J. Mourinho – on the agreement with J. Bellingham

2026-09-04 21:03 © scanpix

Real Madrid coach José Mourinho revealed his agreement with midfielder Jude Bellingham.

According to the Portuguese, he changed the Englishman's role on the pitch – now the player can refrain from participating in the team's defensive actions.

"This season we are organizing the gameplay differently. Last year, J. Bellingham sometimes defended like a second left-back.

I told him that I don’t want to see that anymore. We agreed on that,” said José Mourinho.

The coach mostly uses J. Bellingham in the number 10 position in the 4-2-3-1 formation. The midfielder plays behind forward Kylian Mbappé and has the freedom to move and make appropriate decisions.