Juninho Journal entrance #361
“Tuesday, February 4. I wish I could say that I am making a difference, but I don’t know. Trolling, bait, entrance/exit carlo of tribalism: 2.5 years later and are all awake. And now this. Mm is eating in itself. Maybe, you can’t save … but I have to try, push myself. All these DT come together in a hurry, behind the mask. Sometimes in the morning I have to force myself to reread everything that happened. Maybe it’s me who can’t be saved.“
Welcome to The Daily Merengue – A place where you can feel free to discuss everything related to football. Do not be alarmed by manifest RMCF bias. It is in the name!
Shouting to the modifications that do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Kungfuzuu, Nerobutblanco, Felipejack, and Juninho (the “shadows”).
Now, before continuing to dissect, I need once again for copy + paste purposes, keep in mind that Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior is a spectacular player and currently the 5s of the world in the world. It has an incomparable individual skill and is the best skilled dribbler in the world. He (or for me Jude) deserved the ball d’Or and the prize for the best FIFA player. Our applause has been won. I have also reached his defense in DTS on numerous occasions, so this has nothing to do with Vini, the individual talent or the individual of Vini. I am not really entertaining any “Oh that I doubt Vini and his skill publications and he must prove himself again. I can’t believe they hate you, King.” The guy responds because again this is not what I am saying or criticizing.
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Kake Madridsto. I really didn’t want to do this coach. I wanted to do something else. I wanted to write about positivity. I have been trying to practice peace in my daily life, since it simply simplifies things, so I wanted to look to the future with theoretical transfers in this daily thread. I wanted to give hope because that often is all that people need. Hope. No non -reliable answers. No invented solutions. It is not the certainty of tomorrow (which is never sure). Only hope. The few threads of light indicate that everything will eventually be fine. But, unfortunately, Madrid has dragged us back to the cold and twisted streets of Gotham.
So, today we will talk briefly about this:
For you, non -Spanish speakers, the previous clip presents several shots of the Espanyol game, in which Vini asks for the ball and does not receive it from Ceballos Jude, Fede and others. The comment highlights something I quickly noticed during the first 20 minutes of the live matches thread: Real Madrid players seemed deliberately refuse to vini the ball. I want to emphasize deliberate. If you simply want to affirm that this is just a clip and has no merit in the complete image of the game, take into account the following live broadcast chart:
Real Madrid generated by the attacks of 93 minutes 21 from the right side compared to 6 on the left. This is 21 of 36 attacks, which means that Vini’s favorite left flank was only used 16% of the time. This is a fairly low use rate for the best FIFA player.
But anyway … more than … let’s see if we can Asnwer why?
Tactic? Now at that time, some commented that this was a tactical decision. Espanyol stacked the left side of the field, so Carlo and Co made a conscious decision to highlight the right flank. This would be the best mechanism to break the low spank block. I am extremely skeptical about this theory based on the previous video, as well as my notes throughout the game. Although these clips are simply segments, from a spectator in which he not only looks at the ball but of the entire field), Vini’s complaints occurred a multitude of times throughout the game, which led Vini to do what he rarely He has done before, sometimes change the right flank. This led Carlo several times to call Vini to return to his left flank and, at other times, gesture to his players to move to Vini. Even so, the change (often led to being honest by Bellingham) continued.
Rodrygo to Saudi? Some also suggested that this was simply an attempt to be enough to be enough to Rodrygo when Saudi’s rumors were coming with respect to his possible departure in the summer. This was a bigger attempt to remind Rodrygo that we have not forgotten the “R”. As I said before, this theory really encourages meaningless. Leaving my love for Rodrygo aside, it would actually make little sense to alienate Rodrygo for Vinicius Jr. Vini is currently the best FIFA player in the world. Vini is currently in active contracts of contracts, since his contract expires in 2027 (Rodrygo expires in 2028). Vini has an absolutely ridiculous Saudi offer on the table. It makes commercial or sports zero sense to alienate the player who currently has an influence of a contract for a minor player who does not. Lately I have expressed how I think the team works best when Rodrygo plays in the LW and I prefer the way we play when Rodrygo’s use increases on the left flank. However, I have not said that Rodrygo is a better player than Vini because he simply is not.
