DBasia.news – If there’s one player who feels delighted or blessed with the appoint of Santiago Solari as Real Madrid permanent coach, that would be Vinicius Junior. He never forgets what Solari did when he arrived in Spain the first time.
Real Madrid appointed Santiago Solari as the permanent coach since this week. No wonder, Solari’s performance during the interim period was satisfying.
Santiago Solari was once the interim coach for Real Madrid. The Argentinian player replaced Julen Lopetegui who got sacked.
Once handling Real Madrid Castilla makes him close to the young players. Vinicius Jr. is one of the players coached by Solari.
At the same time, Santiago Solari also gave the chance for Vinicius Jr. to defend Real Madrid main squad. The Brasilian striker feels delighted with that decision.
“Solari has always helped me since I arrived in Madrid. He made sure I arrived with a calm head and dedicated myself to playing,” Vinicius Jr. told Marca.
“And this is also what he’s done with me in the first team,” Vinicius Jr. added.
Vinicius Jr. just arrived in Madrid during the 2018 summer transfer market. The 18-year-old player was recruited from Flamengo.
Throughout the 2018-2019 season, Vinicius Jr. has been supporting Real Madrid in five matches of all competitions. The young striker created the assist in his debut Champions League match against Viktoria Plzen.