The Rondo - Vini and Real Madrid
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May 27, 2025
The Rondo panel (Tom Hindle, Raheem Taylor-Parkes, Aaron West) discuss selling Vinicius Junior and solving Real Madrid's issues.
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After Real Madrid signed Kylian Mbappe this season, they really thought the La Liga title
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was theirs, but after being humbled by Barcelona and Laminia Moll, they're trying to figure out
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what they're going to do next. Today, we're going to find out what's the cause of Real Madrid's problems and how they can improve next season. Before we start, make sure you like
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subscribe, and comment what you think Real Madrid should do to change for next season
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All right, fellas, now we got to get into some business today. You know what I'm saying? We got
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to talk about real madrid situation vinnie jr after signing killian nbappe real madrid fans
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thought was sweet but it's not what's going on well i've got to say i have an opinion what's going
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on you like my opinion yeah you really don't always like my opinion i do like your opinion
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thanks man but real madrid have to sell venetius jr i don't know about that man i don't know if i
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really like the sound of that bro i don't know if i really like that bro because i'm gonna tell
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you i was watching the venetius jr doc this uh this past okay come on now make me now make me
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feel bad for it you know i'm saying i'm not gonna lie i'm gonna let you make your own opinion on it
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but i'll make you shed a little tear at times okay right all i will say though is that like
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let's bring it back to absolute basics right killian mbappe and venetius jr play the same
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position they are both left wingers they are different variations of left wingers vinny can
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go outside and can cut back. Mbappe's more of an inside forward. But the point is, is that they
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start at the same spot and they want to occupy the same spot. They can't play together in that way
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So if Saudi club X wants to come in with 200 mili, bye. Get rid of him. I feel like when you have
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two world-class players, you have to make it work. You know what I'm saying? It comes to a point where
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it's like, even if these guys, one plays left wing or left inside wing, one plays left wing
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regardless you have two world-class players on your at your disposal and if anything you could
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sell rodrigo get some funds and have someone that opens up more space on the other side
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i think if anybody in the world would be able to make it work it's carlo ancelotti and he wasn't
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usually we see real madrid they they buy three or four world-class players and then for a few months
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it looks like right and then right around right around march they figure it out like they start
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winning. It comes together. Ancelotti figures it out. Number one, they won't have Ancelotti
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Yeah. And even Ancelotti couldn't figure this problem out. It's because when you look at their
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heat maps, they literally, like you just said, they occupy all the same space. They want to start from
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the same areas. They want to be in the same areas. They kind of want to do a lot of the same things
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and they just stumble over each other And there a lot of ego at play Neither one of these guys wants to be the one who going to give up an inch Because Vinny Jr is Vinny Jr He already won Champions League He won it It his team right now
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And Mbappe is Mbappe. He was brought in to make it his team. So I don't think either one of those dudes is going to give an inch
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At the best, maybe Xabi Alonso could figure it out. Because with that 3-4-2-1, whatever they want to play
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Sorry to cut you off. Vinicius left wing back. Bucket. Hell no
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That ain't never happened here, bro. That is a formula for conceding four goals
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And with Trent on the other side, that is a formula for conceding four or five goals a game
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It would be fun to watch. I saw a Madrid fan on Twitter be like, guys, this is the future of Vinny Crays
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And I was like, I thought I was getting rage baited. But then he did, not that I care that much
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but then he did like a 10 tweet thread, you know, like the tactical. He was like serious, serious
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And I was like, this is why I need to delete the cap. Yeah, you got to get out
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It's like, ask him one question. Is Vinny going to track back? No No
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Hell no No Also for Ballon d'Or You think I'm tracking back
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Hell no There's no way You said that At the start of the season When we were talking about
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Like Vinny and Mbappe And you're like And you're like bro Neither of them is tracking back I'm like come on
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Surely for the good of the team And then I watched them I was like yeah No Out of any front three
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Of in Europe Yeah but you know What's crazy though Is wow You figured that Jude Bellingham
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Might be the guy To like make up Some of the ground And like do the running
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And that kind of thing But recently He doesn't look like He gives a f*** But his shoulder's f***ed up, though
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He could barely even run. Okay, look. Yeah, but well, he's got no problem running that way, has he
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He's got no problem running towards the goal. When you see the ball about to go into the net, you can work it
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You won't do what you got to do. But I feel like we also got to realize, yo, Barcelona has been slapping up Real Madrid
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and they've been taking advantage of how poorly this defense is. Because I don't think Real Madrid's problem really is attacking-wise
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Mbappe scored, what, over 40 goals this year? Yeah. And a lot of those goals came in the second half of the season
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I think it's their back line. Their back line is terrible. He's kind of poor teams, though
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No. He scored two in El Clasico. What do you mean? Wait, wait
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I'm not taking anything away from El Clasico, but he had braces against Getafe
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Okay, man, but that's a lot of them. Anyway, who do you want him to score against, fam? That's his competition, bro
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People always say that, bro. He's scoring goals against this and this team. That's who they put on the schedule, fam
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I say that I kind of sit in between you guys. Like, I love Vinny Jr
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I love his passion. I love that he uses his anger and his frustration to fuel him
