MrEleson
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There’s nothing to suggest his level has dropped “significantly” since then. He scored more in league play in the last 2 seasons than he did in his final 2 seasons at Madrid. His general play was actually even better in his first season at Juve than it was in those final 2 seasons at Real. The quality around him is really what dropped significantly.Bullshit straight out. His level has dropped significantly since Madrid. He gets involved much less outside the box and gets on the ball much less.
It wasn’t a noticeable issue at all. He was actually the best player for Juve by a mile against both Lyon and Ajax with most Juventus fans even acknowledging that it was the team failed him in those ties. They lost due to individual errors. It was only against Porto that he struggled and rewatching how they lost those games, it had nothing to do with his pressing (or lack of thereof). If it was, why was it never mentioned or even a point of discussion? No clue where this absurd idea has suddenly come from. And your Dele alli point holds no value. He isn’t the same kind of professional as Ronaldo, he obviously slacked off mentally which is why he isn’t the same player he was 3 years ago. Not the same for Ronaldo. Lewandowski is scoring more than before but he arguably isn’t a better all-round player at 33 than he was some years ago. Only Benzema is the anomaly.Juventus lost to Lyon, Ajax and Porto in the Champions League, it was a somewhat noticeable issue. As for Real, they had a system in place for years and also when Ronaldo left Real Madrid he was 33, the same age as Benzema and Lewandowski now and somewhere near the peak of his powers. There's a big difference between 33 and 36 in football, and also 3 years is a long time in football. Three years ago Dele Alli was worth £150 million.
Did you watch Real Madrid in Ronaldo’s last 2 seasons? He was unquestionably playing in a front 2 with Benzema as part of a 4-4-2 diamond formation.He was not a striker at Real Madrid, Benzema was. If Ronaldo could play LW then this problem with pressing wouldn't exist because Cavani would be playing ST - but why can't he play LW his best position? Because he is old.
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