Real Madrid legend Predrag Mijatovic has once again told Vinicius Junior to cut out the extra-curricular part of his game, after the Brazilian escaped a red card during their Champions League clash with RB Leipzig. The Brazilian scored the winning goal with a brilliant finish, but all anyone was talking about after the game was the fortune that he did not leave his side down to ten men just before the goal.
On the whole, it was a poor performance from Los Blancos, squeaking through to the next round 2-1 on aggregate against the German side, who had 34 shots over the two legs. Mijatovic said the best approach was to wipe the slate clean.
“The only thing we can hold onto is the classification, the rest, it is better to delete everything. Not even analysing this match can bring out anything positive.”
While at no point did Mijatovic descend into the furious shouting that some boradcasters have in Spain, Mijatovic was crystal clear that Vinicius needed to fix his attitude.
“Real Madrid’s shirt does not tolerate this type of behaviour, perhaps another team’s does, maybe in another side you say OK, but not at Real Madrid,” Mijatovic told Cadena SER.
“Vinicius has to find a way to calm down. If not he will never become a legendary player, regardless the good he does in terms of his football. Vinicius is an unpredictable player, which is good, but the thing is he is unpredictable for his own teammates.”
“You see his teammates dragging him away trying to calm him down, as if they were talking to a child. They also tell you [from within the club], without asking, that he has to change his attitude because it irritates opponents and even his own teammates.”
It’s been a topic that Vinicius himself has addressed in the past, saying that he wants to have more composure, while Carlo Ancelotti has also told his star forward to keep the histrionics to a minimum on multiple occasions. Vinicius’ behaviour was less susceptible to such episodes when he arrived as a teenager, although it is understandable that he has learnt to bristle in the face of a challenge, given the racial abuse he has suffered in recent years.
It is annoying that Vini gets so animated over the mildest of things. However, the shove on the Leipzig player was not a straight red. You aren’t gonna hurt anyone by shoving them like that. The opponent made a meal of it. That was a straight yellow, with a notice that 1 more action will get another straight yellow and a sending off. But I reiterate that Vini needs to calm down because, if he continues like this, he will cost Madrid a game and the attitude even amongst his teammates will change towards him.
Okay he is a good player but when it comes to the whites he has that mentality they are racist and you know the retaliation, he needs some counselling to help him come out of it.
he is a good player but when it comes to the whites he has that mentality they are racist and you know the retaliation, he needs some counselling to help him come out of it we the blacks we no the white people don’t like us so live with them like we don’t care but it hurts allot and they have to understand him to we love you @vini jrn am from Ghana