Today is not the same as before! Vinicius fell to 16th in the Golden Ball Awards, and is no longer the absolute main force in Real Madrid

Less than a year ago, Vinicius was seen as the biggest favorite for the Brazilian's first Golden Globe winner in 17 years; however, Manchester City midfielder Rodri finally won the cup, and just 12 months later, the Brazilian encountered a difficult period at Real Madrid. In order to express his "confidence" in winning the award, the entire Real Madrid team even boycotted the Golden Ball ceremony, but failed. After all, he won 24 goals and 11 assists in the 2023/24 season, winning the La Liga, Champions League and the Spanish Super League Cup, and is the absolute main force.

But in the Alonso era, he was unbeaten in 6 games at the beginning of the season, but Vinicius never played for 90 minutes - he beat Espanyol 2:0 last weekend, and he was full of anger when he was replaced in the 77th minute. Alonso said after the game: "I wasn't happy that I was replaced when I was a player, but this is normal. What we want is the team, and everyone has to contribute."

Now, Real Madrid has a large group of geniuses such as Mbappe, Bellingham, Guerre, and Mastantono in the frontcourt. Vinicius's data of 2 goals and 2 assists is no longer unique. European football expert Andy Brassal pointed out at talkSPORT:

"Berlingham can only play as a substitute after his comeback; Guerre is in a hot state, and Masiantuno, who is worth 63 million euros at the age of 17, also plays on the left side. Alonso publicly said for the first time 'This is a team game' - imagine someone dared to say this to Ronaldo, Raul, and Ramos back then?" Vinicius, who had 108 goals and 88 assists in 328 games, was once soaring under Qi Zu and An Shuai, but now he is going to conquer the new coach again. Brasal said: "He has to prove himself again this season - although he has been the top two in the world for the past three or four years, in the order of Alonso, the starting pick is not iron-fired." After missing the Golden Ball, Winnie wrote on social media: "I will give back ten times if necessary, they are not ready yet."

22 goals and 19 assists in the 2024/25 season, and the data is almost the same as the Golden Ball year, but the team's 0 championships caused the market valuation to plummet by 30 million euros - currently 170 million euros (second in the ranking list), and the Golden Ball only ranked 16th in 2025. And within Real Madrid, his position has also been seriously challenged. As a hero who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League twice, he and his compatriot Rodrigo were not respected enough by Alonso. Leaving may be the helpless choice of Brazilian double stars.