Cholo' Simeone won the strategic battle against Mourinho, but it is also clear that when Atletico pressured them, the team ran out of ideas.
Vinicius Jr. still has not woken up. Kylian Mbappe tried to break through the red-and-white defense with his speed, but it wasn't enough, as he didn't manage a single shot on goal. Arda Guler came off at the start of the second half after the reckless challenge that cost Dean Huijsen the sending-off. Everything that could go wrong went wrong last Sunday.
