"Are you suffering from Vinícius syndrome?": Madrid journalist makes a striking prophecy after Valencia hat-trick

According to what was reported by Defensa Central, Roncero said: "The eighth win in a row, eight victories out of eight since the last break, and we are heading towards the next break."

A devoted Real Madrid man with a huge following among the Merengue faithful, the journalist went on: "Bellingham, Arda Guler, Valverde and Mbappe are proving that Real Madrid are more than capable of winning, and at the Mestalla, they did not need an exceptional performance from Diomande to secure the win."

Roncero predicted a different season for the Merengue and backed them to lift the La Liga title: "Real Madrid, under Mourinho, are the clear favourites to win the Spanish league title. It is a flawless team, the team that everyone must fight to overcome."

He went on: "Since we lost the derby in that manner, and with the notorious refereeing, Mourinho has managed to keep things running smoothly since the break, and the current Real Madrid have become a formidable force, crushing their opponents with overwhelming superiority."

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Roncero tore into what he branded the "rough play" from Valencia's players across the ninety minutes.

"Do you know how many fouls Valencia committed against Real Madrid? 26 fouls. It's the highest number of fouls committed by an opponent against Madrid in the past four seasons. I mean, analyse this statistic," the well-known presenter said on the "El Chiringuito" programme.

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Roncero also turned his attention to Valencia's Pablo Mafeo, who in his view should have been sent off before the break for his challenges on Marc Cucurella, Yann Diomande and Kylian Mbappé.

He said: "I would like to ask one thing of Mafeo, or of the coaches: don't play him against Real Madrid, because the man becomes tense, he has a fit of rage, and he has a problem with Real Madrid."

He went on: "Don't worry, Mafeo, your title as the player who hates Real Madrid the most is guaranteed, because it is clear that you have no affection for Real Madrid. You were lucky, because the referee should have sent you off."

The pundit added: "What's wrong, were you suffering from Vinícius syndrome? Because Vinícius wasn't there, you were about to go mad, because you missed Vinícius so much that you picked a fight with the poor (Brazilian). You need to relax."

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