I’m not a star alongside Marce, Case, Luka, and Karim – Vinicius Jr

Vinicius Junior

believes that he has yet to be at the level of

favorites like Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric still, while insisting that he is happy to be playing a key role for his side this season.

The 21-year-old has been running on a rich vein of form for Real Madrid in the 2021-22 season, silencing his criticizers following a hard start.

However, notwithstanding that change, he insists that there is a lot more he can learn with his side.

"

I do not consider myself a star. This dressing is full of winners of the Champions League and every other title going,"

he admitted to Madridista Real.

"I am no star. Stars are Marce [Marcelo], Case [Casemiro], Luka, Nacho, Toni, Karim... I am not a star alongside them. I am a player who is learning what he can from them."

Vinicius started this season with only 14 goals, having a hard time breaking into the regular first team role following his move from Flamengo.

This season, on the other hand, he has made his tally double, finding the target 16 times across all competitions and he says that Carlo Ancelotti has helped him a great deal.

"

I think the boss has explained it very well every time he is asked about me,"

the Brazilian added.

"He gives me a lot of advice and maybe the most important was about staying calm when called upon to make the right choices. I didn't think I could combine my speed and playing at the limit with keeping a cool head but the boss is teaching me it is possible.

"Ancelotti has complete control over both the wider game of football and the details. He covers it all and training under him means getting a lesson every day, or several a day."

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