Manolo Díaz is the current coach of Hercules. The Madrid native, for the first time in his career, has got on a moving train to try to return the Alicante team to professional football. After many years working in Madrid's formative football, the coach sees from a distance one of the pearls that passed through his hands: Vinicius.
Manolo Diaz was present in Valdebebas when the Brazilian landed for the first time. Vinicius started out in Castilla, under Solari. When the Argentine made the jump to the first team, Díaz took the reins of that subsidiary.
The current coach of Hercules knows Vinicius perfectly, constantly singled out for his lack of aim. “Vini has spectacular conditions, but I think the goal pressure is building on him. It is true that in Brazil he scored a lot of goals, but the difference between Brazilian and European football is clear. He can be an important player if he focuses on the conditions he has which are very goodlike overflow and speed. You have to demand goals because in Madrid everyone is obliged to score, but you have to remember that Vinicius is not a normal scorer Nor does he have the facility that for example Rodrygo has, who is in his age range but is more gifted in definition“, admits Manolo Díaz in AS.