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Ah, that I agree with. No leader-keeper could make his defenders run faster than their own ability. Why on earth do they go forward in the first place I wonder. I mean, if you know you can't get back on time, don't follow your strikers up the pitch! Play the long ball, commit Catenaccio...

Well I'm not familiar with Buffon's IQ so it could be a distracting factor but every solid keeper in the history of football (think in terms of Yashin, Peruzzi, Kahn) at some point learned how to lead his defence. A keeper in a leading position is a better keeper than a keeper who just stands...

Ah, but Buffon should have given them downright orders as to WHERE they should be. Right, Ian? ;)