Bremer said Juventus had put in a poor performance after the 0-3 home defeat to Lazio, and the result only sharpened the pressure around the club and Luciano Spalletti. The defender said there was no time to sit on the setback, because the team had to analyse its mistakes and get back on the right track immediately.
Juventus's slide on the pitch
The scale of the fall is stark enough on its own. Juventus are eighth in Serie A after seven matches, with 11 points and an eight-point gap to Inter at the top. Their last five league results read LDWLD, which fits a team that has not found any rhythm yet.
Bremer also put the spotlight on mentality. Speaking to A Bola in comments translated from Portuguese, he said: "When some players hear whistles, they become afraid." He added that when things do not go well, "others shrink." That is a hard line, but it matches the sort of performance Juventus produced against Lazio.
The Ronaldo shadow
The wider issue is that Juventus's decline is not just about one bad night. Since the start of 2021/22, they have lifted only one trophy, the Italian Cup in 2023/24, and they have not finished higher than third in Serie A in that period. The club also won nine consecutive Serie A titles between 2011 and 2020, so the current level is a long way from the standard that defined the last decade.
The financial burden from the Cristiano Ronaldo era remains part of the story too. A Bola framed the deal through both the initial €117 million fee and the later €90 million in deferred or remaining salary costs after his move to Real Madrid. Juventus are still living with the effects of that era while trying to stop the football side from slipping further.
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