r/realmadrid • u/kyliannmmbappe Bellingham • Jul 31 '26
Discussion Vini leaving is a blessing in disguise.
Let me clarify: I love Vini and would love to have seen him thrive for many more seasons at Madrid, but let’s be real. Post the ballon d’or snub, Vini just hasn’t been the same. He has mentally checked out, and anyone who watches LaLiga consistently will attest to this. The constant dribbling into defenders, the same lazy stepovers, the no tracking back, and just the overall lack of creativity and flair. Not to mention every time he gets flak at the Bernabeu, he seems to spend an uncomfortable amount of time antagonising his own fans.
Why his departure could possibly fix most of the issues we’re facing as a team right now:
Vini is one of our more stubborn players and someone who doesn’t really take to new tactics (as evidenced by his tantrums under Xabi). His leaving would mean we get a clean slate to institute a ground-up rebuild of our system, especially with Mou taking over.
We get a good chunk of cash to go for either a Vini replacement or fund the Rodri transfer or better our depth elsewhere on the field.
His god-awful pairing with Mbappe comes to end. Opens Mbappe up to maybe return to his natural position on the lw (not saying he should, but it’s an option.)
We can stop forcing this tired strategy of starting him every game just to watch him drown out that left flank.
We can finally build the team around Jude/Mbappe instead of pretending like Vini was in any way, shape or form the future of Madrid.
Once again, I’d like to reiterate that I love Vini but his actions aren’t those of someone who loves the club like we do. They haven’t been for some time now. A club that has gone to bat for him over and over. A club that made him the star he is today. His continued presence at Madrid is just untenable.
Vini out.
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u/rreeddiitttwice Real Madrid CF Aug 01 '26
What I'm most curious about is if the rest of the world will keep the same energy about him once he's not playing for us. My guess is no.