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Driven by the penalties of a

Real Madrid

in depression after the departure of

Cristiano Ronaldo

,

Vinicius Júnior

landed in the capital of

Spain

and found himself face to face, by his own virtues, with the reality, the glory and the pressure of the Madrid team. With just

18 years of

age and before the apathy of some soccer players in the white attack, the Brazilian burst into force in his first season, revolutionized the lead and became indispensable in the starting line-up of

Santiago Solari

. So much so that his injury against

Ajax

in those eighth of the 2019 Champions League was the beginning of the end for that Madrid.

However, that excellent letter of introduction exaggerated praise and criticism and made the Brazilian a target for everything. Either star or starry, there was no middle ground. And in the DNI,

19 years

. The positive characteristics of his game, speed, overflow and impudence, were mixed with others that at times despaired part of the Madrid environment. Vinicius was not right before the goal, and replacing the most important scorer in the club's history in the line-up did not help. The

scoring difficulties

of the squad, where only

Benzema

saw the door, and the continuous injuries of the theoretical stars of the first team, such as

Bale and Hazard

, did not favor the release of the Brazilian, in constant fight with the rival goal.

He scored

one goal in the 18 games

he played during the 18-19 League,

three in the 29

played in 19-20 and

three in the 35

he participated last year.

Numbers that were too stagnant for their age and position and not very hopeful feelings.

On the clearest occasions, Vinicius erred in decision-making, gave a touch too much, thought too much about what was going to happen or simply did not define the best possible area.

The light against Liverpool

In spite of everything, a light, a game, illuminated his future and exemplified what it could become: quarter-finals of the Champions League against Liverpool. A long pass from

Kroos

, a diagonal deflection from Vinicius from the left, a control with his chest and a shot. Two touches and a goal. Minutes later, a pass from

Modric

to the penalty area and a first shot from the Brazilian for the final 3-1. One touch, another goal. He had not broken the scorer, but that performance and the

21 years he had

just turned

21

continued to convince the Madrid coaching staff that the goal was hidden in the footballer Vinicius.

"Vinicius has to score more goals," Ancelotti stressed during his presentation.

Something that the player himself also repeats to his surroundings: "He is the first to know that he has to score more", they assume.

"A strong mind"

In spite of everything, the pressure for the goal has not been able to with the Brazilian.

While the

Madrid atmosphere

has passed over other players, Vinicius has navigated doubts with the firmness of someone who 'passes' from any burden: “He

has a strong mind

.

He is positive and always smiles ”, say those who know him best.

"

Others have a hard time, but he doesn't go crazy,

" they insist on Valdebebas.

During these summer months, he has not carried out specific hitting training or focused exclusively on the goal, but has followed his physical work routine to reach the top after having played the

Copa América

. «He has worked as always,

nothing special

. He just wants to help Madrid », detail sources close to the footballers. But when we got to the Valdebebas grass, there was a lot of exercise towards the goal.

Ancelotti

, who asked him for more in his presentation, has insisted that he think less and give fewer touches, as he confirmed after his goal against

Alavés

: “It is very difficult to score after many touches.

You have to mark one or two

». Against

Levante

, the Brazilian repeated an uncheck similar to Liverpool's day and easily defined Aitor's left side and then scored the second with a good shot.

The other variant of the 'pichichi' Vinicius is the

small release of the substitution

.

The ownership of Bale and Hazard, established stars with the pressure of their age and their salary on their shoulders, protects the Brazilian more, who broke both games from the bench.

"

Ancelotti believes in him a lot

," they say in his circle.

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