Vini dances between songs

“Dance, Vinny, dance”. It was the slogan of the first defensive campaign that the Brazilians and Madridistas had to face this season, when the winger began to blame his fiery celebration, joyful for some, provocative for others. That flag was waved, among others, by Neymar, another one of those different players who like to be bold with the ball, regardless of the feelings of the opponents.

At Anfield, Vini danced. And not with the sound of the Beatles. His music wouldn’t suit his style either. Karioka did it with the sounds of the songs of a difficult to explain game. With no fouls (just six between the two teams in 45 minutes), Liverpool and Madrid turned the match into a festival where fortune hunters embarrassed defenders with just a look. All star, a match of singles against doubles, in which even two of the world’s best goalkeepers, Courtois and Alisson, made mistakes more typical of football training.

And there, between a mistake and a mistake, Vinici’s figure appeared. The big protagonist of the meeting. When he looked at the scoreboard in the 16th minute and found his team trailing 2:0, he probably wasn’t too nervous either. Another day at the office. It was the same scenario as a year ago against Manchester City. Even the judge was the same. For this reason, when they focused on Klopp after the Brazilian’s masterpiece at 2-1, the German reflected the look of defeat even when he was in the lead. Allison’s gift, after Brazil’s race of faith with Joe Gomez, was just confirmation of the evidence. Madrid devours its rivals out of pure mentality. He makes other European opponents shake their legs at his very presence.

But apart from the goals and the assist for Benzema with 2-5, Vinicius played a great game. He played Trent Alexander-Arnold. The best right back in the world when asked to play against Burnley. Up, the canyon. Place the centers with a silk glove. The problem is when he faces opponents that require defense. She is not supportive when it comes to coming back, nor does she have the courage to face one on one. Vinicius knew this, well taught by Ancelotti, and abused that band as much as he wanted.

Rival caricature

Vini had the hardest time. Balancing a game that seemed downhill towards a net win. But Liverpool did the rest in the second half and eventually pulled off a historic upset. Five of them fell also because Madrid played at half throttle for the last twenty minutes. The English were a team joke. The punching bag that the white box launched itself on to gain self-esteem. The fact that his savior is the Galician young man Bajčetić speaks volumes. The man from Vigo, with an eighties image due to walking with his socks down, appeared everywhere and constantly dropped balls to the wings. He even took part in the 1-0 result and scored 3-4. But he could do little before the uncomfortable level of the others. The other save was Salah who assisted the first goal and materialized the second, but it faded away and ended up diluted against Nacho.

Madrid won. And convicted. Highlight the change in Ancelotti’s system when he was lost. There, with 2-0, he left the experimental 1-4-2-3-1 and returned to the classic 1-4-3-3. Alaba’s injury, a disaster while he was on the field, also helped. But even that works well. Those who must fall always fall. The champion is Madrid. And Vini danced between songs.