Former Real Madrid midfielder Alvaro Benito slammed club star Vinicius Jr’s showing in the recent 4-3 El Clasico loss to Barcelona. He even called for the Brazilian to be taken off during the live broadcast on Cadena SER.
Benito labeled Vinicius Jr’s performance as ‘disgraceful’, also criticizing him for refusing to come off after asking for a substitution. He said (via Tribal Football):
The former player went on to warn Xabi Alonso, who is reportedly set to replace Carlo Ancelotti, that he would need to work on some players’ mentality. He said:
Kylian Mbappe’s brace gave Real Madrid a 2-0 lead early in the game, but Barcelona bounced back with a goal each from Eric Garcia and Lamine Yamal, and a brace from Raphinha, making it 4-2 before half time. Mbappe went on to complete his hat-trick in the second half, but Los Blancos lost 4-3.
Alvaro Benito was on El Larguero earlier this month, when he commented that Kylian Mbappe alone cannot be blamed for Real Madrid’s poor season. He stated that other players also needed to take responsibility.
He said:
Real Madrid have almost surrendered the LaLiga race, with Barcelona now enjoying a seven-point lead with just three matches left in the league season.
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