Vinicius is the loose verse

With the sensations still hot after the derby that left the League open AS.com netizens spoke out in the AS poll. Only two options, approved or failed, for each of the Madrid footballers who beat Atlético in a heroic way. The only suspense was for Vinicius who, in the opinion of the fans, was the protagonist who was out of tune in this great Real Madrid that has passed the three summits against Sevilla, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Atlético with such good marks. And that has been a starter in the three momentous games. If in Pizjuán he became a hero with a rebound goal, the fifth who has done this since landing in Spain, Against Gladbach he left bittersweet sensations and, finally, against Atlético and as reflected by the AS poll, it was diluted.

Vinicius will have few opportunities like the one he has been presented with this season, the third that he plays in the first requirement of Madrid, to settle definitively in the starting eleven. Hazard is still missing, the Belgian has only been able to play 315 minutes spread over six games after two inopportune injuries and the fact that, due to his ankle operation, he needed to do a longer preseason than the others. But the Brazilian does not explode definitely. He ends up giving one of lime and another of sand and the latest events that affect him personally seem to weigh on his confidence, especially the one caught with Benzema in which he told Mendy that it was better not to pass it on to him.

On a day as happy for the fans as a victory against Atlético that left Madrid three points behind the leadership (even with one game less), he was the only one who suspended the voting. There were others, like Asensio (48%), who touched the suspense. But the Mallorcan could only play the last minutes of the game in which Atlético was turned on the attack. Vinicius, on the other hand, played 80 minutes. In all that time he only managed to enter the game 22 times, when Lucas Vázquez, on the other side, reached 68 interventions … No shots on target, no dangerous crosses … Only three recoveries (for example, for the six of Lucas). A gray day at the office that did not go unnoticed by Internet users. On the other hand, Benzema, Casemiro, Ramios, Courtois, Carvajal, Modric or Kroos, were above 95% approved in their respective votes (always in the derby match).

Vinicius is the ninth most used outfield player by Zidane this season although it is evident that, under normal conditions with Hazard, he is a permanent fixture on the bench. He arrived in 2018 for 45 million euros from Flamengo. Madrid hoped to have found the new Neymar. But Vinicius, already about to enter in 2021, is still pending confirmation. In the 2018-19 campaign he scored 4 goals in 31 games. In 19-20 he made five in 38. In this current season he has already scored three league goals that have been worth nine points of Madrid's 23 … but he is still far from fulfilling the expectations created in tone to him. Even with Brazil he has only been able to play one game. Vinicius is still a loose verse in Madrid.