Buffon: We Are Not Beautiful!
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Gianluigi Buffon has admitted that Juventus are not the most beautiful team to watch in Serie A, but he says that they are definitely the hardest to beat.
The Bianconeri are expected to mount a title challenge this coming season, however they have been criticised for their summer transfer campaign after signing a number of physical rather than technical players.
"Juve will never be the most beautiful team in the championship. This is for certain,” Buffon told the Corriere dello Sport.
“However, we will be the team who are the most difficult to beat. I don’t know if we will win the league, but I can assure you that we will fight hard for everything.
“None of us have forgotten what happened [with Calciopoli]. For two years we have been motivated by an incredible desire for revenge and this has often been decisive.
“Now that we are about to return to our old levels we could lose something [in terms of desire].
“That is why Juventus was reinforced in one specific direction: muscles and strength.”
Buffon then went on to stress for the umpteenth time over the past few weeks that rivals Milan are the favourites for the Scudetto, although he has promised that Juve will put up a tough fight to stop them.
"Milan were favourites for the Scudetto even without Ronaldinho. With the Brazilian, even more so,” he explained.
“The fact they are not playing in the Champions League is a great advantage for Ancelotti. But they will have us to reckon with.”