54 days of recovery! Bellingham will make a comeback early: Real Madrid welcomes the return of the ace with two sets of play

The Ass and Marca on September 7 both focused on Bellingham. The 22-year-old Real Madrid superstar has made great strides on the road to comeback. With Bellingham returning, Alonso also prepared two sets of play to welcome the ace's comeback.

In November 2023, in Real Madrid's home match against Vallecano, Bellingham suffered a shoulder injury and had a 20-day standstill. Bellingham has been treated conservatively without surgery. Until the end of the 2025 Club World Cup, Bellingham underwent surgical treatment on July 16. According to the medical team's estimates, Bellingham needs to return until mid-October.

However, Bellingham, with amazing physical fitness, recovers even more than ordinary people.

Marca pointed out that in the next week, Bellingham will be able to practice balls and even train with the team. During the FIFA event, Real Madrid coach Alonso gave the entire team (players who do not have national team tasks) four days off and gathered on the afternoon of the 8th. Bellingham, who has been recovering from injuries for 54 days, will appear on the training ground and take the first step to return.

Bellingham is eager to return to the court, but Real Madrid's medical team and coaching team hope to have "zero risk". Only when Belling recovers 100% of his injury will he consider letting him play. Ass pointed out that Bellingham is expected to shorten the recovery time by 1-2 weeks, and in the 8th round of La Liga on October 5, he officially returned to the game against Villarreal at home.

"As" said that Bellingham's return means that Real Madrid's tactics will be adjusted and changed. Specifically, coach Alonso has prepared two sets of tactical plays to welcome Bellingham's return:

If it is a 433 formation, Mbappe, Vinicius, and Mastantono serve as three forwards, Joan Améni plays as the midfielder, Valverde is the right-hand midfielder, and Bellingham is the left-side midfielder, this set of tactics is more aggressive and has stronger attack power.

If it is a 442 formation, Mbappe and Vinicius will have two forwards, Valverde, Bellingham, Guerrel and Joan Ammeni will form four midfielders. Bellingham's position is flexible and maneuverable, lying behind the double forwards; Valverde needs to take care of the defense on the right.

No matter what style of play, Bellingham will be the main force. Real Madrid hopes that Bellingham will find its peak form in the 2023-24 season - making 42 appearances for Real Madrid, contributing 23 goals and 13 assists, winning the Champions League and La Liga championships, ranking third in the Golden Ball Awards that year.