Buffon: 'This is an Italy of hope'
Gianluigi Buffon saw the second victory in four days of his Italy. With the desire to be there, to be part of the new course. As player and as captain. An armband is waiting for him in 2011 when he returns from his injury: "It 's been a surprising and unexpectedly good start, apart from the results and opponents we saw a team that has given some very important answers and that pleases the media and fans – he told Sky Sport 24 -. This is an Italy of hope, there are so many new guys, many young players and youth is synonymous with hope, also hope that we can reconstruct a very close relationship with the fans, with the people who can feel that this is their national team".
"Prandelli shows serenity, but is also the concrete, two characteristics that, having found a National team who came from a shaky period, were necessary for a coach who had to inherit Lippi’s team".
"Was it a mistake not to call Cassano to the World Cup? Discussions and answers are easy with hindsight. I think there was a position taken by Lippi, who wanted to be consistent and reward those who had participated continuously in his two years, focusing on players who probably felt more supple and then hoping that the compactness of the group did the rest. But in the end it was not so. Antonio has changed? I hope he has remained the same because his strength lies in his manner, jovial, joking. Of course, two or three years ago he had attitudes, particularly in the field, wrong and he recognized this himself, but has matured a lot, I think some disappointments were good for him and has a great desire to recover the time lost.
