On Saturday night, another hectic Juventus campaign drew to a close. While this one lacked the legal troubles that stole the limelight last season, the Bianconeri managed to create chaos without any intervention from the public prosecutor for a change.
From a cautiously optimistic start to a mid-season collapse and then a Coppa Italia triumph that witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly one eventful evening in Rome.
Throughout all the drama, several Juventus stars failed to deliver their best displays, or at least weren’t able to maintain their consistency. Many fans and observers pointrd the finger at Max Allegri’s rigid tactics as a key factor that prevented the players from producing the best.
But while none of the Bianconeri stars enjoyed a sensational campaign, some at least managed to impress more often than not, playing an integral role in achieving Champions League qualification and winning the domestic cup.
So here are our Top Five Juventus stars for the 2023/24 campaign:
5. Weston McKennie
The American was arguably the biggest surprise of the season given how inconsistent he was during his first two and a half years at Juventus.
The management even tried to get rid of him last year by sending him to Leeds, but he returned in the summer and managed to earn his way back to Allegri’s starting lineup and become a stalwart.
Surely none of us expected the Texan to hit double-digits on the assists charts.
4. Wojciech Szczesny
Aside from his howlers in Sassuolo, the Pole was superb between the sticks, pulling off jaw-dropping saves on several occasions.
If this is to be his last campaign in Turin before he makes way for Michele Di Gregorio, then he’s certainly leaving on a high note.
3. Dusan Vlahovic
Perhaps the Serie A Striker of the Season Award was a bit of a stretch, but the Serbian surely turned the page this term following an abysmal 2022/23 campaign.
Juventus fans still expect him to improve and become more clinical in front of goal, but there were…
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Author : Michel Sakr
Publish date : 2024-05-27 08:00:00
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