Former Italian national team goalkeeper, currently involved in coordination work, Gianluigi Buffon shared his thoughts on Italian football. "Do you know what the main problem is?
We live in two separate worlds that never intersect. On one side, our history has made us arrogant.
We consider ourselves entitled to everything by divine right. On the other side, when analyzing football, we realize there are no weak teams left.
However, if teams considered weak put you in a difficult position or if you narrowly win 1–0 against them, you’ll hear shouts like, 'You can’t win like this.' And this arrogance turns into fear.
Let’s stop this self-destruction. Is it really that hard to find balance?" said Buffon in an interview with *La Gazzetta dello Sport*.
The Italian national team finished second in their World Cup qualification group, falling behind Norway. Under the leadership of Gennaro Gattuso, the team will face Northern Ireland in the playoff matches. If victorious, they will play against either Wales or Bosnia.
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