Juventus captain Danilo has been reduced to a benchwarmer at the start of the new campaign. Nevertheless, the Brazilian won’t cause any fuss.
The 33-year-old has been plying his trade since making the move from Manchester City back in the summer of 2019.
Slowly but surely, the versatile defender cemented himself as a stalwart at the back, eventually becoming the first captain and ultimate locker-room leader.
However, Danilo has been left starving for playing time in the first three rounds of the season.
New Juventus manager Thiago Motta is preferring a centre-back partnership of Gleison Bremer and Federico Gatti.
And on a more glaring note, the young Nicolo Savona has been promoted from the Next Gen and immediately handed a starting spot at right-back, while the ultra-versatile Andrea Cambiaso remains an option for this role.
Moreover, Pierre Kalulu is also looking to break into the starting lineup. Like Danilo, the Frenchman is a candidate at both right-back and centre-back.
Therefore, Danilo has only made a single brief cameo thus far this season, playing for just five minutes against Hellas Verona.
But according to Tuttosport via JuventusNews24, the Brazil captain will continue to work hard while averting any sort of controversy, even though his pride has been wounded by Motta’s repeated snubs.
The former Porto and Real Madrid man is still eager to reclaim his regular starting berth and is willing to keep his head down and fight for his spot.
The Turin-based newspaper adds that Motta greatly appreciates the Brazilian and still considers him the first captain, and the same goes for the entire who still look up to him as the ultimate locker-room leader.
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Fact is that Danilo was the weak link in the defence last season as countless goals came through his side.
Actually most goals came from Allegri’s all time favorite Alex Sandro’ side. Danilo was pretty solid.
This site is full of so-called juve fans who don’t watch football. Alex is another one like you
Whoever thinks that Danilo is a good defender doesn’t really know much about football, my friend. That doesn’t mean that Sandro wasn’t an ultimate garbage, but Danilo is not far away from that in his position.
Well Danilo has gotten old, but his average rating was still better than Gatti. I really like Gatti too, but saying Danilo was the reason behind goals Juve conceded is a lie. The reason was Allegri.
You only have to watch the highlights from those games last season when goal after goal was rolled up between Kostic and Danilo to see this. If you paid more attention to the football you claim you are watching instead of spanking your monkey you would pherhaps notice it to.
Danilo is in decline and I do like that gatti is getting more time. Plus gatti has a lot more energy as captain. Danilo is at the point of being a bench player.
Does anyone besides Juventino and I actually watch these games?!? I was going to say more but what is the point. Not going to put people in their place that have no clue as to what they are talking about. Danilo is awesome and I praise him for his attitude in his current situation. This is why he was chose him to be team captain. He should still be. Gatti is a great player great defender, but do not feel he has quit earned the armband.
Yes it`s only the two of you who are watching. I am an Inter fan actually and I just Iike to piss around this site. Next year our mercato general, I just call him Beppe, is going to steal all your teams diamonds for free. We will start with Danilo and McKennie. Then we wil go after your former coach Mad Max after we let pippo`s little brother takes a sabbitcal after he fails to to win us the Champions League. We will then be unbetable while all your former stars are pissing in your face. We won`t have to conspire another calciopoli or pluzvalence for at least a decade.