Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti 'blamed' for Vinicius Jr's injury

The Brazilian suffered a muscle injury and will miss crucial games.

Some people in Spain have accused Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti of being careless and mistreating their now-injured winger Vinicius Jr.

Madrid revealed that their winger had experienced a setback after completing 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory over Leganes the previous day in an official statement released just after noon in the Spanish capital on Monday.

“Following the tests carried out today on our player Vini Jr. by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg,” an official statement on the matter read.

MARCA estimated the recuperation period to be one month, but the club did not provide one.

Vinicius will therefore undoubtedly miss Wednesday’s crucial match against 2021–2022 UCL final opponents Liverpool at Anfield, as well as another match on the continent against Europa League champions Atalanta.

Te quiero, Vini. #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/mCGb6HaubM

— Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) November 9, 2024

In order to return in time for the Intercontinental Cup in late December, he is probably going to miss league games against Getafe, Athletic Club, Girona, and Rayo Vallecano.

Vinicius blamed soccer’s “crazy calendar” for his most recent injury setback on X, previously known as Twitter. However, some are pointing their fingers at Ancelotti for “negligence” with the runner-up for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

Vinicius has participated in 22 club and national team games so far this season. He scored a hat-trick against Osasuna on the last day of the November international break. He has now played the entire 90 minutes in seven of his eight games since October 9.

As the season goes on, the Italian coach has to better control his number 7’s playing time because Endrick, Arda Guler, and Brahim Diaz are always prepared to step up if Ancelotti pulls Vinicius off the field or even just rests him.

Endrick is the prime target man, and Mbappe might play on the left in his (Vinicius) absence until almost the end of the season.

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