Fouling Vinícius is becoming a phenomenon among defenders. This is how defender Maffeo made his life miserable

Vinícius Jr. is not having an easy time on the ground at the moment. He has become the most fouled footballer in the Spanish league and he is mainly targeted by defenders of rival clubs. Last time, he was making life difficult for defender Maffeo.

Real Madrid will want to forget about the game they played against Mallorca as soon as possible. The White Ballet lost 1: 0 after an own goal. In addition, Asensio missed a penalty and goalkeeper Courtois was added to the injured list before the game.

Vinícius Jr. also took a few cuts from the match, as he was fouled ten times in the match, which only confirms the statistics of the current season. The young Brazilian is the most fouled player in the Spanish league since Neymar.

The vast majority of Real Madrid’s attacks are conducted on the left side. So it is no wonder that defending footballers are focusing as much as possible on distracting Vinícius. In the current season, he is averaging exactly 4 fouls per person, double his total from last season.

In short, the defensive footballers know very well that upsetting and frustrating one of the most used players as much as possible is the way to succeed in a match.

However, the whole thing already feels like a hunt for the footballer himself is announced before every game and the players compete to see who can foul him more times.

The Mallorca game

Defenders Antonio Raillo and Pablo Maffeo haven’t spoken very positively about the Brazilian lately and spent the whole game trying to make his life hell.

The former tried to force Vinícius to kiss the emblem of the opposing club during the second half.

Maffeo, for a change, made weeping gestures right in front of the player. After Asensio failed to convert the penalty, Maffeo turned directly to the Brazilian and began to passionately rejoice.

Ancelotti defends his charge

Naturally, the team’s coach Carlo Ancelotti defended his player, stating in a press conference:

“The referee forgot to punish repeated fouls. The yellow card should be given when fouls are repeated and repeated. In the end, we got two yellow cards at half-time and the opponent got zero. Not everything that happens is Vinícius’ fault.

The only thing he wants is to play football. But the opponent just keeps provoking and pushing him and him. He should focus and look at what happened to him today.”

Source: Twitter