Gigi Buffon blasted himself and his Juventus teammates for their “unacceptable attitude” at Cesena, but also slammed critics.
The Bianconeri could’ve gone nine points clear at the top of the table after Roma were held 0-0 by Parma, but instead they too played out a 2-2 draw.
Gigi Buffon blasted himself and his Juventus teammates for their “unacceptable attitude” at Cesena, but also slammed critics.
The Bianconeri could’ve gone nine points clear at the top of the table after Roma were held 0-0 by Parma, but instead they too played out a 2-2 draw.
“The distance at the top remains unchanged and frankly that’s what we were hoping for yesterday,” the captain told Sky Sport Italia.
“However, it’s obvious to admit that after seeing Roma’s result we had hoped for more. It was a very unsatisfactory performance, especially the opening 20 minutes in which we allowed chances that a team like ours should not permit.
“With all due respect for Cesena, who played a great game tonight, it is our fault if we failed to get all three points.
“The attitude was wrong and in these situations the blame is above all down to the captain. It is my job to keep the players fired up and focused both in the locker room and on the pitch. Evidently I failed in that duty tonight.
“Some of our less experienced players need to understand that nobody will give us the Scudetto. We have to earn it each and every weekend. In fact, because we are Juventus, we have to win with a 15-point margin before people will give us credit for our success.
“We cannot go around throwing away opportunities like this. The Roma result probably made us think this was going to be easy, but a team like ours cannot allow itself to be influenced by other scorelines.”