Marca: Vinicius should have been on the bench

When I learned that Vinicius was reduced to a substitute against Oviedo, various bizarre interpretations spread rapidly like wildfire. One theory is that Vinicius was in a stalemate with the club for several months due to renewal issues, so Real Madrid wanted to sell him next week; the other said that he asked for a huge contract of up to 30 million euros (including renewal bonus), and his condition was at a low point at this time, which the club was unable to accept. However, Rodrigo is actually more likely to be considered for leaving the team. It is worth mentioning that Rodrigo started in this game, performed actively and ran frequently, and his competitive state was even far superior to most of the games in Vinicius since Alonso took charge.

Of course, if Rodrigo eventually stays in the team, he also needs to find his position in the team again, because Vinicius' current performance is not significantly better than him. In the game against Osasuna five days ago, Vinicius didn't even shoot once in the game, only completing a successful breakthrough; while Mbappe contributed one goal and completed eight successful breakthroughs. Of course, we shouldn't always compare Vinicius with Mbappe directly - after all, the Frenchman's current level is far beyond his teammates, which can be seen from the data that Mbappe took over 12 goals in the last 15 Real Madrid goals.

But Vinicius's problem actually does not lie in the existence of Mbappe. The real problem is that since he missed the Golden Globes, his competitive form has declined significantly, and it is almost difficult to compare with any attacker in the team now. Therefore, for him, the best choice is to focus on football itself: let go of the trouble of renewal, stop making provocative gestures to the stands, avoid unnecessary disputes with opponents and referees, and make every effort to find the self who used to tear the opponent's defense line again and again like a "impact drill". Only in this way can he make Real Madrid reconsider its economic demands - these requirements are undoubtedly too outrageous to the team's eyes.

As for whether putting him on the bench is some kind of "warning" or "pressure" from the club? This speculation is equally absurd. Please respect Alonso's autonomy as head coach. He needs to rotate the roster to keep the team players competitive. Vinicius' substitute in this game was purely a reasonable decision based on competitive performance. In fact, he has been "scattered" for too long, and it is worth it to sit on the bench.

And when he made the game only 30 minutes into the final game, he scored a goal and assisted Mbappe to score, it proved that Alonso's rotation strategy was completely correct: it motivated the players and won the game. Vinicius needs to speak with expression, not emotions and controversy.