""He's a very good player," Alonso said in a news conference on Tuesday ahead of the Juventus game. "He's fundamental for this team and for this squad. He is this season and he has been for a long time. "He's decisive, I like to see him smiling. We need him, focused on the game, on what he does well. The day-to-day is good and he's responding well in games.""
"Alonso left Vinícius out of the starting eleven for Sunday's LaLiga trip to Getafe, before the Brazil international came off the bench to change the game, with two Getafe players receiving red cards for fouling him. It was the third time this season that Alonso has benched Vinícius when available, with contract talks over a new deal for the forward at a standstill."
""It isn't easy," goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said on Tuesday when asked about Vinícius. "At 18 years old, a lot of people laughed [at Vinícius]. He didn't do anything wrong at Getafe, and everyone is against him. They looked for him from the start, and he unsettled them. "He had a good answer, he helped us to be dangerous, helped us score. People are unfair with him, he's a great lad, he helps the team.""
Xabi Alonso described Vinícius Júnior as fundamental and decisive for Real Madrid ahead of matches against Juventus and Barcelona. Alonso left Vinícius out of the starting eleven at Getafe, but the forward came off the bench and influenced the game after two Getafe players received red cards for fouling him. It was the third time this season that Alonso has benched Vinícius when available, while contract talks over a new deal remain at a standstill. Getafe coach José Bordalás and defender Juan Iglesias criticised Vinícius, accusing him of mocking substitutes and lacking respect. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended Vinícius, saying people are unfair and that he helps the team.
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