A favorite target for opposition fouls in La Liga, Vinícius Junior is causing concern for Real Madrid, who are finding it increasingly difficult to hide their annoyance on the subject.
This Sunday, the Madrid newspapers AS and brand highlight a number: 3.4. This is the average number of fouls suffered by the Brazilian winger in each La Liga match. This would be the highest total for a Big Five player (Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A)! In comparison, the Auriverde suffers “only” 1.8 faults on average per match in the Champions League, i.e. only 16e highest total of this campaign.
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For the Casa Blanca, this difference represents the indisputable illustration that its jewel is not sufficiently protected by the referees in La Liga and the merengue coach Carlo Ancelotti has moreover let out a rant after Thursday’s success in Cadiz (2-1). Internally, it is a real fed up that would begin to settle on this subject, especially since the leaders are aware that the chances of seeing the referees change their policy are very slim.
Vinicius affected?
At the same time, the people of Madrid are aware that Vinícius, whose game is partly based on provocation, may also find it difficult to change. “He handles everything very well. The last games he was hit a few times and he had good control“, Satisfied Ancelotti recently. In private, the experienced Italian technician would however continue to work closely with his player in an attempt to reduce his tendency to provocation. It is in any case imperative to find a solution while internally, it is estimated that the mind and even the game of the South American are beginning to be affected by these repeated faults. Against Cadiz, it was only necessary to wait 40 seconds of play before seeing the attacker get stamped…
