{"id":37985,"date":"2025-09-22T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/alonso-downplays-vinicius-jr-s-reaction-after-real-madrid-substitution\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:30:32","slug":"alonso-downplays-vinicius-jr-s-reaction-after-real-madrid-substitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/alonso-downplays-vinicius-jr-s-reaction-after-real-madrid-substitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso downplays Vin\u00edcius Jr.&#8217;s reaction after Real Madrid substitution."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Xabi Alonso Downplays Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s Reaction<\/h2>\n\nReal Madrid&#8217;s technical director, Xabi Alonso, downplayed Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s apparent frustration after being substituted during the match against Espanyol, where the merengue team won with a score of 2-0.\n\nVin\u00edcius, visibly annoyed, was substituted in the 77th minute of the match played at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u, after a standout performance in his return to the team.\n\nAlonso acknowledged that he could have waited a little longer before making the change, considering the good performance of the Brazilian player. However, he justified the decision as a need to refresh the attack with fresh legs.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been a player too. When you get substituted, it&#8217;s not always the most pleasant moment. It&#8217;s normal, it&#8217;s natural. We talk after the game, I like to be close to the players. I&#8217;m not going to make a big deal out of something small,&#8221; Alonso declared.<\/p><cite>Xabi Alonso<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThis season, Vin\u00edcius has been a substitute on two occasions: in the LaLiga match against Real Oviedo and in the Champions League match against Marseille.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0922%2Fr1549400_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior fue sustituido en el minuto 77 el s\u00e1bado.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<em>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior was substituted in the 77th minute on Saturday after being a substitute against Marseille midweek.<\/em>\n\nReal Madrid&#8217;s victory against Espanyol maintained the team&#8217;s perfect record for the season.\n\nAlonso also shared his satisfaction with the team&#8217;s collective spirit and the players&#8217; understanding of the objectives. In addition, he expressed his support for Vin\u00edcius, highlighting the importance of the player feeling important and comfortable in this new stage of the championship.\n\nRegarding Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga, who came on as substitutes in the match against Espanyol, Alonso indicated that they could start in the next match against Levante.\n\nBellingham has had a rapid recovery after his shoulder surgery in July, while Camavinga hadn&#8217;t played since April.\n\nAlonso avoided speculating on the possible winner of the Ballon d&#8217;Or, despite the nomination of three Real Madrid players: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Vin\u00edcius, and Bellingham.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso Downplays Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s Reaction Real Madrid&#8217;s technical director, Xabi Alonso, downplayed Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s apparent frustration after being substituted during the match against Espanyol, where the merengue team won with a score of 2-0. Vin\u00edcius, visibly annoyed, was substituted in the 77th minute of the match played at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u, after a standout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2309,254,402,1110],"class_list":{"0":"post-37985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-soccer","7":"tag-espanyol","8":"tag-real-madrid","9":"tag-vinicius-junior","10":"tag-xabi-alonso"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}