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Sunday 1 November, 2009
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Gigi Buffon fears “arrogance” might have been responsible for Juventus’ implosion, but celebrates the birth of his second son.
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The Bianconeri were leading 2-0 in Turin, but allowed Napoli to score three times in 23 minutes.
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“Nobody knows what happened. It’s difficult to explain even hours after this match,” confessed Buffon.
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“Perhaps there was a little arrogance and we paid a heavy price for that. When 2-0 up, we lost a bit of concentration and determination.”
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Midweek he had stated the 5-1 win over Sampdoria was like “a nuclear explosion” in the Juve camp.
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“Let’s say this was more of an implosion. All joking aside, you don’t win the Scudetto by beating the big clubs, but rather all the others.
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“If you lack consistency, it’s very unlikely you’ll take the title.”
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Today Inter travel to Livorno and have the opportunity to go seven points clear of the Turin giants.
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“I won’t even watch their game. We need to improve, otherwise it’s pointless. Everyone has to take responsibility and reply as a team unit.”
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Buffon played in Saturday’s game just hours after partner Alena Seredova gave birth to David Lee.
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He completes the family along with Louis Thomas, who turns two next month and was named after Cameroon shot-stopper Thomas N’Kono.[/FONT]