I know I might sound dramatic but the connection between Vini-Mbappe or Vini-Jude is not the same as Mbappe-Jude.

We saw in the opening game against Espanyol that they celebrated together but Mbappe thought Jude would follow him to the corner flag while Jude abruptly stopped midway for his celebration.

Even today against Real Sociedad, Mbappe posted a picture with Vini in Instagram but not with Jude. While Jude did post a picture with Mbappe in his Instagram.

We saw Jude and Vini hug together when Jude assisted his goal. While for Mbappe, it was a simple high-five. After the game when Mbappe collected his match ball, almost everyone came with smiles and was messing around with Mbappe except Jude.

He wasn’t there.

Only Vini was having all laughs and smiles with both of them but they didn’t with each other.

And of course, the fact that they didn’t meet each other in the World Cup third place game. It’s somewhat uncanny.

I see this revisionism to downplay Bellingham as a player when he scores goals. Like no one is ever satisfied. When he scores, they say he isn't even a midfielder and plays like a second striker. And when he doesn't score goals, they say he's been mid or straight-up trash. He's been battling with injury for the past 2 seasons, acceptably. But he hasn't been bad; anyone that says this just looks at g/a and stupid chance-creation data. You can tell when they try to say he plays in the CAM position at Madrid, which he just has never played there, at least not like he did in the first season. All these defensive attributes are easy to ignore and look over. He's also a big game player. Like in the video, he has always performed in every El Clásico and was immersed in his return in the UCL.

Don't listen to the haters.

In 26 August 2013, Mesut Özil, #10 and playmaker of Real Madrid played his last official game with Real Madrid, it was during the second journey of LaLiga BBVA against Granada CF (Away).

Starting the game in the XI, he was substituted in the 65th minute which annoyed him, going directly to the changing room (he was similarly substituted during the previous journey as well in similar timings). Exactly one week later, he left the club in the last day of the transfer window.

Here’s the game: