Vinicius Jr. is still fighting to get back to his best, but so far he continues to turn in inconsequential performances full of mistakes and offering little going forward. On La Tribu, Raul Varela questioned what is going on with the Brazilian.
Journalist Raul Varela did not mince words when speaking about Vinicius Jr. during his appearance on La Tribu. Varela was surprised by the Brazilian's current form, noting that the World Cup, the summer soap opera over whether he would stay at Real Madrid or go to Arsenal, and the arrival of Jose Mourinho had influenced the winger.
"Something is happening with Vinicius. They have changed him on us. His World Cup, his new personal direction, Arsenal, the renewal, and also Jose Mourinho. The fact is that this is not our Vini, that outstanding player who dances, laughs, provokes, challenges, confronts, who provokes, dribbles, and also decides.
He has become an inconsequential, sad, transparent, dispensable footballer, and that may be largely because he stayed (at the club), although in reality he has left. Because they say that when you say you are leaving, it is because you have already left.
REUTERSIn the end, Vini stayed and earned money Madrid didn't want to pay, and remains in the shadow of an egocentric leader who laughs his head off with the Ballon d'Or he wants and doesn't seem to deserve. Yes, he still scores many goals, but he still does not solve things. And Vini knows that, the last great architect of Madrid's last Champions League."
The Brazilians' absence, wow, has certainly been noticed at the start of this season; even though Kylian Mbappe keeps scoring, Jude Bellingham has had great matches, and Arda Guler has performed well, it is not the same if Vinicius is switched off. For this great machine called Real Madrid to work, it requires its great stars to be in full form.
If the Brazilian had started this campaign sharply, we are sure that the matches against Real Betis and Atletico de Madrid would not have been lost. That is, the club would have the same 21 points as Barcelona. We believe the blaugranas would still look a little more powerful than the merengues, but not with as wide a margin as today, since in attack they depend solely on the Frenchman, while the Catalans have two very powerful offensive weapons.
The good side is that there are more than four weeks left until El Clasico, which gives enough margin of time for Vinicius to wake up. If he keeps the same level of play as in the last matchdays, the best option for Mourinho would be to put Yan Diomande on the left flank, as he did in the Madrid derby, where he showed more hunger to score than Vini himself.
