The wind has changed sign for Vinicius. Those happy days when Real Madrid fans applauded their electric football, laughed at their jokes and accepted their messages in the name of higher values have passed into the refrigerator of oblivion. Since the … The Brazilian made a grotesque insult to Xabi Alonso, a pure challenge to the authority of the coach, the attitude of the Santiago Bernabéu public changed direction. There is no more applause, but whistles. The praises fade and the criticisms of the demanding parish are heard. And we no longer talk about racism.
Vinicius was angrily dismissed by a section of the Madrid stadium stands. On the one hand, the striker’s poor performance against Sevilla and on the other, the new window of difficulties which opens for him. Because the Bernabéu is inflexible. He has whistled all the great players in his history and Vinicius is not spared.
The winger’s hot blood, his impetuous character were quickly reflected in the first reaction he had. Shortly after being replaced by his coach and booed by the public, he changed his Instagram profile picture: the Brazilian national team jersey replaced that of Real Madrid.
Is it a breakup, a challenge, or just a tantrum? A large portion of Real Madrid fans agreed with the star’s outbursts at the time. Real Madrid were not represented at the Ballon d’Or ceremony, during which their player came second behind Spaniard Rodri. Vinicius was applauded and supported: he was the best player in the squad until the arrival of Mbappé.
That’s why his rivals tried to make him angry, like Koke, when he told him during the derby with Atlético that “Mbappé ate your toast”. And although his gestures remain provocative and he continues send hobbies to Secondtempered himself with regard to his first manners, which were so irritating and contemptuous.
It turns out that the Bernabéu has started to observe what away fans had warned about it. Real Madrid fans began to suspect their stars and the power the players have at the club when Vinicius raised his arms, shouted at Xabi and downplayed his authority during the substitution against Barcelona. Publicly, his behavior was not shamed and he did not apologize to his coach in the press release: the club, his teammates and the supporters did. Not the technician.
The Brazilian’s laughter at Talavera while Xabi was tense encouraged the player’s whistles against Sevilla
Then took place the accolades ceremony with the Madrid coach. They looked more like forced embraces than sincere displays of affection or solidarity in search of unity that Xabi Alonso proclaims or attempts to seek in each of the many press conferences he offers each month.
The penultimate episode doesn’t help the Brazilian either. Those laughs on the bench at the Talavera stadium while Xabi Alonso maintained obvious tension in his body due to the result that could tip into disaster, a 1-3 that later became 2-3. Jokes and banter between the Brazilian and Endrick as the madridistas held their breath in the Copa del Rey.
Madrid arrived at the match against Sevilla with this mud. And Vinicius, with the captain’s armband representing all his teammates when he addresses the referee. The Santiago Bernabéu verdict was decisive: no whistle for Xabi Alonso despite the bad play of the team and yes for the Brazilian.
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