The Athletic revealed Vinicius Junior’s thoughts regarding his difficult time at Real Madrid, which he attributes to coach Xabi Alonso.
Alonso left Vinicius out of the starting lineup for the Champions League match against Marseille, then substituted him in the recent match against Espanyol, a reaction clearly evident on the Brazilian’s face.
According to the report, Vinicius believes that his failure to play a full match has nothing to do with the club’s position on the renewal issue, but rather with Alonso’s confidence in his abilities.
Given his long experience at Real Madrid, Vinicius knows that the club doesn’t put such pressure on its players when renewal negotiations falter, and he is now certain that the problem lies with Alonso himself.
Those close to Vinicius, citing him, are now saying that the current situation is very similar to the situation under Zinedine Zidane, when the Frenchman never trusted his abilities, which negatively impacted his start, before Carlo Ancelotti came in and changed everything.
In the coming period, Vinicius will try to change Alonso’s belief in him, although it seems very difficult. If the situation continues, the player may leave next summer to escape the bench.
