Real Madrid Physical work, mental strength and a liberation: the metamorphosis of Vinicius
Real Madrid The evolution of Vinicius and a personal fulfillment
Real Madrid Vinicius's great goal, superior physique and indifference to criticism: "Pressure? You don't know it"
In the more than one hundred years of life that it has,
Real Madrid
has spent
477 million euros
on signing
Brazilian
footballers
. From
Fernando Giudicelli
, the first, in
1935
, to
Reinier Jesús
, the last, in 2019. From
Kaká
, the most expensive (67 million), to
Éder Militao
, the second on the list, who arrived from Porto in exchange for 50. From
Roberto Carlos to Marcelo
, king and heir to the left wing of the Bernabéu. And from
Ronaldo Nazario
, one of the best center forwards in history and Madrid icon, to
Robinho
,
the new Pelé
after that magical debut in
Cádiz
turned into a disappointment despite its sale for
43 million
to the first Manchester City of the sheikhs.
Vinicius Júnior
has entered that list
and it depends on him which side of the balance he will end up on:
success or failure
.
It's that simple and that hard.
Because if there is a nationality that makes football fall in love, proclaims new princes and hands out crowns, it is the Brazilian.
And if there is a field that condemns races and raises legends, it is the Bernabéu.
There has been no middle ground with the Brazilians who have played for Real Madrid, nor will there be with Vinicius, on whose
21-year-old
shoulders
the responsibility of leading the white club is already held. He, meanwhile,
endures the pressure, plays with it
and assumes praise and duties. "
The pressure is enormous,
" sums up EL MUNDO
Savio Bortolini
, former
Flamengo
, former Madrid and former Brazilian team. The trio of shirts that Vinicius has defended so far. «At Flamengo there is also a lot of pressure, it
is a huge crowd
. And in the selection, much more,
you can never lose
for all the history that Brazil has.
So those of us who come from there to Madrid, like Vinicius or myself,
we already know what it is like to live with the pressure
before arriving ».
129 games and 22 goals
Savio
is the fifth Brazilian with the most games for Madrid (160) behind Ronaldo (177),
Casemiro
(296), Roberto Carlos (527) and Marcelo (530).
Seventh on the list is already Vinicius (129), who has surpassed
Kaká
(120) and is a few weeks away from catching
Robinho
(137).
At 21 years old, the young Madrid forward has
22 goals
, far from the 104 for a
Ronaldo
with whom there will always be the question of what would have happened to his career without injuries.
O Fenómeno
is the
only Brazilian striker who has triumphed
in a big way at Real Madrid. 35 goals scored by Robinho, 30 Savio, 29 Kaká, 13 Baptista ... While
Barça
enjoyed some of the best Brazilian attackers in history, (
Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Neymar
...) in Madrid they have become legend
defenders or midfielders
. Today in the classic Vinicius will wave the Brazilian flag for Madrid, which has opted for him,
Rodrygo
and
Reinier
with the aim that the Rio de Janeiro goal is
dressed
as a Real Madrid player.
"I don't think there has been a big
difference between Madrid and Barça
for Brazilian strikers to triumph," says Savio.
«Those of the Barça triumphed by natural talent, they were
craques
.
Sometimes the signings do not come out, they have injuries, they are not well ... ».
"When you play well at the Bernabéu ..."
For the former Madrid player, who made the leap from Flamengo to Madrid at the age of 23 and with extensive experience in professional football, “
in Brazil, Madrid is something very big
. It is not just a great club in Europe, it is' el 'Madrid'. «
Before it was not easy to leave Brazil directly to Madrid
, it seemed like a dream. I learned what tactics were, that
before I had no obligations
, I came from a very different football. It's a change of
country, culture, climate
, it was very cold ... I remember Roberto Carlos telling me to be myself, that to play here you had to have personality and that
for the Bernabéu not trying a play is much worse than try and fail
.
But for Vinicius, whose signing was announced when he was
16
, the situation has been different from almost all of his compatriots.
Roberto Carlos and Savio arrived with 23, Ronaldo with 26 ... Only Marcelo and Casemiro, who signed with
18 and 19 years
, present similar cases.
«He is different, he leaves for Madrid as a youth team and there he misses a stage.
But
Vinicius has a natural talent
, there are few players like that left, and he has the
personality to withstand the pressure of the Bernabéu
, because otherwise you can't play.
When you play well there,
my God, it's the best club in the world
.
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