Logo en.madrid-barcelona.com
En.madrid-barcelona.com en Español
Logo Facebook
Two men in suits in front of the Real Madrid crest with a brick background.

Pedrerol Fires at Ancelotti: 'I See Him Lost'. Vinícius is Involved

Pedrerol suggests that Ancelotti doesn't dare bench Vinícius and reserve him for top games

Several supporters of Real Madrid, including those at El Chiringuito, have hit the ceiling over Vinícius's injury.

They blame him for putting him in Leganés, risking his fitness, when Real Madrid's real match is next Wednesday. At Anfield, against Liverpool and in the Champions League.

Discomfort at the Club with Ancelotti

As of 26 November, Vinícius has played 22 matches: 18 with Real Madrid and 4 with Brazil. Since 9 October he's played 8 matches, playing the full 90 minutes in 7 of them.

The only rest he's received was against Osasuna, when Ancelotti substituted him 15 minutes before he end after he had scored three goals.

By the time he was in Leganés, Vinícius had just played two full matches with Brazil.  Ancelotti didn't dare give him a rest despite being 2-0 up in the 66th minute. Nobody understood Mbappé's substitution.

The club believes that Ancelotti has gone too far with Vinícius, especially when he has players like Brahim, Arda Güler or Endrick, of proven quality, on the bench. Those in charge think that it wasn't necessary for him to play all the time.

Now Vinícius will have to be sidelined for a month.

Josep Pedrerol's Slap: "I See You are Lost"

And Josep Pedrerol holds Carlo Ancelotti responsible for the injury: "I see he's lost," he said last night on El Chiringuito.

This is what Pedrerol explained last night: "We talked about it last Thursday. He was tired, he had played with his national team, he had given interviews to various media: a long trip...

"It was an opportunity for Mbappé to play on the left; the wing that suits him best, the place where he feels most comfortable.

"We are not doctors or fortune tellers. We said on Thursday that it was dangerous for Vinícius to play. That the important thing was the game against Liverpool.

"90 minutes and a month out. There was no risk in telling Vinícius: "Vini, we want you at 100% against Liverpool. You're not playing this game, you're not playing against Leganés.Is a month out better? We'll see Mbappé on the left, as Ancelotti likes.

"And look, Ancelotti is a good coach, but this year I see him lost."

Have the floodgates opened to talk against Ancelotti?