Real Madrid La Liga Brazilian on thin ice
RMadrid winger Vinicius Junior strikes against his name Zinedine Zidane‘s book after his costly mistakes in the Copa del Rey defeat Alcoyano.
The Brazilian missed a great chance to clinch the draw and was also guilty of the slack point for the goal that forced extra time, which would do him no favors with his return to the starting line-up.
In the 78th minute he chose to go alone instead of squaring himself Karim Benzema, but his venture did not bear fruit, for himself or Los Blancos’ future in the competition.
Two minutes later he allowed Jose Solbes an easy finish on the back post from a corner, despite Marcelo‘s warnings to notice.
Vinicius hastily chose to appear on the counter-attack, even after Marcelo told him “do not waste it!” to his mark on the corner immediately before.
Once the goal entered, the left-back looked up at his compatriot with his gaze and sought an explanation, just as Zidane did afterwards.
Vinicius, which has fallen into the pick order in recent weeks, thanks in part to Eden Danger‘s return, had the chance to file a claim for more frequent action on Wednesday night, but his double fault did the exact opposite.