Gianluigi Buffon has said that he will not be moved by criticism of his performance against Spain on Goalkeeper, saying people have written him off for years.
The goalkeeping legend, 39, agreed he had been at fault in the 3-0 defeat, which ended Italy’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup directly as group winners, but he said some of the criticism were just excessive.
“In football, everything is subject to opinion, and often opinions can go beyond the truth,” he said.
“You’ve got to accept criticism like the change of seasons — it is inevitable, and it’s fine.
“It gets to you if you face real and constructive criticism, but when it comes to just pigeon shooting then you might even hit me but that’s not what I am and not I want to be.
“Since my first mistake seven years ago, people have been saying I’m finished, yet just a week ago I was voted as the best goalkeeper of the Champions League.”
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