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Aspen: Alonso considers playing Bellingham up front and letting him partner Mbappe in a 4-4-2

2:01pm, 17 October 2025Football

Hupu News on October 17 According to the Spanish media "AS", the media stated that Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is thinking about how to arrange the position of English midfielder Bellingham in the team, and may move his position forward.

After Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over Villarreal, Alonso said frankly that Bellingham had received sufficient rest and training during the national team match day. During the intensive schedule in October, he will be an "extremely critical" member of the team.

"Aspen" also previously stated that Alonso had privately admitted that it was a mistake to start Bellingham too early in the Madrid derby. After that game ended in a 2-5 defeat, Bellingham sat on the bench for two consecutive games. Now, as Bellingham's condition gradually improves, how to return him to the starting lineup has become a tactical problem that Alonso needs to solve.

The biggest suspense at the moment is which player will make room for Bellingham and what adjustments will be made to the team's formation. As far as the current situation is concerned, the position of young player Mastantuono is the most precarious, especially after Vinicius returned to form and Guler firmly took the main position.

From a tactical perspective, Alonso needs to make a trade-off between two options: one is to continue to use the existing 4-3-3 high-pressure formation; the other is to fully unleash Bellingham's offensive potential and switch to a diamond-shaped 4-4-2 formation similar to that used during Ancelotti's coaching period. These tactical systems are also in the Spanish young coach's thinking.

This decision has reached the point where there is no need to delay, because Real Madrid is about to face a devilish schedule. After playing against Getafe, Real Madrid will face Juventus and Barcelona at home.

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