Federico Bernardeschi explains how Juventus have at all times been capable of produce profitable dynasties, whereas setting the document straight on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Italian participant rose via the ranks of Fiorentina earlier than making the controversial swap to Turin in the summertime of 2017, burning a number of bridges within the course of.
Whereas most observers would argue that the winger did not fulfil his preliminary promise, he nonetheless had his moments in the course of the 5 years he spent on the Allianz Stadium, and in addition received three Scudetto titles within the course of.
Federico Bernardeschi reveals Juventus profitable recipe
After three years in Toronto, Bernardeschi determined to make his return to his house nation, thus signing for Bologna.
Nonetheless, the 31-year-old stays keen on his time at Juventus, as he reveals how the membership manages to cross its values and profitable mentality from one era to a different, and the way the Italian block performs a elementary function on this regard.
“At that second, historical past apart, Juve had been flying. It was a rare run,” mentioned Bernardeschi in his interview with BSMT by way of IlBianconero.
“They had been the largest membership in Italy and among the many 5 most essential in Europe. You’re going to be up in opposition to actual champions. The primary time I entered the locker room, it was difficult. I used to be the youngest, together with two others.
“I instantly bonded with the Italian block. Gigi was one thing completely different; although he was nonetheless lively, he was already a legend. Giorgio, Barza, Marchisio, Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi… all of them gave me a heat welcome.
“After I took the pitch, every thing labored so nicely that it wasn’t troublesome to settle in. Whenever you play with stars of a sure degree, you instantly really feel comfortable.
“The Juve I skilled centered its spine on Italians who needed to carry ahead the membership’s values. When you may have Buffon, Bonucci, Chiellini, Marchisio… who’re all a part of the membership’s historical past, then you definately add the younger Italian expertise as a result of they educate you what it means to be at Juve, to respect sure guidelines.
“Then, will probably be as much as you to select up the torch tomorrow. In order that was the key. To those stars, nonetheless, you must add the likes of Pjanic, Khedira, and Lichtsteiner, who weren’t Italian however well-established. That was the actual secret.”
Bernardeschi then went on to debate Ronaldo and what it was wish to have the out-of-this-world celebrity as a teammate.
“From a locker room perspective, he’s an distinctive man. As a participant, there’s nothing extra so as to add, he’s sensational. He’s extra humble and delicate than you may suppose.
“As his teammate, you could perceive that he’s distinctive, and don’t evaluate what he does to what you do. In case you’re conscious of this, you’ll don’t have any drawback. He has his routine, he has issues you could know, concentrate on. He’s your teammate, however he’s not such as you.
“If I need to go get an ice cream in Turin with Cristiano, it’s a unique story. He laughs and jokes, a really down-to-earth man. After I got here in, he at all times mentioned: ‘There’s the fashionable Italian’. He laughs and jokes with everybody.”
Bernardeschi insists Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t unsettle Juventus
Whereas some observers determine Ronaldo’s arrival in Turin as the start of the top of Juve’s profitable dynasty, Bernardeschi insists the membership’s decline had little to do with the Portuguese striker’s presence.
“No, I don’t suppose he upset any stability. Within the first season after his arrival, we actually may have received the Champions League, I actually imagine it.
“To say that Cristiano Ronaldo upset the stability inside Juventus just isn’t true; it might be hiding behind an alibi. I imagine there have been a number of elements that led to the lack of that DNA, that secret of transmitting values.
“If Juve didn’t win the Champions League with Ronaldo, it’s not his fault, it’s everybody’s fault. In opposition to Atletico, he scored three targets, however everybody else had an exquisite efficiency. The next season, it was fairly the alternative.”
