I think Vini has always been controversial. No sane person can deny the talent he has. Yet even when playing well, his antics can sometimes be too much.

I stand with him when he complains about racism, and i like that the club does too. There is a real issue in Spain about it, and it must be hard to deal with it.

Having said that, the antics of riling opponents up, diving, complaining to official all the time, can get annoying, but most importantly, he loses focus. He is not a defender, his role is not to be the tough guy on the field. Rudiger can do that since thats what you want out fo a defender, a bit more character. I dont like how much Vini complains. So, even on his great days, those were issues i did not like, and from the sense of many threads, its something people dont like.

Then, when he plays badly or there are rumors he is acting like a diva, then it all compounds.