One of Alvaro Arbeloa’s priorities is to get the best out of Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian’s irregular season, his snub to Xabi Alonso in the LaLiga Clasico after being substituted or his laughter with Endrick on the bench in the Copa del Rey match against Talavera, in which he did not play a single minute and his team had to sweat to go through, put the Real Madrid striker in the spotlight.
Arbeloa’s arrival has been a boost for Vinicius. The coach wants the number seven to feel and be decisive for his team again. That is why his public words towards his player are of unconditional support. Movistar Plus cameras captured a sequence during the match between Real Madrid and Levante between the player and the coach that clearly demonstrates the coach’s philosophy.
“I tell you all the time, go for it. You’re going to smash it, you’re going to smash it, you’re going to smash it, go for it, hold on,” Arbeloa told Vinicius when he passed by the Real Madrid bench.
“This is the Vinicius I want to see”
The truth is that the support has been unconditional since he took over the reins of the first team. After the Copa del Rey match against Albacete, the coach wanted to highlight the work and commitment of Vini. “It was positive to see where he came from, his efforts, that he wanted to be here, play his minutes and not hide. That’s the Vinicius I want to see. Someday he will have brighter days and others less so. This Vinicius is captain and is the one I want to see.”
Arbeloa justified his defence of the Brazilian despite the Copa del Rey elimination by highlighting his virtues: “He didn’t stop facing up, asking for the ball… That’s being a leader and that’s what I need from Vinicius and what I want to see in him,” he said.
Bernabeu referendum
The Bernabeu crowd made its feelings about Vinicius clear in the last game against Levante with a loud booing, a situation that Arbeloa downplayed at the end of the match. “I’ve been booed a lot too and what makes us great is the demands of this club and we always have to take it well because they know we can give much more,” he said
I’m going to demand that my players look for Vinicius
He also made clear the short-term goal he has set for himself. “I’m going to work to have the best Vinicius, I’m going to demand my players to look for him, he’s not afraid, he has character, he has defended this club tooth and nail, he is one of the most unbalancing players if not the most in the world. He reflects what a Real Madrid player is. He is going to give us many titles,” said the coach, who so far, in the two games he has managed Vini has been a starter and has played the full game.
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