Courtois Considered Vinicius is Similar to Eden Hazard

DBasia.news –  Vinicius Junior is a name that is being talked about in Europe today thanks to his great performance with Real Madrid. According to Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius played like the Chelsea winger, Eden Hazard.

Vinicius Junior became the core player of Real Madrid. Although previously only strengthen the junior team, but currently the Brazilian player is able to appear consistent.

Thibaut Courtois considered Vinicius’ play style is similar to Eden Hazard. Ex Chelsea felt that the 18-year-old player would have a bright future.

“The most similar player to Vinicius that I’ve seen was Eden Hazard when we played for the Belgian national team. He had difficulties at the beginning, but he was still young and willing to learn,” Courtois said as reported by the club’s official website.

Vinicius Junior played nicely when Real Madrid beat Alaves 3-0. The player scored El Real’s second goal in the 80th minute.

“He needs self-confidence and that’s what he gives. We are all very happy with his progress,” continued the goalkeeper.

“Since we lost against Real Sociedad, we performed better. We felt better and scored three goals against a strong defensive team. We showed a complete game,” Courtois said.

Real Madrid brought Vinicius Junior from Flamengo with a dowry of 61 million euros in the 2018 summer transfer market. From 24 matches, Vinicius has scored six goals plus 11 assists in various competitions.