Buffon Shown On TV Slamming Juve Defenders
Gianluigi Buffon was visibly furious following Juventus’ 3-2 defeat at Fiorentina yesterday afternoon, and could be lip-read on television blasting his defence.
The Bianconeri produced a defensive horror-show at the Stadio Olimpico, as Zdenek Grygera, Jonathan Zebina, and particularly Nicola Legrottaglie and Cristian Molinaro had afternoon’s to forget.
Juve were leading the game 2-1 until Papa Waigo levelled the scores at 2-2 in the 75th minute.
Then deep into stoppage time the home defence allowed the ball to bounce twice in the area before Waigo crossed for Pablo Osvaldo to head home the winner.
This prompted an understandably furious reaction from Buffon. He could be lip-read savaging the defence for their actions.
“You let the ball bounce twice in the penalty area,” shouted Buffon.
The goalkeeper then picked the ball out of the net and blasted it high into the crowd.
Buffon did not speak to the press after the game, however reports suggest that he was up in arms.
Third-placed Juventus’ Champions League qualification hopes are now in the balance as they allowed Fiorentina to close within one point of them, with Milan only five points further back.
Should Juve finish this season out of the top-four it is debatable whether Buffon would stay at the club.