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But I also think if you get a firm 200 bid from Saudi wherever it comes if you get that much of an offer a firm one I think at this point you take it Because that team is going to be built around Mbappe I think it going to be built around Drew Bellingham And when you look at how Xabi Alonso wants to play
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I don't right now think Vinny fits into that. Because he plays with wingbacks, and he plays with kind of two tens in behind a striker
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So there's already news confirmed that some of Real Madrid's signings are in fact leaving the club
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Let's go through some of the players on Real Madrid that you guys would keep or sell. Okay
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All right. Would you sell Vinicius Jr.? Goodbye. Goodbye Goodbye The thing about Vinicius Jr
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As well I know you guys are talking about The Saudi deal But like Would Vinny take that himself? I think
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If it was on offer I think The chance to make Generational money
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I'm not talking about Like footballer money I'm talking about Like literally This sets your
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Your bloodline up for life For life And I think I think you would take it
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He's 24 years old Go play in Saudi For what Three, four years And he could still
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Maybe come back to Europe Why not? Well that's That's the interesting thing
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Right about the Saudi league and it hasn't been established for long enough
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so that we've seen this at a consistent high level. But when are European players going to start to come back
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Because there are still some lads in there who you look at and you think, they could play in Europe again
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I'm Mark Laporte, for sure could play in Europe. He's literally starting for Spain
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I have always rated a 34-year-old Brozovic. But no, Neymar could have gone back to Europe
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Yeah, in theory. In theory. Yeah, but seriously, there are players... Like, football-wise, of course
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Right, so there are players of that quality. Now, is Vinny making the glorious Madrid return in three years
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Probably not. But he can play at any top club he wants to
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He can go to PSG and still play it. It's crazy because people should have had him win the Ballon d'Or or something
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and then Madrid should have acted really responsibly. You know what's crazy? I always thought that Vinny Jr. had a PSG arc in him
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I don't know why. It just feels like... Dude, that happens with every talented winger in the world
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From Brazil? Yeah. All right. Keep or sell? Rodrigo. I would love for Rodrigo to go somewhere and be a star
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Where do you want him to go, mate? I want him in Arsenal if we're going to keep it a buck
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I want Rodrigo in Arsenal. I would take him tomorrow. I want him in Liverpool
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I think his future is probably, if I was Real Madrid, I would think about keeping him
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But you can also get 80 million for a fantastic player. But Rodrigo, every single player at Madrid or in the Brazil team
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when you ask who's the most skillful player, it's Rodrigo. Everybody says that. But we know like
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He's a game winner He's a big match winner We talk about Vinny and Mbappe
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Playing left wing And you add Rodrigo In that mix That's his natural position
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That's three left wingers That crazy That is crazy to me And everyone praised Rodrigo for like His work ethic And his willingness to be selfless for the team His attitude is impeccable And his attitude and all of that But he still playing out of position
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and no one seems to think about it. The last few weeks, man, he's just been riding the bench as well
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Yeah, he's just been chilling. It looks like he bought a leave, to be honest. Yeah, I don't think he necessarily fits in that
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Xabi Alonso 3-4-2-1 either. He's a winger. He's a winger. Yeah. Aurelien Shouameni
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Keep him. Keep him. Keep him. Antonio Rudiger. Keep that crazy man
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You need a player like that in your team I'm keeping him for two more seasons
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Everyone is terrified Rudiger's 31, right? Rudiger has to be 30-31 Yeah, he's not too old
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David Alaba left back They could run Rudiger for a couple more seasons And he's still athletic
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He still reads the game well He still won't crush you He'll still crush you for sure
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And every time they play City in the Champions League Someone's got to guard Haaland
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So it makes sense Last but not least My young G. Endric
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Where are we fitting Endric, man? What's Endric's development looking like? Because I had this conversation with someone the other day
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I said, Endric is a weird profile to me. He is a weird profile. Because he's like 5'7", playing striker
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And in Europe, as a number nine, you got to have a little bit of, you know, that ability to, you know, manhandle a center back, play the ball off
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Like, I don't know if Endric has the body to handle like a Van . Like, these are the teams that Real Madrid are playing against
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If they want to win Champions League, they're playing Van s. They're playing the best centre-backs in the world
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Do I think Endric can hold the ball up against the best strikers in the world to bring in Mbappe and Vinny and these guys into the game
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I don't really think so. So, I wrote a column about this before the season and got absolutely f***ing abused
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I said that Endric should go on loan for a year. Because he needed..
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Why did you get abused for that? Because people are mean. Because people are mean. Because the internet
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Yeah, because the internet, bro. People are mean. Like, Madrid fans are like, you'll never understand
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I'm like... He needs to go. He needs to play. He needs to play
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Hendrick's a really interesting player who right now at his age only works in transition
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He needs to play like basically on the counter attack, right? He needs to have space to run into and he needs to be somewhere where he can afford to up a bit
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Because no matter how talented he is, he's going to miss chances. He's going to screw up and he needs an opportunity to go somewhere where he can miss three or four and then score one or two
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He needs like a B&A loan or something like that. Like that's a B&A loan
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absolute reeks of that like nah but I'd hang on to him
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and let's be honest okay say he stinks it up for a couple years which I hope he doesn't
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like genuinely I wish him all the best and you can still make some money off him
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if you sell him
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