Hard to say if he deserves legend status, but him and Conte definitely were the two reasons we ushered in our current era; 2012 Pirlo was simply unplayable.
disgusting to think that he was only given a few minutes for NYC last night in a game where his brilliance could have changed the game to find the 3rd goal they needed for most of that second half.
From his assist for Lichtsteiner vs parma on match day 1 to his tears in Berlin, he will always have a special place in my heart... I swear I'm dreading the day Buffon retires now
Wonder what he'll do now that his playing career is over. He's never seemed like a manager-type persona to me but he has always oozed confidence, experience and one of the highest football iq:s known to man.
One of the best play-making passing maestros of all time, and one of the best free kick takers ever.
I am always astonished when I think about the repertoire of free kicks he had at his disposal, whether it was the curler, under the wall, or the graceful sledgehammer, or whatever he wanted. He handled the ball with his feet like a sculpture handles his clay on a pottery wheel. (Can we say he was the best Free kick taker ever?)