Leonardo Bonucci has spoken highly about Cristiano Ronaldo during an interview with Spanish outlet AS.
Cristiano Ronaldo has shined for Juventus ever since joining the side last summer. The Portuguese forward is currently the highest goalscorer for the club this season, and the highest in Serie A so far.
Justifiably, his teammates have been appreciative of his performances. Leonardo Bonucci talked about Ronaldo in a chat with AS.
He stated that Ronaldo keeps motivating the side in the dressing room and his work ethic is second to none.
“His intensity and his straightforward manner of playing,” Bonucci said when asked about Ronaldo’s best quality, in the interview with AS.
“He’s the first one to support the rest of the team with positive words. His manner of training is incredible, every day after training you’ll find him doing extra session in the club gymnasium.”
Bonucci on Cristiano Ronaldo:
“His manner of training is incredible, every day after training you’ll find him doing extra session in the club gym. His levels of stamina are staggering. He’s a machine and I have great admiration for him.” pic.twitter.com/tdWkgUQAgm
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) February 19, 2019
Bonucci: “Every day after training you’ll find Ronaldo doing an extra session in the club gym.
“His levels of stamina are staggering. He’s a machine.” Easy to forget that he’s 34 years old. Aging like fine wine. #CR7 #Juventus #Bianconeri #UCL #Juve #Ronaldo
— Nick Singh (@GSingh424) February 20, 2019
Bonucci further insisted that the Portuguese star is a “machine.”
“There are times when his levels of stamina are simply staggering.
“He’s a machine and I have great admiration for him.”
Earlier, Ronaldo’s former fitness coach Giovanni Mauri has also talked about his extraordinary dedication towards training.
“Cristiano is a phenomenon and an elite level athlete,” he told Italian outlet Tuttosport.
“He always trains to the best possible level because his way of working is comprised of three things: dedication, competitiveness and a positive attitude.
“We are talking about a world class player who, when we returned home at 2 AM from a Champions League away match, would not jet off home in his car.”
He further insisted that Ronaldo would spend time in the training centre instead.
Bonucci:
“If Cristiano Ronaldo arrives, it means that your level has increased. The goal is to win the Champions League, we can not and should not hide.” pic.twitter.com/5CRghwYPNM
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) February 19, 2019
Bonucci:
“Cristiano? At the beginning he was still a rival … Every day, before and after training, you can find him in the gym, I do it too, but there are times when you can not stand it. He is like a machine, he doesn’t stop, and you can only admire it.” pic.twitter.com/DB5y05mNxh
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) February 19, 2019
“No, he would stop at the training centre for at least an hour for various recovery exercises and cryotherapy.”
What next?
Cristiano Ronaldo would be back in action later tonight when he takes on his old foes Atletico Madrid in the round-of-16 of the Champions League.
This is the first time when Ronaldo would return to Madrid for a competitive game since leaving Real Madrid last season.
