Tite asks Vinicius Junior to “dribble, dance” and keep his “essence”

The choice of Brazil, AuntieThis Wednesday supported the forward of Real MadridVinicius Juniorwhere he asked her to “dribble”, “dance” and keep her “essence” in the face of comments and chants considered racist received in Spain.

“Dribble, dance and always remain you in your essence. That is the essence; it is the joy, the vibration, the celebration,” Tite said at a press conference he gave in Le Havre (France)on the eve of a friendly match against Ghana with a World Cup goal in Qatar.

The coach asked, both from the Real Madrid winger and all Canarinha players, that they continue to show “their talent and their art” for all “football lovers”.

He remembered that too Vinicius and other teammates danced together to celebrate a goal against Chile in the final South American qualifiers and there was no time to “insult the opponent” for it.

He also mentioned a similar episode in another recent match against Bolivia, when the Brazilians collectively danced “the palomo dance”, a nickname for RicharlisonEnglish Tottenham forward.

“I know very well how to distinguish when it’s provocation and when it’s an act of joy. Let them continue to be happy as they are,” said Tite, who will step down as coach of Brazil At the end of the World Cup that will take place in Qatar between November and December.

The coach came out this way after the controversy that has surrounded him in recent weeks Vinicius Juniorwhich became the object of criticism and even songs of a racist and xenophobic nature.

Last Sunday, a group of fans of Atletico Madrid sing “Vinicius you are a monkey” around the stadium Metropolitan Civitas, minutes before the derby against Real Madrid, which was also widely condemned in Brazil and Spain. EFE