SPORT reveals what Real Madrid players said about Vinicius in the locker room: “We won’t waste another second on him.”
“We won’t waste another second on him,” were the words spoken in the Real Madrid dressing room the day after the Champions League derby. The Real Madrid player addressed the problem Vinicius had caused with his defiant attitude towards opponents, referees, and now – for the first time – even his teammates and coaches.
Arguing with Bellingham and then with Ancelotti
Last Wednesday, during the second leg of the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium, the Brazilian used profanity, confronted Jude Bellingham, and ultimately challenged Carlo Ancelotti and one of his assistants, Francesco Mauri.
He made an unacceptable gesture after an attack in which he decided not to retreat to defend after losing the ball, which the Englishman ended up intercepting. He then reprimanded the Brazilian for his passivity with angry gestures that everyone could see. Vinicius didn’t like this, and he didn’t back down. Instead, he confronted the Englishman and then his coach.
Vinicius lost respect in the dressing room due to his arrogant and defiant behavior toward opponents and teammates. This behavior cooled his relationship with the Whites’ dressing room, which had previously been much closer.
Vinicius believes, and has made this clear to those closest to him, that he is the most important player on the team and that the club won the last Champions League thanks to him. This explains his demand for a higher salary than Mbappé, an attempt to demonstrate that he is of higher standing than the Frenchman.
Furthermore, this explains Vinicius’ recent behavior and statements, such as blaming himself for canceling the trip to Paris after it became known that he would not win the Ballon d’Or at Real Madrid, a fact the club had denied for months, which hit the offices like a bomb, as they began to get tired of putting out the fires that Vinicius was starting on and off the pitch.
The Brazilian’s behavior has worsened this season. On the disciplinary front, this is the season in which he has received the most cards, mostly for protesting, something the club has tried to help him with through psychologists and conversations with the coach and his teammates.
But this problem in his attitude, which his team succumbed to, has spilled over into his style of play, with Vinicius contributing less and less to the team, as the statistics reflect. Against Atletico, the Brazilian played 115 minutes and, besides the missed penalty, gave a disastrous performance. He succeeded in 3 of 14 dribbles, mistimed 8 of 35 passes, committed more fouls than he was awarded (3 to 2) and lost 26 balls! He ended the match facing the Atletico fans, who chanted in his direction.
Source: SPORT
