'Madrid still miss Ronaldo & it's unfair to expect Vinicius Jr to replace him'

'Madrid still miss Ronaldo & it's unfair to expect Vinicius Jr to replace him' Jordi Cruyff believes Ajax may want to take advantage of the failure to fill the void left by using the Portugal worldwide after his move to Juventus

Actual Madrid keep to miss Cristiano Ronaldo and can not anticipate Vinicius Junior to fill the void left through the five-time global footballer of the 12 months, says former Barcelona guy Jordi Cruyff.

The 34-yr-antique Ronaldo joined Juventus for €114 million [£99m/$128m] inside the summer after 9 seasons within the Spanish capital.

Madrid failed to correctly update the Portugal worldwide however and suffered for the duration of the primary half of the marketing campaign as a result, with new educate Julen Lopetegui disregarded from the pinnacle job in October.

Santiago Solari has inspired a revival which sees Los Blancos just six factors at the back of leaders Barcelona in a helter-skelter identify race.

Attempts to win the Champions League for a fourth time in a row additionally hold on Wednesday once they face Ajax inside the last-sixteen first leg .

And Amsterdam-local Jordi Cruyff - previously of the Ajax teenagers system - sees the failure to update Ronaldo as a first-rate weak spot.

"in the long run, they're players who have potential above the others, appear at essential moments, assure you a number of dreams," he instructed goal .

"when you are on the sector, you usually consider your options because you have that unique participant.

"Now real Madrid rely extra on being a group. And i think they nonetheless omit Cristiano.

"If the fit is going zero-0, that marquee participant is the one who unbalances."

In his first complete season on the Santiago Bernabeu, 18-yr-vintage Vinicius has been parachuted into the primary crew seeing that Lopetegui's go out .

The Brazilian has contributed 3 dreams and eleven assists inside the senior aspect however Cruyff - who is currently coping with at chinese club Chongqing SWM - does now not believe he is ready to be the significant pillar of the real facet.

"he is younger, he is very proficient, it is why they paid what became paid for him," the ex-Netherlands international and father of Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff delivered.

"however of route, asking him to carry the crew is bigoted. It's miles unfair to ask for it and also to anticipate it.

"he's younger and wishes the time to learn and adapt that his age calls for. He can have united states of americaand downs, that is regular.

"His talent is obvious, however often it's far higher no longer to speak an awful lot approximately him in order that he may be calm and without a lot stress on his returned."