{"id":47362,"date":"2026-04-06T17:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47362"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:47:20","slug":"like-i-had-with-ancelotti-vinicius-jr-reveals-special-connection-with-alvaro-arbeloa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/like-i-had-with-ancelotti-vinicius-jr-reveals-special-connection-with-alvaro-arbeloa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLike I Had with Ancelotti\u201d: Vinicius Jr reveals special connection with \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Real Madrid<\/strong> star <strong>Vinicius Jr<\/strong> has opened up about his strong relationship with current manager <strong>\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa<\/strong>, comparing it to the one he shared with former coach <strong>Carlo Ancelotti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a pre-match press conference ahead of Real Madrid\u2019s crucial UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich, the Brazilian forward highlighted the clarity and confidence Arbeloa brings to his game.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Vinicius Jr\u2019s Full Quote on Arbeloa and Ancelotti<\/h3>\n<blockquote dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019ve had a <strong>special connection with Arbeloa<\/strong>, just like I did with Ancelotti. He has always made it clear to me what he wants from me. I have always given my best and I will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Vinicius also addressed his tougher period under previous manager Xabi Alonso, noting it as a learning experience while expressing optimism about continuing under Arbeloa, who has given him renewed confidence.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Context: From Alonso Struggles to Arbeloa Revival<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Vinicius endured limited minutes and a reported strained relationship with Xabi Alonso in the first half of the 2025-26 season. The change in management has clearly revitalized the 25-year-old winger, who is now thriving with consistent starts and clear tactical instructions under Arbeloa.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This \u201cspecial connection\u201d echoes the successful partnership Vinicius enjoyed with Carlo Ancelotti during previous title-winning campaigns, where the Italian tactician helped transform him into one of world football\u2019s most feared attackers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has opened up about his strong relationship with current manager \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, comparing it to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":47364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4517,1868,2554],"class_list":["post-47362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-alvaro-arbeloa","tag-ancelotti","tag-vinicius-jr"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47365,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47362\/revisions\/47365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}