Problems in the costumes? Although Alonsofan comes with daily reports that Jude secretly hates Vini, I have no real evidence to support this statement. I am not sure if the costumes are reaching a boiling point (although I have seen reports that it is not as optimistic as we think) and I am not here to advocate for that or the friendly vibrations with the breakage of FC. I admit that it is a bit fun than in the clip (0:30 to be exact) Lucas Vázquez at one point gives Ceballos this distinctive reliable aspect. It is an aspect that many of us have given our friends to see an uncontrollable scene. It’s a look of “Yes … I know … I know … you’re not wrong … but there is nothing really that can do Lolza”
Brief context:
Before briefly immersing myself in my thoughts that I can expand in the comments if time allows, I will share some quotes on the MM game and a memorable clip:
“Vini was desperate to score, and he would have done it if it were not for a silly ball incident, but none of his five shots tried Joan García, and He led the statistics of the party for lost duels with 10, winning only four, while its passing of pass was low in 79% and was dispossessed five times. In part, it is due to the risks that I was taking to try to make something happen, but it was also reduced to a mediocre exhibition. ” – Sam Leveridge (mm Writer on Three Question Article)
“I think you can’t deny the fact that we saw exchanges of 1-2 really good, 1-2 Give and goes between Rodrygo, Jude, Mbappe in these last 3 games. You can’t deny that. It was clear to see … I think what with Vini is that his game is so based on taking multiple touches and defeating several men of dribbles, while those boys look for rapid combinations and Vini is more than I will do For any reason, no Connecitng at this time.
My opinion:
Carlo allows an amount of freedom of the players in the last third. It has reigned since the beginning of the season, but it is still more than most modern managers This allows players to make their own educated decisions in the future. As described by Matt in the podcast MM, stylistically in Ball Jude + Mbappe are players looking for rapid combinations in the final third. Of course, they are able to find space to obtain the relentlessly wonderful races of Vini, but intrinsically, this has never been his strong suit. They are not Haaland. Mbappe is not absolutely Haaland and Jude loves a good late race for a cross, but it usually comes from fullbacks, not extremes. Although they can handle it, Vini’s individual brilliance does not seem to adapt to his game. Meanwhile, Rodrygo (who is sometimes deference to a failure) plays in the exact way of Jude + Mbappe. Yes, it can occasionally drip through a defense through a tight space, but almost all its attack game is based on a fast pass and then runs to space. This archetype is exactly why every summer is linked to PEP and Manchester City.
Based on these different profiles, in my opinion, this is the reason we saw a very correct flank attack during the Espanyol game. During most 2025, Vini has left (suspended in most cases) allowing Mbappe + Jude and CO to develop a quieter chemistry with Rodrygo. And they have stood out. Yes, the opponents have not been first level, but Espanyol either and we lost Lmao. This chemistry has assured to some extent a better control of possession, limited stressors in the defense in transition and probably better improving ball retention. You probably don’t get lost in the squad that Rodrygo really defends. When Vini Gotee relentlessly in 2 men and loses possession, it is not Vini who tracks … they are all (in addition to mbappe) more. This has to affect a team that goes through inconsistent patches. Last year was a player, but this year there are two …
Ultimately, they are making a conscious effort to dilute the individualistic influence in our attack game that unfortunately affects Vini.
Now what follows?
First: there is likely to be a call of many to change the preference of this player and blame why we lost against Espanyol. There may be a case there. But, on the other hand, it is likely that one could also argue that if several players prefer to play stylistically in a similar way to Rodrygo, it may be necessary to place Rodrygo in a position to excel, since he can raise the team. I am not here to really discuss that at this time, but it is a classic rate of type “Rising Tide lifts all ships”.
Anyway, if we see this behavior in the Atlético game, I think we should all worry about the survival of the 4th front. But I doubt that this happens. I hope Carlo intervenes. I hope Vini works well against Leganes with a rotated team in Madrid. I expect greater confidence in Vini’s performances in the future, which probably leads to more pass opportunities. I hope this flank problem is average. But there may be a persistent question in the minds of fans, the board, Carlo and even the squad … should we try something completely new and place Rodrygo on the left?
And if we fight in the next 2 games – alarm bells.
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“On the one hand, Real Madrid is so close to greatness. There is a roof that this team has not yet hit, an exhibition has not yet seen, where the team increases its defense and murders the teams in transition with one of the The best counterattack weapons collections in the role of the world … pic.twitter.com/Nkyqvkdkip
– Madrid management (@ManagingMadrid) February 4, 2025
I want to say that this happens in each game to Rodrygo … whole balls are played through the left, which makes the “right -wing extremes” seem ghosts in the same way that people say that Vini played badly
– Celine (@sp9tier) February 4, 2025
FALSE IN FALSE
Freddy: And now what are you supposed to be …?
Juninho: Am Revenge.
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“I’m not making a difference.”