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The Secret Behind Vinicius Jr's Transformation

The Secret Behind Vinicius Jr's Transformation

Goal 90 vor 4 Jahren

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“Brother, don’t play to him. On my mother’s life, he is playing
against us.” It was just about a year ago when Benzema was
caught on camera making this statement to Ferland Mendy about
Vinicius Jr. in the tunnel at halftime during Real Madrid’s
Champions League group game against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Now, a year later, Vinicius has now formed a very potent
partnership with Benzema and is now Madrid’s second-highest goal
scorer so far this season behind only, of course, Benzema.

Barring only Karim Benzema, Vini Jr. has been Real Madrid’s most
dangerous attacker so far this season. He has been so lethal down
the left-wing that he is the sole reason Eden Hazard has not been
seeing so much playing time this season. And perhaps also the
reason Real Madrid are confident enough to make the superstar
Belgian available on the transfer market. But he has not
always been like this. Anyone who has been watching Vini Jr.
before now knows that his speed, trickery, and ability with the
ball have been undoubtedly from time. The problem has always been
with his final balls. His finishing or his ability to set up a
player for a finish has been a big letdown.

These were the main reasons many people called him a YouTube
player. You know, great skills and a lot of showboating that are
good enough for video compilations, but hardly any end result on
the actual field of play. But it appears that over the past
year, the Brazilian youngster trained a lot and improved in those
areas where he was lacking. And now, the boy is a different
beast. A totally different player from who he was last season and
the seasons before that.