The tide continues to turn against Jude Bellingham, but a Spanish outlet believes there is another man to blame for his dip in form.

bellingham Was ineffective for Real Madrid They lost 4-0 Against arch-rivals Barcelona in the first El Clasico of the season.

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Robert Lewandowski He scored twice in as many minutes at the start of the second half to propel Barcelona to victory. Laminated Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout.

But as good as Barcelona are, serious questions are being asked about what went wrong with Madrid’s superstar galaxy.

It was largely a night to forget for Los Blancos. Carlo AncelottiHis side recorded just four shots on target.

Kylian Mbappe He was responsible for three of them and had another effort blocked by Federico Valverde.

As for Bellingham, they had just one shot in the entire competition as their worrying goal drought saw them enter their eleventh club appearance in all competitions.

This is a far cry from Bellingham’s performances at this stage last season, when he scored ten goals in his first 11 LaLiga matches.

Worryingly, Bellingham failed to create a single chance against Barcelona. According to Statmuse.

He also had just four touches inside the opposition penalty area and three passes in the final third.

Bellingham’s 13 passes completed were their lowest number of passes this season; The second lowest pass was 39 in the match where Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1.

Although all of Madrid’s stars were collectively to blame for the 4-0 defeat, Bellingham’s performance was not what fans would have expected from their £88.5m man in the Clasico.

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However, Marca journalist Juan Ignacio Garcia-Ochoa pointed out that Bellingham was not entirely at fault for his performance against Barcelona as he was played out of position as a right midfielder.

Garcia-Ochoa instead placed the blame on Ancelotti.

“Bellingham is a shadow of the player who appeared at the Bernabeu last season” Garcia-Ochoa wrote.

“And it’s not his fault, it’s the way he’s managed. He’s playing every day in a position that’s not his and the kid’s not shining even though he’s giving it his all.”

“Playing close to the right wing, playing as a full-back for long periods of time, is a bad joke that Ancelotti must correct immediately.

“The fact that a player who scored nearly 20 goals last year could not score as we approached November is a situation that deserves serious analysis.”

Ahead of the Barcelona game, Ancelotti hinted that Bellingham could feature more on the right wing after trialling him against Celta, and believed the England star could ‘find more space to make runs from deep’.

“The left wing is more concentrated this year and the right wing is a little more exposed,” Ancelotti said. he said.

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“With Bellingham and Rodrygo on the right, we can be as effective as we are on the left.”

Unfortunately, Ancelotti will be without Rodrygo until the November international due to his injury against Borussia Dortmund.

This could mean Bellingham may have to spend more time on the right wing than he would prefer to compensate for Rodrygo’s absence.

However, given how ineffective the England star was against Barcelona, ​​Ancelotti may need to find another solution to fill the gap on the right wing.