Chapter 61: The Brazilian Genius
Turning to the next page, it is also the introduction of players, but not transfers but loans. However, this player can only be on loan, otherwise no matter how much money is given to Granada, he will not be able to bring him to the Carmenez Stadium.
This man is Vinicius Júnior!
Many of football's rising stars have shown exceptional talent at a young age, and these newcomers can often pick up the backbone of the team at a very young age and can also help the team win, which is a rare opportunity for rookies.
The Brazilian star Vinicius Júnior from Real Madrid Club has great potential and was once regarded as the hope of Real Madrid's revival, and Real Madrid even said that they signed "a talent in football once in ten or twenty years", and is regarded as the next new star in Brazilian football after Neymar and Jesus!
In the post-Ronaldo era, Real Madrid's attacking line has never found a rhythm, and Real Madrid, which was weak in firepower last season, was sprayed by everyone (Real Madrid scored 63 goals last season, almost only 2/3 of Barcelona).
Vinicius' appearance at Real Madrid was very grand, Florentino personally introduced Vinicius in front of 3,500 fans, and was personally accompanied by the legendary star of the Samba Army, Ronaldo!
On the red carpet, Vinicius Jr. was treated as a star, which is unthinkable for a young man who has just turned 18, because Real Madrid have won the last three Champions Leagues!
On September 30, 2018, in the 7th round of La Liga's Madrid derby, Real Madrid played against Atletico Madrid, Vinicius made his debut in the 88th minute of the game, which was his official debut for Real Madrid. Real Madrid then had a difficult time, until the 11th round 2-0 Valladolid, Vinicius finally ushered in another chance to play, this time, Vinicius scored the first goal of his Real Madrid career.
Vinicius not only created Real Madrid's first post-00 appearance record, but also the first post-00 goal record has also become his bag, and the first post-00 international player of the Brazilian national team also belongs to Vinicius.
Behind a series of records, there is a rising supernova!
This Brazilian talent, who is just 19 years old this year, has given Real Madrid the urge to hoard Brazilian players again!
However, Vinicius suffered an injury after that, and one of the most feared injuries of technical players, a torn ligament. In March this year, it was officially announced that Vinicius would be out for two months with a torn ligament, and everyone understands that it is still unknown whether the player after the torn ligament will be able to return to the level before the injury.
In the new season, Zidane returned to the Bernabeu, and the first thing he did was to reform the attacking line.
The additions of Eden Hazard, Jovic and Rodrygo demonstrate Zidane's determination to regain the attacking banner. However, the overlap between former Chelsea king Eden Hazard and Vinicius Jr. also means that Vinicius' development space will be greatly compressed!
And next season, Vinicius' Brazilian hometown, the 18-year-old Rodrygo, who is also a Brazilian talent, will also join Real Madrid, both of whom cost Real Madrid 45 million euros, and Vinicius's playing time is once again threatened.
In fact, in reality, Rodrigo's performance is far beyond Vinicius's, and it only took Rodrigo a month to conquer the discerning Spanish media!
"Compared to Vinicius, Rodrygo shoots more accurately, makes fewer mistakes, passes the ball better and has a better sense of position," the newspaper wrote. And he also worked harder on the court, even on the defensive end, Rodrigo seemed to work harder. ”
Brazilian legend Rivaldo also said: "Rodrygo has more killer instincts than Vinicius. When you have two players of equal calibre, you're sure to put the player with the stronger finishing ability and more killer instinct into the game. ”
On the whole, everyone thinks that the younger Rodrigo is better!
Rivaldo's assessment of Vinicius is to the point, that is, the finishing ability is lacking, which Zico has also mentioned!
The most typical game was the second leg of the semi-finals of last season's Copa del Rey and the subsequent second leg of the La Liga national derby, where Vinicius made his debut against Barcelona for two consecutive games, and in those two games, Vinicius was the highest-rated player in the front and back games of Vinicius (7.0 and 6.7).
However, he had 6 shots on goal in each of the two games, and he only had 1 shot on target in each game! Because Vinicius's shooting was so poor, it directly led to Real Madrid's two games without a score, and a net loss of 4 goals to Barcelona!
However, these 6 shots on goal, only 1 shot on target in total, and it was weak and easily held by Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen, and the remaining 5 shots were all off target without exception! It also included a close-range effort from near goal, where Vinicius fired the ball into the stands.
Of course, Vinicius Jr. had no shortage of bright performances in the game, such as single-handing out Barcelona's four-man defence, and his light shooting after breaking past Semedo and Pique, but they all stopped at his poor finishing skills.
Zico once said: "Vinicius has to practice shooting well, otherwise he can't live up to his talent, he can't always shoot in one way. ”
In fact, Ji Qin felt that the performance gap between Vinicius and Rodrygo was not that big.
Rodrygo is 18 years old and Vinicius J is 19 years old, and not only are these two players not fully developed, but they also don't get a lot of playing time, so it's hard to find a sufficient sample to compare.
If there is really an objective comparison, then Rodrygo is indeed better in terms of shooting accuracy and game motivation, while Vinicius is better in terms of physicality. As for the consistency mentioned by As, it is impossible to conclude on either player.
Zidane can lead Real Madrid to quickly get rid of the decline and lead La Liga next season, mainly because the center forward Benzema is as strong as ever after Ronaldo's departure, because the two stars who were not in Zidane's plan for Bale and J Ronaldo have proved their strength to stay in Real Madrid, and because the new signing Hazard is getting better.
However, Vinicius gradually lost Zidane's trust, from the main force to the substitute, and then from the substitute to not even enter the squad.
As a lottery ticket that was bought at a high price, Vinicius will definitely not be given up easily, which also makes loan the only way for Vinicius to go out to practice, but as a expensive lottery, even a loan is not too cheap, so Granada also has to pay some blood.
If this deal can really be negotiated, then Granada's main player on the left side next season is confirmed, Vinicius may not be able to secure a starting position at Real Madrid, but there is no problem in Granada!