Juve star Leonardo Bonucci: That’s why things went worse with Cristiano Ronaldo
CRISTIANO RONALDO LEONARDO BONUCCI JUVENTUS
© Getty Images
Juventus missed the championship title last season and only finished fourth in Serie A. According to Bonucci, that was also due to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus Turin reported on Cristiano Ronaldo’s three years with the Bianconeri and explained what negative effect the Portuguese had on the team from his point of view. “The idea was that this one player could guarantee Juve wins,” said Bonucci The Athletic.
The pressure was on CR7 – and the Juve teammates were hiding behind the Portuguese according to Bonucci. “Ronaldo’s presence had a big impact on us. Subconsciously, the players began to think that he would be enough to win the games,” said the Turin defender.
Bonucci: “Too much” relied on CR7
“We did a little less in our daily work. I think you could see that over the last few years,” added Bonucci. After winning nine titles in a row, Juventus had to give way to three other teams last season and only finished fourth in Serie A. Inter Milan snatched the title.
“Maybe we were relying too much that if we give him the ball, Ronaldo will shoot us to victory,” he said. “But Ronaldo needed the team as much as we needed him as a team,” said Bonucci.
In the summer, CR7 went back to his ex-club Manchester United for a transfer fee of 15 million euros.
