Journalist reveals why Vini Jr hasn’t shone for the Brazil national team | OneFootball

Vinicius Júnior has only eight goals for the Brazilian National Team in 45 matches

Vinicius Júnior has been one of the top players in world football for years, but he still owes positive performances for the Brazilian National Team. Thus, journalist Pedrosa from CazéTV mentioned the reason why the former Flamengo player has had below-par performances for Brazil.

— The Brazilian National Team has been a mess over the last four years. Four different coaches. Every player today plays within a context. If you put a player in a mess, he won’t perform. Unless he’s a genius, an extraordinary talent, and even then… more and more in football, a strong collective boosts individual talent — Pedrosa began.

— Vini Jr has never had a strong enough collective in the Brazilian National Team to perform as he does at Real Madrid. And now he has the coach who unlocked his potential, which is Carlo Ancelotti. I really believe in Vini Jr. To me, he’s a star, an extremely unique player, and he’s on the highest shelf of world football — he concluded, on CazéTV’s program this Wednesday (18).

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT?

The Brazilian National Team has gone through turbulent times in recent years. First, Vinicius Júnior was called up by Tite. Then, the former Flamengo player also worked with Fernando Diniz and Dorival Júnior, before being called up by Carlo Ancelotti.

HOW HAS VINI JR PERFORMED FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM?

The first call-up for Vinicius Júnior to the Brazilian National Team happened on September 11, 2019, under Tite. Since then, the former Flamengo player has played 45 matches and two World Cups. However, he has scored only eight goals for Brazil.

IS VINI JR IN ANCELOTTI’S CALL-UP?

Vinicius Júnior was called up by Carlo Ancelotti on Monday (16). The former Flamengo player is on the Brazilian National Team’s list for the March friendlies against Croatia and France. Finally, these matches will be the last before the official squad announcement for the World Cup.

AND WHAT ABOUT FLAMENGO?

Thus, Flamengo, former club of Vinicius Júnior, remains focused on the upcoming challenges of the season. That’s because the Most Beloved faces Remo this Thursday (19), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the Brasileirão.

As usual, Coluna do Fla brings all the information about the match directly from Maracanã, with reports by Rodrigo Lima and Rock Hudson. Finally, Premiere, via pay-per-view, will broadcast the match valid for the Brazilian Championship.

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