After a challenging four months, Vinicius Junior has gotten his swagger back at Real Madrid, looking more and more like the player that contended for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. The difference in his game? Perhaps the man on the touchline.
When Álvaro Arbeloa took over from Xabi Alonso, some of his first words went to calling the Brazil international “one of the most exciting players in the world.” The statement is not anything extraordinary or even grandiose, but it showed one thing: The new boss was making it a priority to publicly support Vinicius Jr.
