This season, Rodrigo has been reduced to a marginal player under Alonso, and his playing time has been significantly reduced. "Aspen" took stock of Rodrigo's playing time.

This season, Rodrigo ranks only 17th in Real Madrid's playing time, and the team has 25 first-team players. He only played 359 minutes, 25% of a possible 1,440 minutes. The former protagonist is now an understudy. His playing time is even less than Mastantono (689 minutes) and Brahimi Dias (423 minutes), and even less than Ceballos (391 minutes). This is Rodrigo's current situation, a reality that he has not yet adapted to but has to face. In the Brazilian national team, he played almost all game time under Ancelotti's leadership.

For his dual roles in Brazil and Real Madrid, Rodrygo has now returned to the latter, but he still hopes to get more opportunities at the club. After Brazil's game against Tunisia on Tuesday night, he was asked: "You and Vinicius did well in Brazil (they partnered on the left), but it hasn't happened yet at Real Madrid. What else can you do to get a chance to play continuously at Real Madrid?" He replied: "I have to keep training hard. , to win the trust of the coach, just like I did in the Brazilian team. I believe that through the hard work in training, he will see my efforts, and maybe I will get more opportunities. "On this international break, Rodrigo started in both games and contributed an assist. He and Vinicius partnered on the left.

However, in Real Madrid, the two did not have the opportunity to play at the same time. In this competition, Vinicius has an absolute advantage. Rodrygo has started just three of 16 games this season, against Oviedo, Getafe and Marseille, while Vinicius has started 13 times. Not long ago, Rodrigo was the absolute main force of the team. He played 3,453 minutes last season, the ninth-most minutes on the team, and scored 14 goals. The previous season, he played 3,707 minutes, ranked third and scored 17 goals. The season before that, he played 3853 minutes, ranked fifth and scored 19 goals.