Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juventus in 2018 from Real Madrid and Enjoyed a reasonable amount of Success despite talks about the team Losing its flair due to the Presence of the Portuguese Which was seen as a cause for the team Losing its Domimance in Italy as a result of a breach in the Collective team play coming as a result of the Over-dependency on the Portuguese.
During Ronaldo's Era at Juventus, he won back to Back league titles (2018-19, 2019-20), Coppa Italia (2019-20) and Super Copa Italia (2018, 2020).
Juventus Defender Leonardo Bonucci feels that Cristiano's presence at Juventus made the team Lose its Collective Display as the players were Conscious of Getting the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo with the thought that he Alone is enough to Guarantee the team Victory.
Asked if the Signing of Cristiano Ronaldo got the Juventus Player complacent, Bonucci told The Athletic:
"This was the thing. The idea that one player, even the best in the world, could guarantee Juventus victory."
"Cristiano’s presence had a big influence on us. Just training with him gave us something extra but subconsciously players started to think his presence alone was enough to win games."
"We began to fall a little short in our daily work, the humility, the sacrifice, the desire to be there for your teammate day after day. Over the last few years, I think you could see that."
"Last season, we finished fourth and won the Coppa Italia because we became a team again."
"If you had thrown a piece of wood in the dressing room before those games it would have caught fire such was the electricity running through it. We missed that."
"Maybe it was taken for granted that if we gave the ball to Cristiano he’d win us the game."
"But Cristiano needed the team as much as we needed him. There had to be a trade-off because it’s the team that lifts the individual even if the individual is the best player on the planet."
Cristiano Ronaldo Completed a Move back to Manchester United in 2021 Summer Transfer Window and has wasted no time in Announcing his Return back to English Football. Cristiano Ronaldo has so far Scored 5 Goals in six games for the Red Devils Across all Competitions this season.
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His Most Recent goal for Manchester United came against Villareal CF in the UCL as the Portuguese fired home a 95th Minute Winner to hand his team all three Points.
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