Jude Bellingham’s Kaka DNA: Ancelotti Breaks Down the Intriguing Comparison
Ahead of Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League matchup with Union Berlin, the manager of Madrid recently said that the “closest” player he has ever seen like the in-form Bellingham is 2007 Ballon d’Or winner Kaka. Ancelotti has been questioned by the similarity.
Ancelotti stated that he thought Bellingham was superior over Kaka “without the ball”.
“Kaka frequently entered the box with the ball. Unlike Bellingham, he lacked the quality to reach that point without the ball. In the box, there is more room to finish, and we don’t play with a fixed nine,” Ancelotti stated at the team’s pregame news conference.
Ahead of Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League matchup with Union Berlin, the manager of Madrid recently said that the “closest” player he has ever seen like the in-form Bellingham is 2007 Ballon d’Or winner Kaka. Ancelotti has been questioned by the similarity.
Ancelotti stated that he thought Bellingham was superior over Kaka “without the ball”.
“Kaka frequently entered the box with the ball. Unlike Bellingham, he lacked the quality to reach that point without the ball. In the box, there is more room to finish, and we don’t play with a fixed nine,” Ancelotti stated at the team’s pregame news conference.
Kaka won a La Liga championship and a Copa del Rey in his four seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu, although never quite finding his scoring form in Spain.
Bellingham is presently experiencing an incredible run of form under Ancelotti, much like Kaka. The England player, who joined from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, has 16 goals in 16 games. With 14 goals in his first 15 games after joining the team, he even broke the record for most goals scored by a Real Madrid player, defeating both Cristiano and Alfredo Di Stefano.
Due to his impressive play, the 20-year-old is already considered one of the world’s top football players and is a strong favourite to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024.
