Twitter reacts as Ronaldo claims that Juventus has the best team spirit of all his former clubs

You cannot keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of the news. The Portuguese has already taken the Serie A by storm since joining in the summer. He is currently a part of the Juventus side that has lost just 1 of their 20 games this season - the 1-2 defeat at home to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League.

They are sitting comfortably at the top of the Serie A, where they have won 14 of the 15 games and are unbeaten so far. Juventus has scored 32 goals in the league and the Portuguese has scored 10 of those from 15 games.

On the occasion of completing 5 months at Juventus, the Portuguese was recently interviewed by Italian News Paper Gazzetta dello Sport, where Ronaldo was asked about life at Turin. However, things got interesting when he was asked to choose the best player he had played with at Juventus. Ronaldo had the following to say:

It is not right to name just a few, but I can say that this is the best group in which I have played.

He went on to talk about the team spirit at Juventus, while also comparing the situation with his previous clubs:

Here we are a team, elsewhere someone feels bigger than others but here they are all on the same line, they are humble and want to win. If Dybala or Mandzukic do not score a goal, you still see them happy, smile. For me it is beautiful, I perceive the difference.

He then appeared to explain the main difference was between Real Madrid and Juventus:

Even in Madrid they are humble but here ... I feel they are more so. It is very different from Madrid, this is more a family.

The news of this interview soon caused a lot of stir among football fanatics all over the world. Twitter, as usual, had some of the best responses, where opposition fans, fans of his previous clubs as well as his own fans had a field day. Below are some of the best tweets on offer:

Some saw it as a direct dig to Real Madrid....

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— shazzyboi12 (@shirazmalik1) December 10, 2018

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— Kwasi Amankwah🇬🇭 (@Shev7r) December 10, 2018

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... others questioned his own attitude at Real...

He was the one that created that atmosphere at Real. 😂
— Michael (@6throse) December 10, 2018

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Wait...WHAT?! THIS guy is talking about humility? The same guy who said while at Madrid "If everyone was at my level, we'd win" is talking about others not thinking they are better? The guy who gets mad when his mate scores when he felt he should have is saying this? LOL troll
— David S (@TexasAce80) December 10, 2018

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Some of them even had a few old reactions to share...

If only you could be like that pic.twitter.com/SfzD0yMMxi
— Reuben ⚽️ (@ReubFootball) December 10, 2018

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What about you do you feel happy when they score or you still get annoyed ? pic.twitter.com/AjmAaUHNHI
— AV (@av1899) December 10, 2018

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... and not to forget the sarcasm...

“Nobody here thinks they’re better than me & I really like that. A team is Ronaldo & the rest & that’s the feeling I get with these guys & I love it. That’s what makes a team in my opinion. Unlike somewhere where there I got told often that the club was bigger than me”
— Di Natale (@nathisihlophe) December 10, 2018

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Others tried to capture Real Madrid's reaction...

Real Madrid: pic.twitter.com/Ub1uS7Qpux
— I come with sides (@marshalloflight) December 10, 2018

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Some Real Madrid and Ronaldo fans decided that they loved him no matter what....

About Ronaldo’s interview. The fact he didn’t perceive Madrid as family was obvious to me after his words that he doesn’t need to be best pals with Bale/Benzema off the pitch. However, just because he didn’t perceive us like that, doesn’t mean we aren’t a family, because we are.
— Xav Salazar (@XavsFutbol) December 10, 2018

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....while others felt that the club and the players got what they deserved from the Portuguese

Cristiano Ronaldo is 100% spot on about RM not being a family.Think about how Casillas left. Was booed out of the clubPlayers asked for Carlo to stay yet was fired for Rafa Benitez Real Madrid boos it’s own players Players like Bale snaked Carlo for a position change
— Madridista Haven¹³ (@MadridistaHaven) December 10, 2018

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Everyone was quiet when that horse made of glass took shots at Ronaldo & Isco said this as wellI guess hating on Ronaldo as a Madridista is the new trendIf focusing on Ronaldo helped us win 4/5 CLs then i am good but Benitez & Lope tried building around Bale & both got fired😴 pic.twitter.com/psX1jdEHwa
— Aarul (@Aaruls12) December 10, 2018

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Most of our players including Bale, Ramos, Isco, Ceballos has thrown shade at Ronaldo previously and said they didn't miss him and now y'all have a problem because Cris says he feels more like a family at Juve?? The irony is unreal 🤦🏻‍♀
— Ishita (@lshita7) December 10, 2018

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