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Leonardo Bonucci (Italian enunciation: [leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi]; birthed 1 Might 1987) is an Italian professional footballer that plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus as well as the Italy national team. After beginning his profession with Inter Milan in 2005, Bonucci spent the next few periods on car loan at Treviso as well as Pisa, before transferring to Bari in 2009. His method, ball-playing ability and also defensive performances together with fellow Italian centre-back Andrea Ranocchia earned him a relocate to Juventus the following season, where he later on came to be an essential participant of the club's three-man defensive line, together with Giorgio Chiellini and also Andrea Barzagli, establishing himself as one of the most effective protectors in world football. To name a few titles, he took place to win 6 successive Serie A titles with the team in between 2012 and also 2017, having likewise played two UEFA Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. In 2017, he moved to Air Conditioning Milan, and one period later returned to Juventus, winning two more consecutive organization titles. At global degree, Bonucci has actually gained over 110 caps given that his elderly debut in 2010, standing for Italy at 2 FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), three European Championships (2012, 2016 as well as 2020), and a FIFA Confederations Mug (2013 ); he won Euro 2020, earned a runners-up medal at Euro 2012, and a third-place medal at the 2013 Confederations Cup. Bonucci has likewise won a number of specific honours for his efficiencies: he was called to the UEFA Europa League Squad of the season throughout the 2013-- 14 and also 2017-- 18 periods, and is a four-time member of the Serie A Team of the Year. He was called the Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2016, and was likewise included in the UEFA Team of the Year in the same season. In 2017, he was likewise consisted of in the FIFA FIFPro World11 and also the IFFHS Guys's Globe Team, in addition to the 2016-- 17 UEFA Champions League Team of the Period and also the 2016-- 17 ESM Team of the Year.

Juventus without a head! These words chose the former series a professional and international Antonio Cassano recently in the Gazzetta dello Sport - and met the nail on the head. Because in fact it looks like the Turin professionals are up-to-date when it matters, think of the wrong thing and also the wrong thing.

It is simply not to explain how it creates a more stable club for years (nine championships in a row between 2012 and 2020), for example, to lead to the first series A-Gaming day sovereign 2-0 at Udinese Calcio - only about on End still a 2: 2 have to accept. Or, so surprising 0: 1 to lose in front of the local backdrop against outsider Empoli. Or just before the end against the southern arch rivals Napoli with 1: 2 bathing goes.

But not only that: Juventus, with 36 SCUDETTI Rekordmeister Italy, makes more than just missing with all this in the club DNA basic or basic qualities - it usually leads you to ad absurdum. Examples complacent? In 52 series A-years, such a false start with only one point made of three games only once (2015/16) - and on top of that it does not fit into self-image, now since the 3-0 against Spezia Calcio on 2. March 2021 in each following game at least one goal to have been conceded. In other words, the Bianconeri has been waiting for the standing 0 - which by the way also has to do with the dating gate Wojciech Szczesny, which is repeatedly debt with Patzen's gate.

Must understand : Bonucci awakens the teammates

But not only that: defensive men like the two European champion Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini are repeatedly permitting inaccourage together with other actors like Matthijs de Leig, Weston McKennie or Adrien Rabiot.

That's why Defender Bonucci can not help himself otherwise in the current situation as well as his colleagues and foremens also publicly make and distribute a riffle - so happen on this Monday, a day before the Champions League prelude to the Swedish representative Malmö FF (Tuesday, 21 clock, live! At Allegri Allegri) and a few days before the next series A-Kracher against the perfectly started Milan for returnees Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sunday, 20.45, live! At Allegri Allegri).

The young players who have been here for one or two years, you must understand that the Juve jersey is not like any other, says Bonucci. You must never give up, never follow - and you can never see something of course. The false start had nothing to do with the last after the conference break of South America professionals such as Paulo Dybala or Juan Cuadrado or even with the coach Allegri returned this summer, but be pure headache. It is clear that there is a problem of mental continuity of the team and individual players. That's why we have to work on the square, but also on our heads, says teacher Bonucci, but do not paint the devil to the wall want. Finally, this club and this team have the qualities to play a big season - but: If we do not give everything, we risk, even more situations like those to experience the first three matchdays.

Much young blood and dybala as draft horse

Must make a lot in this JUVE phase: coach Massimiliano Max Allegri. imago images / insideFoto

Trainer Allegri has the biggest obstacles to overcome, especially after adopted Cristiano Ronaldo Gen Manchester United. The 54-year-old, who is of course for success (master with Milan, five masters and four-time double-champion and two Champions League final participation with Turin), can not currently think completely to success. He has to master a change.

Chiellini, Bonucci and Szczesny were most recently the only Ü-30 professionals, many young stakeholders such as new access and European champion Manuel Locatelli must first be fully integrated - this also applies to the returned striker moise kean with his 21 years. And Dybala, who is to be the draft horse in the offensive, needs after a difficult time (two corona infections, injuries) also a little more time to wear this burden, without Cr7 again to be the Juve figurehead.

I definitely had worse moments.

Massimiliano Max Allegri

Allegri holds in this difficult time in any case and understandably his protective hand over his team. He says he could make his players no reproach because of the 1: 2 in Naples. The team did what it should. The dropouts about Szczesny ( He is a top-level goalkeeper and plays certainly in Malmö ) taking care of him little. We have caught too many mistakes from many sides. It's just not good for us. But we have a very young team, Allegri advertises patience, without analytically too much to go to the depth.

That he now wishes the Champions League as a tutmaker - and the middle between Napoli (1: 2) and Milan (Sunday evening) packed guest performance in Sweden would absolutely want to conclude with a victory, but becomes clear: We can only continue working. You can only continue Football does not predict what will happen. But I have definitely already worse moments. Now it's all about the game on Tuesday in Malmö. And we are all responsible for making everything better again and also pay attention to the little things , That makes the difference in the end.

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