“The third World Cup missed by Italy? It was a painful page for Italian football and for myself. If they had told me this would happen 12 years ago, I would have said it would much easier to see a thousand aliens around me rather than Italy not qualifying for three consecutive tournaments. But this is the reality. To overcome all this we must understand why there are certain difficulties. We have to change. If we are clear in this analysis, we have the potential to create a better future. But if you deny that there is a problem, then that problem will remain there.” Gianluigi Buffonlegend of Italian football and world champion goalkeeper with the national team in 2006, spoke like this – in an interview with Guardian – of the third World Cup qualification failed by the Italian national team.
Buffon also tried to explain the reasons for the failure: “The first is globalization, which has allowed all teams to be very competitive and the average level of play has increased a lot. Secondly, until 15 years ago, when we won, we were tactically stronger than our opponents. And thirdly, we have fantastic players, but what is missing is truly creative talent like Baggio, Del Piero or Totti, who once helped us prevail.”
Buffon and Zidane’s headbutt to Materazzi
Buffon also told some anecdotes relating to his career as a footballer. Among these, the famous episode of Zidane’s header to Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France: “I was about 15 meters away and I heard the thud. If he had done it to anyone else, they would have been knocked out. The linesman saw nothing. The only witness was me. So I ran towards the referee and the assistant referee to get their attention. Materazzi was on the ground, Zidane was motionless, I was protesting, and finally the game stopped. I was shaken and torn between mixed emotions. I knew it was Zidane’s last game, and he was one of the best players great and classy in the history of football. I was sorry that it was ending that way for him.” “It’s my fault,” Buffon then jokes in English, recalling Zidane’s disbelief after the Italian’s save was followed by the header (and headbutt).
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