i just feel that no matter which competition you play in, a solid defence is neccessary. Serie A, its the key, although you may get away with it as long as you draw with the big teams and make sure you score more against the lower teams, as juve has done the past few seasons.
But the CL is more so. Real Madrid are the prime example last season. who can better zz, figo, raul, ronaldo, carlos in team?? they can score 5 goals a game without even trying. but their defence leaked more than the Titanic when it hit the ice berg. they suffered and were over-run.
and i dont think our defence has been good all season. infact, last season it was a concern as well. everyone knew that ferrara was getting slower and that montero was looking more of a liability than anything else. Legrottaglie wasnt going to change anything.
we can play with a brazilian mentality scoring more goals than the other team, but that doesnt win you things such as a CL. you need solidarity at the back, without it, teams such as Real, united, milan, chelsea and even arsenal can hurt you.