Nobody will deny Cristiano Ronaldo was still magnificent in his debut season in Italy and Serie A with Juventus.
However, much was made about how based on the numbers he was producing year in year out in Spain he was not his usual self.
This season had seen him improve, and show the kind of statistics we are used to seeing from one of the greatest players of all time.
His compatriot Nuno Gomes insists that moving to Italy may have been tough at first for CR7 but he has adapted and improved.
According to Stats Perform News, he said:
“Italian defenders were tactically so good and were able to do everything the manager requested.”
“The defensive system is a united block, they all move together and even Cristiano struggled a bit when he arrived.”
“He was used to drawing the ball to him, having space and time to think, while in Italy you have to be quicker in your mind, you have to think football.”
“Cristiano understood that and adapted and in so doing he improved. He saw he had to change his ways with less space than in Spain.”
“So, he got closer to the box to maybe think more about scoring. He improved a lot.”
