buffon disrespected not just his team-mates but the club and its history, when see laughing and joking with gattusso after contributing to our defeat in that match. I still love Buffon...but equally logical would be for both Melo and Buffon to be fined and severely reprimanded by the management. And when Melo's midfield stats...fouls, tackles, cards are similar to other mainly combative midfielders, its not accurate to focus too much on his eccentricity when measuring his value to the team.
Its a lot worse, for me, in buffon's case. as one of the oldest, most experienced, most succesful players in our team, the rest of the squad look to him and DP in times of dismay...and what do they see??? A man with Juve in his DNA??? Or a former great, picking up huge wages and simply going through the motions, seeming to lack interest in victory or defeat.