This is the warm subject of the moment in Madrid. It must be said that the absence of Vinicius JR of the eleven holder who started the meeting against Olympique de Marseille on Tuesday evening was more talked about than the match itself. A strong choice to which Xabi Alonso returned after the match: “There will be a moment for everyone. No one can play all games, and no one should be offended if he's on the bench. We need the whole group because the calendar is very demanding ”.
Xabi Alonso simply wanted to run according to him, but his explanations are far from convincing everyone across the Pyrenees. In the hours preceding the meeting, some media had thus mentioned a bad relationship between the two men. What really really? Only the two men really know it, but what we learn via El Chiringuitois that there was a meeting between the Spanish and the Brazilian before the duel against OM.
Alonso spoke to Vinicius Jr
The Madrid coach thus summoned his player to let him know that he was not going to be holder, and this well before the eleven holder was communicated to the entire workforce. Aware that he must take tweezers with Vinicius Jr, the former Bayer Leverkusen, notably explained to the star of La Canarinha that he wishes to have all the players play on this start of the season, so that they are all more or less in legs and involved.
Vinicius Jr, still according to the media, would have appreciated the gesture of his coach rather, being aware that he is not doing that with the rest of his teammates. A small preferential treatment which logically attenuated its disappointment not to start from the start like the Phocaeans, and which could contribute to the fact that the two men find a more or less peaceful relationship …
