Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he’s happy having Massimiliano Allegri leading the Old Lady and admitted that the team needed someone like him after spending so much time with Antonio Conte.
Allegri signed on with the Bianconeri in July after Conte’s departure from the Turin side and has been able to help Italy’s reigning champions begin the 2014-15 season on the right foot with two victories in the Serie A and a Champions League group stage win over Malmo on Wednesday.
Buffon spoke to Sky Sport Italia about Allegri’s qualities as a tactician and compared him to former Juventus boss Conte, while praising both coaches for their ability to guide teams to success.
“Allegri is a coach who knows the tactical aspect of football really well, but also knows how to psychologically handle a team and an individual player, ” said the veteran goalkeeper.
“He’s very careful and picky when it comes to the smallest of details. I think that he’s less manic than Conte, who had a different way of leading this team, but that doesn’t take away from what he was able to do for us.
“Indeed, after so many years of being beaten down in a way, his arrival is something that can be useful to us.”
