Italy captain Gigi Buffon warned not to underestimate Malta in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier.

This match follows on from Friday’s surprisingly hard-fought 2-1 win over Azerbaijan in Palermo.

Italy captain Gigi Buffon warned not to underestimate Malta in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier.

This match follows on from Friday’s surprisingly hard-fought 2-1 win over Azerbaijan in Palermo.

“I didn’t need to raise my voice in the locker room after the Azerbaijan game,” assured Buffon in a Press conference.
“There are moments in which certain players have to make sure their voice is heard, but with regards to that game I can only applaud my teammates.

“We must look at the glass as half-full, as our reaction to the equaliser was vehement and it wasn’t easy after conceding an own goal having dominated the match. In general I like the approach, dedication and hunger the team is putting into every training session.”

Malta have lost both their qualifiers so far, including a 3-0 to Norway on Friday, but Buffon is not fooled.

“If you watch that game, Malta had at least seven scoring opportunities. Also, the smaller teams can put nine or 10 elements inside their own half to break up the play. We have to break the deadlock as early as possible.”

Buffon also spoke to Sky Sport Italia about his secret to growing old gracefully.

“The bigger you are, the less chance you have to give people to hurt you. If before you were playing very well in 90 per cent of the games, as the years go by you need to increase that percentage to 95 per cent, because there are other goalkeepers coming up behind you who are just as good.”

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