It was a dreadful start of the season for Juve, even with Cristiano Ronaldo in the lineup. They were stumbling in the Serie A, almost sitting in the relegation zone, instead of fighting for the title and UCL spots. Saying they were struggling would be an understatement and Massimiliano Allegri was on the verge od sack.However, things have changed dramatically in the meantime, without CR7 and with football philosophy that provides zero entertainment but lots of points instead.United with Juventus without Ronaldo Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/rvAI2O10sH— JClub 🇮🇹 (@blvckgianni) October 17, 2021 And that’s just what the Old Turin Lady needed the most.To be precise, Juve have won their last four consecutive games in the same manner, 1-0. Moreover, at least three of those games were anything but one-sided ties, so the fact they prevailed makes this achievement even more important.(1.95) LAZIO (3.60) OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE (4.20)Bianconeri defeated Zenit and Chelsea in the Champions League, and Roma and their city rival Torino in the Derby Della Mole. “Juventus winning ugly” pic.twitter.com/TNCUkhZSRC— Massimiliano Allegri (@OfficielAllegri) October 17, 2021 They are at the top of their UCL group, ahead of the current trophy holders Chelsea, and are rapidly moving upwards in the Serie A (they are 7th at the moment).Bonucci and CR7 in Juventus (© REUTERS/Alberto Lingria)”In recent past, Juventus didn’t play as a team: we all played to make him able to score. We had lost the ability to suffer together thinking he could fix everything,” explained Leandro Bonucci referring to Cristiano Ronaldo in his last night’s postmatch interview, following the away win against Zenit.Obviously, such a massive star can sometimes cause problems with its enormous importance and attitude.
