It is obvious to every single Real Madrid fan by now that Jude Bellingham is incredible at what he does.
He has won player of the match awards in two of Real Madrid's three wins, and seems to have gone up a level or two since the last time he played for Real Madrid.
Bellingham looks smooth on the ball, his touches are great, his defensive work has been severely underrated, and the chance creation and goals have been the best icing on the cake for a very long time.
In fact, he has been so good that it is now time to have some serious conversations about where he ranks in football, and Kylian Mbappe fans might not be ready to hear the answer.
Kylian Mbappe has the slightly higher ceiling, but Jude Bellingham has the higher floor
Allow me to clarify: Mbappe and Bellingham are the two best players in the world, and there is absolutely no question about it.
Mbappe probably has the highest peak for any football player who is currently playing. He could have a bad game in the first half, but completely evolve into a world-beater in the second and transcend all limits and expectations.
Bellingham can do that too, but in terms of strict consistency and the number of important things he does apart from goalscoring, there is no one better than him.
The way he contributes to every phase of play, from defending to attacking and scoring goals, while also doing everything in between, with this much consistency, would make him the best football player in the world in terms of consistency.
Yes, Mbappe has the goals, and will always have brilliant performances, and is the most dangerous forward in the world when he's firing, but in terms of the number of things he provides value in, Bellingham simply does more as a complete midfielder, and his general level all game is higher.
Mbappe can score an outstanding hat-trick in 20 minutes, but then spend the rest of the 70 not doing too much. If he scores a hat-trick, he does not need to do much is the argument from fans, and that is true, but that's the thing: his peak is higher. He can transcend for a short period of time in a much better way, and he can also do it for the whole game. But the way Bellingham does that consistently, game after game is simply phenomenal, and he also deserves his flowers for the same.
Bellingham can also have games where he does not contribute much but ends up scoring and winning his team the game, but that happens less.
There are things Mbappe is better at than the Englishman, and vice versa. As we all saw in the World Cup, Mbappe is a phenomenon, and is probably the most dangerous player in the world on his day, but in terms of sheer consistency and providing value in other phases of play over the course of 90 minutes across multiple matches, Bellingham is the better player.
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