Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has claimed Jude Bellingham is able to do things not even Zinedine Zidane could do as a player.
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The Englishman arrived late into the box to head the ball into the back of the net to first put Los Blancos up 2-1 against Napoli on Wednesday evening in the UEFA Champions League.
Gli Azzurri later equalised, but the Spanish giants regained the lead as Bellingham helped put an exclamation mark on the scoreline when he assisted Joselu, who made it 4-2.
Ancelotti, who also managed Zidane during his time as Juventus head coach, claimed that the England international has certain capabilities that the two-time FIFA World Cup finalist did not.
"It's difficult to compare two different generations," he told reporters in his post-match press conference, as per ESPN.
"What I see is Bellingham's ability to get into the box. Zidane didn't have that. And the individual quality which Zidane had, Bellingham doesn't have.
"But that's modern football. Modern football requires physical players like Bellingham, who can cover a lot of the pitch quickly."
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His ruthlessness in the area has earned him 15 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions this season so far since making his way to the Santiago Bernabeu at the beginning of the season from Borussia Dortmund.
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