The Italian tactician has backed Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger to perform against Mallorca even though he had a tough match against them in September
Amidst a negative reaction from the Real Mallorca camp towards Vinicius’ comments in September, Carlo Ancelotti hailed Real Madrid’s Brazilian star as a role model
Amidst a negative reaction from the Real Mallorca camp towards Vinicius’ comments in September, Carlo Ancelotti hailed Real Madrid’s Brazilian star as a role model
Real Madrid’s Brazilian winner Vinicius Junior has come into criticism, by Mallorca’s captain Raillo, ahead of their clash on Sunday because of what he said about Mallorca’s boss in September.
Despite Real Madrid winning their home match against Mallorca 4-1, Vinicius Junior protested against Mallorca boss Javier Aguirre, who Vinicius claimed was instructing his players to kick Vinicius harder. Teh Brazilian was then criticized by Mallorca captain Antonio Raillo who said: “Vinicius should dance, but he shouldn’t be disrespectful, he shouldn’t insult or belittle his fellow professionals; then when he is branded as provocative he uses the race card.”
Raillo brought up the situation again, talking about whether Vinicius Junior is a role model or not, as a he told DAZN’s Twitch channel: “If tomorrow I have to set an example for my son as a player, maybe I would give [Luka] Modric or [Karim] Benzema, but never him.”
However, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has some contrasting opinions about Vinicius Junior as a role model, as he said: “Vini’s going to prepare for this game the same way as he does for all matches. He doesn’t need a sit-down, for me to have a chat with him.
“For me, Vinicius is an example of a footballer. Youngsters like players with such quality. My grandchildren have his shirt and they don’t want another one.”
