Rodrygo and Vinicious are different situations. Rodrygo isn't considered in the team by Xabi for starting, he is considered as the best bench player, like to replace anyone, he can replace anyone at attacking side, so he can be bench for like 4 different players, so he will get ton of minutes without a shred of doubt, more than some starters even I am sure depending on injury and fatigue and what not.
Both Rodrygo and Vinicius are talented and useful for Real Madrid but their positions and importance are different with a higher one for Vinicius and lower one for Rodrygo. With appearance of Mbappe in Real Madrid, Rodrygo felt disappointed as he was no longer important there and no longer has chances to appear regularly in matches. With a star player like Rodrygo, it's uncomfortable feeling and surely if nothing changed in the club on how they use him, he will consider an exit gate.
Yeah. Since Chelsea won the Club World Cup, I also believe that their confidence will boost and they will feel like facing any team won’t be a big deal to them, although the season will be tough, but that doesn’t mean that as long as the club is in form, they will try everything possible to make things right for themselves.
However, you are right; sometimes Chelsea is out of form when doing it and puts hope on people thinking that they will even win a trophy. It’s when we don’t expect it that they surprise us, just like the Club World Cup; they won it, and it was surprising. I didn’t expect that; however, let’s see how the season will go for them.
Chelsea are truly improving and they are going to return to highest competitive mode in a next season. After two latest seasons for rebuilding their squad and recovery from crisis, they won a FIFA Club World Cup trophy in a convincing way that is a solid foundation for them to aim towards a next season with promising success.
They also had some good transfer activities so far while there are still some more weeks for transfers if possible, and Chelsea will begin a new season with more competitive squad than the last season.