Last Wednesday, the Real Madrid made history and thrashed the Barcelona 4-0 at the Camp Nou, advancing to the Copa del Rey final. The Brazilian Vinicius Jr. once again had a great performance, contributing a goal and an assist.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the constant evolution of the 22-year-old, who has been increasingly important for the Madrid team.
“Vinicius is marking an era at Real Madrid and in football. He is doing very important things. He has trained a lot and has improved, but he also has more confidence. He has handled this situation very well. We have prepared work to improve his finishing”, said the Italian.
Ancelotti is one of the main responsible for the evolution of Vinícius. Since the arrival of the coach in Madrid, the Brazilian has improved his technical level and gained more confidence, becoming one of the best in the world. The Italian can repeat the duo with Vini in the Selectionas he is the CBF’s favorite to take over as coach.
Despite his commander’s praise, Vini is far from unanimous in Spain. After El Clássico, the Catalan newspaper Sport he condemned the player’s attitude on the pitch and said that the Brazilian “doesn’t know how to win”.
“Vinicius returned to being a sad protagonist in The classic. He had a great sporting performance, but he went way over the point and showed that he doesn’t know how to win. “The Barcelona players, saddened by the result, did not understand Vinicius’s attitude from the 1st minute of the game. He faced several players and launched very disrespectful comments towards his opponents”, published the newspaper.
The Brazilian has been with Real Madrid since 2018 and helped win several titles, including two Club World Cups, two Spanish Championships is Champions League, scoring the decisive goal in the final. Vini has 20 goals and 13 assists in 43 games played for Real Madrid this season and is one of the most important players on the team.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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