After the European debacle, changes are coming in Turin. Or, at least, a time of evaluation that ends in a kind of re-founding, as it titled Tuttosport its cover this Thursday, March 11. The main doubt is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo's own continuity. The Portuguese, according to 'Sportmediaset', is for sale to balance account in summer, since his contract ends in 2022 and thus they would save their titanic salary. This medium indicates that about 60 million euros could be enough for the change of scenery. Though La Gazetta dello Sport follows a somewhat different line, as he points out that the Portuguese star does not sing the mea culpa and he understands that the team is not up to him, as he would have told those around him. However, his salary comes to the fore again, considering it extremely complicated that no team is going to assume such an expense, thus complicating the departure of CR7 from Turin, whether it is the desire of the club or the player.
The re-founding of Juve
While the other, on paper, great star bianconera He also walks between questions: Paulo Dybala. The Argentine, who also ends his contract in 2022, has been close to leaving on several occasions and, despite the fact that the Turinese directive claims to have presented a succulent renewal offer, it is not finished and his actions on the green could urge sell if the right offer arrives, then This course the second sword of the team has lost much of its edge. Bernadeschi is another player who, according to 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' would be on the starting ramp, but in the case of the Italian it is the lack of external interest that makes the operation difficult. The continuity of veterans such as Chiellini or Buffon will be resolved at the end of the season. While players like Ramsey, with a sign in England, or DemirelAppealing for its potential and price, they are presented as options to make money and thus heal the economic wounds caused by the pandemic.
Regarding the future of this re-foundation, everything revolves, for the moment, around Andrea Pirlo. Il Maestro It was chosen as a long-term bet and the initial doubts have not changed the entity's mind. “It is just the beginning of a new project, I continue working calmly,” the coach said after being eliminated against Porto juventine. The main Italian media echo the bet of Andrea Agnelli, who continues to trust his coach. Pirlo has decided to make a lot of changes to the way the team plays and it is taking time for his philosophy to become a winner. To do this, Kulusevski, Chiesa, Arthur, or McKennie are fundamental. The latter names that will be part of Juventus 2021-22. We'll see if Cristiano and Dybala are still the stars of the team …
CHRISTIAN, BLACKOUT IN EUROPE
Juventus signed Cristiano to break his jinx with the Champions. In Turin they felt that their arrival was what was missing to take that further step, which did not come by very little in the finals lost to Barça and Madrid with Allegri on the bench. The Portuguese had given the Italians several disappointments in Europe, such as the double in the 2017 final, or the three goals between the roundtrips of the 2018 quarterfinals. The meaning of the operation was “he knows how to do it”, but so far the plan has not worked.
After the defeat with Ajax in 2019, yesterday The second consecutive elimination in the round of 16 came with Porto, something that had never happened to Juve in the European Cup. Many blame Cristiano, that with the Dragons, indeed, very little was seen, and for the first time in the last 15 years he did not score a single goal in the knockout phase of the Champions League. His arrival in Turin, then, was defined as “a technical and economic disaster.”
The ex-Madridista's numbers are still very good in domestic competitions (he has scored 72 goals in 86 Serie A games), but in Europe he has not met expectations. His goalscoring average at Real Madrid, 1.03 (105 goals in 101 games), has plummeted with the Italians.
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In 23 appearances, Ronaldo made “only” 14 goals, 0.60 per game. Positive figures for a normal player, less for CR7 in his favorite competition. His best night was undoubtedly that of the comeback with Atleti in 2019, with an unforgettable hat-trick. Then, as they comment in Italy, the team “betrayed” him with both Ajax and Lyon, against which he made a double that could not avoid elimination. With Porto, however, it was he who was missing. He only managed an assist for Chiesa's goal, and was one of the culprits of the disastrous barrier in the decisive lack of Oliveira. It would be unfair to mention you as solely responsible for the removal. But the criticism after the debacle was inevitable.