Eventhough I don't like Italian managers at all, the way they can handle older players and extend the longevity of the careers has to be really impressive.
We barely see 35+ year olds finding their second youth in the EPL or Bundesliga. Whereas we have had semi-retired Luca Toni as the league's topscorer, have 40 year old Buffon still being one of the best GK's in the league, Zlatan at 39 years old still going strong and 36 year old Ribery making fun of defensive opposition.
I wonder if it's man-management, football culture or tactics.