The Brazilian international is in a daydream after his coronation in C1 and has the ambition to win the World Cup.
Vinicius Junior has changed in dimension this season. The 21-year-old winger exploded in the Real Madrid shirt by being more decisive than ever and forming a formidable duo with Karim Benzema. So much so that he became an indisputable starter with the Merengues and finally managed to make his mark with Brazil. Little called before the start of the season, Vinicius Junior is now part of Tite’s lists and is gradually gaining his starting position with the Seleçao. In front of the Brazilian media around the meeting against Japan, Vinicius Junior confessed that he was living a dream period.
The World Cup in sight
“The best week of my life? Without a doubt, it’s the biggest and best so far. Like I said, I don’t want to stop there, I want to continue making history and evolve to do great things in football. At 21 years old, being in the national team and scoring a goal in the Champions League final is huge, it gives me something to dream about.” confessed the Real Madrid winger.
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Vinicius Junior showed ambition for the next World Cup with Brazil: “There is total focus on the World Cup, now we have to work to the maximum and get our bearings, the start of the World Cup is getting closer, this is the most important moment, since 2018 the team has been working for getting to that special moment where all players want to be is no different for me.”
Newfound confidence
“We really like Brazil’s strikers, it helps a lot. Neymar is my idol, I played at Flamengo with Paqueta, and there’s Raphinha, whom I’ve always admired since he played in Portugal. coach says we like each other a lot, so it ends up working, let’s try to score as many goals as possible to be more and more connected and arrive at the World Cup on top”added the Brazilian.
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Vinicius Junior returned to his adaptation to European football, he who now gives the full measure of his talent: “Arriving at Real Madrid at 18 is very complicated, I who went professional at 16, I did not do the basic course, it was even more complicated. I always had clear ideas, the club gave me confidence and gave me what I needed most”.
“The first season I had ups and downs, it’s normal because of my age, I was 18, I was changing, everything was new, in a new football, completely different, with a lot of tactics that evolve and who learn so quickly that sometimes it’s a bit complicated. But all the coaches gave me peace of mind and confidence to come to 2022 and I was calm, with more experience, and that’s what happened.”concluded the Brazilian.