Serie A: Buffon: “With Cristiano, Juventus has lost the DNA of being a team”

Juventus couldn’t win the Champions League while Cristiano Ronaldo was staying. Despite the quality and goals that the Portuguese achieves, Buffonand historical old ladyHe considers that with the arrival of the Portuguese the team lost its potential, and this part of his identity made him strong.

“Juventus had a chance to win the Champions League in the first year it arrived., which is what I was in Paris Saint-Germain, and I could not understand what happened. When he came back, he worked with CR7 for two years And we did a good job together but I think so Juventus has lost its DNA as a team.”, confirms to the goalkeeper in an interview with TUDN.

We reached the Champions League final in 2017 because we were a team

Buffon

“we arrived to The Champions Final 2017 because we were a team Full of experience, but above all we were all one. We lost it to Ronaldo.”, continuous.

Bonucci He also spoke months ago about the influence of the Portuguese on Juventus. “The presence of Cristiano affected us a lot. Just training with him gave us something extra, but subconsciously the players They started to think that just being there was enough to win matches. We’re starting to slow down a bit In short in our daily work, humility, sacrifices, the desire to keep up with your partner a team. In the past few years, I think you can see that,” the defender confirmed in an interview in The Athletic.

Maybe if he won the Champions League he would have already retired because he wouldn’t have an important goal to achieve

Buffon

the future

Buffon, on the other hand, indicated in TUDN his future. “If you ask me what I’m going to do tomorrow, the truth is I don’t know if I’m going to be a manager or a technician. Knowing myself I think what I want is improvement. The fact that I didn’t win the Champions League is what keeps the competition alive Alive. I keep fit and respect my profession. Perhaps if he had won the Champions League he would have already retired because he would not have an important goal to achieve.”