There Juventus tonight he made his season debut, defeating the Mexicans of Chivas Guadalajara in a friendly in Las Vegas: 2-0 in the final result, with goals from the young Da Graca and Compagnon. On the field there was not all of last year’s starting defense: Chiellini, de Ligt and Bonucci. The first two left for other shores, respectively Los Angeles and Munich, the latter remained on the bench all the time (like him Vlahovic and McKennie).
The 35-year-old Viterbo player is the last remnant of the old Juve: it will be up to him to lead the team on the pitch and in the dressing room, thanks to the captain’s armband inherited from Chiellini. “i finally did it – he plays with it Bonucci – I’ve always played my role in the dressing room, now I’m the oldest in the group and the example, responsibility and pride of wearing this jersey will have to be even stronger. But above all, a good captain must have a good group behind him. These days I’m seeing in Juventus the desire to be together and the enthusiasm. You gotta be tough when you have to and smile when you can“.
And as Captain Bonucci, it doesn’t take long to send Matthijs de Ligt a public message, having already dealt with it privately.: “Your departure did not surprise me – explains the Italian to Gazzetta dello Sport – because some of his statements made it clear that he did not want to stay at Juventus. But I think the basis of everything is respect, the group he was with for three years helped him grow and the company invested in him. I wish you the best, but certain phrases said in the selection were not very pleasant. We talked about it after the holidays and he understood. Bayern are a great club, but in a top team you may not be destined to win“.
Bonucci refers to statements in which the 22-year-old Dutch defender explained that two consecutive fourth places were not enough for him, making it clear that he considered himself deserving of a higher level than the current Juve. For those who couldn’t wait to leave, arrived in Turin From Maria and the horse back pogba: “Bring leadership, quality and experience to compete on all fronts – Bonucci sentenced – Di Maria has been greatly underestimated for the qualities he possesses and for his career. He is the most complete player in Serie A because he adds experience to talent: fortunately he chose Juventus. I thought Pogba was very good, he understood that today’s Juventus is perhaps a step behind the one he left. He is at the center of the project and the group, he will be fundamental. I told him that we really needed the Pogba we know, that I never saw the real Paul in Manchester and now I hope to see him again at Juve.“.
Bonucci confesses that choosing Dybala as vice-captain in his place behind Chiellini wasn’t painless: “I was a little sick, but the annoyance lasted an afternoon. I knew what my role was and that I had to do mine, helping the coach manage the locker room. The relationship with Allegri? Direct and direct. At the end of the season we faced each other, after a year in which we all lacked something these days I saw Allegri again who wants to win again. Aiming at the Scudetto? With this shirt it can’t be otherwise. The time that passes must be the time between one victory and another“.
As for the possible arrival of zaniolo for Juventus, Bonucci sends you a warning: “He’s very talented and maybe he doesn’t know his potential yet, if he stays at Roma he can get excited about Paulo, if he comes to us we’ll try to put him at ease. But for Juve, the qualities of football are not enough“.
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