Turin, 3 May 2022 – A double from the Champions League. On his 35th birthday, Leonardo Bonucci he made and gave Juventus a really nice gift: two goals (and now the tally is five goals in the league, a personal best) to lay out Venezia and to grab three points that, just as many days before the conclusion of the maximum tournament, they mean mathematical qualification to the Europe that matters. Not a trivial milestone for how the season had turned out at a certain point. A season ruined, at least in Serie A, by that false start that prevented the Old Lady from remaining attached to the Milanese to play the Scudetto to the end.
“The foundations for the future are there”
In the list of causes that led the team to have a negative performance for part of the year, Bonucci also includes “the inexperience of the many young people in the squad”, his words on Dazn’s SuperTele broadcast. “But I think there is the basis for doing something important. There is regret because we lost points along the way and with a few more points we could have fought for the Scudetto. These are mistakes that can be made, we have qualified for the Champions League. and the hope is to do better next year, both in Italy and in Europe. Champions disappointment? I understand the reactions of the fans. Living it from the outside was even more difficult. Unfortunately this year I missed important matches both with the national team and with Juventus, this is a great regret. But now I’m fine and I want to give my best. ”
Between game and Vlahovic
And to those who ask him about the game expressed by his team, the defender from Viterbo who is European champion with the national team replies: “Everyone would like to have 80% possession and have fun. Then there are also games in which the player counts. result. A mix of the two would be the best solution, but it is not always possible “. Finally a joke about Dusan Vlahovic. “I think he has to understand that he has to play with less frenzy when he has the ball between his feet. Now he is asked to keep the ball to get on the team, and he has to understand what is the right thing to do every time. It’s normal – concludes Bonucci – that sometimes he can exceed his will to do because he is young, but we Dusan keep him tight because since he arrived he has given us enthusiasm and goals. He is a very important player for us “.
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