Buffon’s ‘two Spains’

Gianluigi Buffonlegendary goalkeeper and current head of the Italian team delegation, featured andhe is great game of spain, who ran into Croatia (3-0) and will be the next challenge, and described Luis de la Fuente’s team as “Strong and hard“.

Spain’s victory puts the spotlight on all its rivals. The next one, Thursday the 20th at Gelsenkirchenit would be Italy, with a rocky start Albania which they ended up solving (2-1), but trust their chances and remember the round of 16 of the 2016 Euro Cup, when they won 2-0.

“In the 2016 Euro Cup we played tricks on the Spanish team, but that was one Spain at the end of the cycle or with important players who are about to leave the national team. This, however, is a strong and durable team”declared Buffon from the Iselhorn, where Italy is preparing the tournament, about 40 km from Dortmund.

“But we also a growing selection that in two years he will almost be at the top, but now his performance is high,” he added.

Buffon also praised the good reaction of Luciano Spalletti’s team, which after conceding the fastest goal in the history of the Euro Cups, in 23 seconds, came back and in the 16th minute was first on the scoreboard.

“We did well, showing that we are a balanced team, which we have personality. Despite the shocking start that could have weakened us, we continued to work hard in the match. We fully deserved the victory,” he said.

“The silence that we managed to turn it is the best sign. Then there is something to improve: with a little malice and anger we probably wouldn’t have risked letting a major victory slip away in the 90th minute,” he said.

Furthermore, he emphasized the role of Spalletti: “He always tries to take advantage of what he has, sometimes he uses the stick, sometimes the carrot, all to get the best out of the players.”

And he commented that he sees similarities with Italy, world champion in 2006, certainly in Germany: “There are a lot of similarities, especially in group management.”