Buffon: In Europe you need more

Buffon: In Europe you need more
Wednesday 25 November, 2009

Gianluigi Buffon rues Juventus mistakes in Europe and maintains there is a “big difference” in terms of approach compared to Serie A.
“It’s not a tactical issue, it’s more one of mentality and the fact there is a big difference between playing in Italy and in Europe,” he said after the 2-0 defeat in Bordeaux.

“Here you need physical strength and a bit of quality, but in Europe everyone is very organised and you risk some costly slip-ups.

“We saw with Inter that if you don’t have a truly strong organised system, you won’t be able to dominate teams on your travels.

“The only Italian side who can do that are Milan and that’s why they traditionally do so well in this competition.”

The Bianconeri will still qualify for the knockouts if they avoid defeat against Bayern Munich in the final group game in Turin.

“Against Bayern we must try to find a strong core and reduce the risks to a minimum. Up until tonight we had the best defence in the Champions League, so we should be able to achieve that,” added the goalkeeper.

Curiously, Bordeaux are the only club to have put a goal past Juve in the Champions League this season, netting once in the opening 1-1 draw and twice here, all of them from set plays.

“We certainly need to be more concentrated, especially as we already conceded with a set piece in the first leg.

“Bordeaux have this curious characteristic in that seven of their eight goals have been from dead ball situations.”

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