José Mourinho backs Vinícius Júnior to rediscover top form at Real Madrid

Real Madrid coach José Mourinho said it's only a question of time before  Vinícius Júnior  returns to top form. The  Brazil  forward, in his ninth campaign at Madrid, has set up three goals but scored just once in nine appearances this season. "He is going to emerge," Mourinho said of Vinícius on Tuesday to TNT Sports. "It's just a question of when." Mourinho was left encouraged by Vinícius' improved performance in Madrid's 1-0 home win over Villarreal on Saturday. The Brazilian came off the bench and found the back of the net, only for the referee to rule it out because Vinícius had pulled the hair of a  Villarreal  player. As a result, the Brazilian was shown a red card. "After the previous match [a 2-1 derby defeat at Atlético [ Madrid ] in which Vinícius started], I decided to take a different approach -- to protect him a little and then bring him on when the game called for a p