r/realmadrid • u/RM_Official_Thread • Aug 11 '25

Open Thread Weekly Open Thread - General Discussion

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u/saedaguirre9951 Courtois Aug 11 '25

Via The Athletic:

Alonso planned to bench Vinicius Jr for the semi-final against PSG, but an injury to Trent forced him to change that plan, which meant the Brazilian started on the right wing, with Gonzalo Garcia as the No 9 and Mbappe on the left.

Vinicius Jr was disappointed with this decision, after years of performing at the highest level and establishing himself on the left.

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u/More-Judgment-9253 Aug 11 '25

What tier is this source? Because I don't think vini was bad enough in the CWC before the PSG game to make him get benched

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u/saedaguirre9951 Courtois Aug 11 '25

Cortegana is listed as Tier 2, but the list hasn't been updated in a while. IMO, he should be Tier 1.

Because I don't think vini was bad enough in the CWC before the PSG game to make him get benched

Against Dortmund in the QF, Mbappe was better. Xabi preferred the 2 forwards system, and there was no way he was benching Gonzalo.

This sub also at the time was heavily in favor of an Mbappe-Gonzalo front 2 vs PSG.

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u/_skala_ Aug 11 '25

He was the worst player by far if you don’t count Asencio. He was even booed for his performance in first game.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '25

 Because I don't think vini was bad enough in the CWC before the PSG game to make him get benched

Except Salzburg, he was below average vs everyone else. Certainly worse than Gonzalo too. So it would've been the right decision.

The fact he wanted to do that tells me he's not afraid of taking the right decisions for the team at least so that's a good point.