Brazilian samba! Watch how Vinícius toyed with Bilbao defenders

Vinícius Junior finally unlocked his full potential in the new season. He has always had the footballing skills, but his end game was a problem, but he has improved it by 100 percent, his confidence has jumped and he is a new rising star.

You probably won’t find a player on the football planet who has made more progress since the start of the new season. While in previous seasons fans mocked Vinícius for his appalling finishing, even his own supporters wrote him off, this season he has wiped the slate clean.

Vinícius has made a difference under Carlo Ancelotti. He plays with far fewer touches at the end, he’s not as reckless, he’s much calmer. And it’s bearing fruit. Last season he played almost all of it in the starting lineup, but still got to a very poor 3+3 record, and those were his best numbers.

This year he managed to score 9 goals and 2 assists in 15 rounds. He added 2+3 in the Champions League. The Brazilian youngster’s confidence is quite evident, practically everything he touches works out.

In Wednesday’s game against Athletic Bilbao, Vinícius was magical again. In the first half alone, he collected 5 key passes! But this time his teammates couldn’t convert the chances he created.

And his equilibristics are at a high level. When right-back Lekue was carted off in the first half, coach Marcelino preferred to withdraw him at half-time and bring on the experienced Oscar de Marcos.

But Vinícius also played with him skillfully.

At times Vinícius looked like he was back in his childhood playing on the beaches of Copacabana. The Brazilian blood just doesn’t show.

the 21-year-old winger is really starting to get the White Ballet fans fired up. In partnership with the brilliant Karim Benzema, this could lead to great things.

Source: Twitter, Livesport