"Scudetto Race Does Not Concern Us"
During the 0-0 stalemate tonight at San Siro between Milan and Juventus, the Bianconeri's keeper Gigi Buffon was probably among the best players on the pitch. A save on a shot by Kaká was particularly impressive.
Following the match, the keeper expressed satisfaction about his Juve's performance and praised his defence in particular.
"I have to give my compliments to my team mates in defence, we managed to contain a great champion like Kaká," he said.
"[Giorgio] Chiellini, [Nicola] Legrottaglie, [Cristiano] Zanetti, and [Antonio] Nocerino all did very well against Kaká, without them it would have been tougher."
On the Brazilian playmaker's imminent Golden Ball triumph, he said: "Kaká completely deserves to win the Golden Ball."
On the Scudetto race, the Italian international said: "It's not an issue that concerns us at this point in time, but winning the respect, the esteem and the fear of our opponents is already a big success."
"I like this mentality"
He was bound to be one of the stars of the match, even more so after being “nominated” as such by Claudio Ranieri on the eve of the match. And at the Meazza Stadium, Gigi Buffon was once again the star, the man of the match alongside his AC Milan colleague Dida.
A great save on a Kakà volley from close range. Two confident saves on long-range efforts from his Italy team mate Pirlo. In short, Buffon is in top form, alongside pretty much the whole team, as confirmed by tonight's game in Milan.
“I'm happy when I keep a clean sheet - the keeper confirmed after the match - but I'm even happier when we manage to win. My team mates helped me a lot tonight. Chiellini, Legrottaglie, Zanetti and Nocerino did very well in limiting Kakà as best they could, it would've been tougher without them. The important thing is that we're growing and with this mentality we'll achieve a lot. We're not thinking about the League title for now, but it's already a victory to win our opponents' respect, admiration and fear”.
www.juventus.com - 01 December 2007
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