Vinícius Júnior caused a stir in the Clásico. The Brazilian is not at all happy with his substitution.
Vinícius Júnior was extremely angry. The Brazilian was substituted in the 72nd minute with Real Madrid leading 2-1 against FC Barcelona and made it very clear to his coach what he thought about it.
The Brazilian shouted loudly, gesticulated, and disappeared into the tunnel without looking at Xabi Alonso or shaking his hand. According to DAZN , the offensive star even stayed away for seven minutes before eventually returning to the bench.
“Vini loses his temper,” wrote Marca : “Rarely has a player expressed his dissatisfaction with a substitution so clearly.”
Vinicius Jr was extremely angry about his substitution
This action did not please DAZN expert Sami Khedira. The 2014 World Cup winner criticized the Madrid player.
“You can be angry with the coach. That’s absolutely okay. But you always have to remember that you’re part of a team. What do you think if we play paddle tennis and I’m the one who comes on for you and I get so upset. Then I immediately give you a really bad feeling. Rodrygo came on. You can be angry with the coach, but not to this extent and with this body language,” said Khedira.
Vinícius probably doesn’t have to fear any consequences. Alonso reacted quite calmly to the incident at the press conference.
“I take a lot of positives from the game and also a lot of good things from Viní. We will of course talk about it afterwards. We will discuss these things, but we don’t want to lose sight of the essentials. Viní contributed a lot today,” the former Leverkusen player stated.
After the final whistle, Vinícius stood out again when he was part of a large group formation.