He has the benefit of playing alongside some of the greatest players of the generation before him like David Alaba, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Not to mention arguable the most prolific Champions League manager ever in Ancelotti.
He was great at Dortmund, but with vets around him, a manager that built his career on dealing with big names and superstar personalities and having the advantage of somewhat tempered expectations for Madrid...he's been a revelation.
Jude is the truth. Flat out. He's also showing his versatility now as well. In his "natural" position he's generally supposed to control matches, pass and transition the ball while maintaining possession, perhaps sometimes make a late run or drift in to the box to score. But because of Madrid's needs, he's played in a more attacking role. It's to the point now where we don't even know what his "natural" position is anymore.