Paco González stops Juanma Castaño for his attack on Vinícius: 'You're missing the mark'

Vinícius's participation in the Clásico de Montjuïc has left many questions for the upcoming seasons and multiple protagonists. One of the players most criticized for his discreet performance on the field is Vinícius Jr., completely overshadowed by the hat-trick that Kylian Mbappé scored last Sunday. Therefore, Juanma Castaño did not hesitate to point him out as one of the worst players of the season for Real Madrid.

The host of "El Partidazo" on COPE noted that "I open the Vinícius topic, which seems to me to be an issue... He is a player who has regressed this season" given his decline in performance since the current campaign began last August.

The panelists invited to the post-Clásico analysis pointed out that his performance is leaving much to be desired. Rubén Martín was very clear: "since he said 'I'll do it for 10 if necessary,' he has disappeared". Mónica Marchante surprised with statements in which she defended Real Madrid's '7' verdeamarelo, simultaneously bringing Kylian Mbappé's figure into play as a tactical novelty.

"I remember a great part of Vinícius against Borussia Dortmund and I wouldn't place him especially there. Vinícius is with Mbappé. With Mbappé on the team, he has stopped being the footballer he was", concluded the Movistar journalist about the dynamics between the French forward and the Brazilian striker, both Madridists.

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For some like Gonzalo Miró "there hasn't been consistency in Vinícius's play at Real Madrid", a factor completely unrelated to Kylian Mbappé's presence on the team. Paco González also contributed his particular point of view to the debate caused around Vinícius Jr. on COPE, pointing out that the focus shouldn't be on the dynamics with the Bondy striker.

In the veteran journalist's opinion, "you're missing the mark if you think Vinícius has struggled because Mbappé is there". After closely following the competitive pace of the first team, several key players are not delivering the performance many expected. Paco González makes it clear that "Vinícius is bad, Bellingham is even worse" while "Rodrygo no longer exists in the equation".

"The others have been dissolving like sugar cubes," warns Paco González about Real Madrid's irregular performance this season in almost all competitions. The main reason offered by the COPE journalist to explain this trend is the phenomenon known as "the full belly", but also "with Madrid not being very well-prepared".

In addition to the lack of 'hunger' for titles and the criticism of Carlo Ancelotti, the host and director of 'Tiempo de Juego' makes it clear that recovery times also matter. "Almost none of them had a real summer, that's the honest truth. And next summer, they probably won't have one either", concludes Paco González about Real Madrid's 24/25 season.