Making BIG decisions is the most Mourinho thing ever, and he may have to do it again regarding Vini Jr.
It has become quite clear that with Diomande in, playing with Arda, Bellingham and Mbappe, Real Madrid has better balance than with Vini in the place of Diomande.
Diomande looks sharper, makes quicker decisions and works his socks off defensively.
The stats are also revealing. Before Vini’s suspension, Real Madrid averaged 2.38 goals per game in LaLiga, and conceded an average of 1 goal per game. In the course of Vini’s suspension, Real Madrid scores 3 per game on average and concedes 0.5 goals per game on average.
It will be interesting to see how Mourinho manages Vini after the suspension. Does he walk back straight into the starting 11? The most professional thing to encourage Vini to EARN his place as big players do. Real Madrid has found a winning dynamic and maintaining that should be the priority.
Mourinho is no stranger to big decisions. In his previous tenure at Real Madrid, he benched Iker Casillas for Diego Lopez, for instance.
Dr Ade Divine