Ruud van Nistelrooy About Italian Defence

[dynamicawm]

Imagine thinking the defence is gonna be impossible to get through and then you just see Gattuso aswell.

[squitlawless]

The match he's talking about is the only time Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney and Van Nistelrooy started together. And they couldn't score. Not a bad front 6 but that Milan defence was incredible.

[szbugy]

Italian defense in the early 2000s was on an absurdely different level. It was already difficult to get rid of Gattuso. Once you let him behind, you had to deal with Cannavaro, Nesta and Maldini. But even if you managed to get past them, you would find yourself facing no one less than Buffon. It's ridiculous, when you think about it.

[tpsam]

One important Italian journalist once said

A perfect game ends 0 to 0 because that means nobody made any mistakes

[sandro]

in 2006 the Italians won a world championship without conceding a goal from play from their opponents, the two goals conceded were an own goal, and the penalty of zizou.

[Durresaku]

As a lifelong Milan fan, this brings literal tears to my eyes. Also, it’s a shame Rud never played for Milan. We love Dutch players!!

[ManUAllways]

All Ruud had to do was say "Pirlo" and immediately there is a round of applause, that's when you know you're a legendary player.

[alexsosa]

Criminal how underrated Seedorf was and is.

[kylebridgett]

That AC Milan team was literally 11 legendary GOATS on the field all at once.

[Acjjr]

Seedorf is very underrated. The crowd acted like they didn’t know who he is. Pirlo is a genius but I wouldn’t say Seedorf was any less of a player, but then again that Milan team was a well oiled machine.

[adamwilliams]

Italy have always had some of the best defenders in the world

[domenicoangelucci]

He's a true professionist, a real champion. So amazing the respect that he has for his fellow competitors.
I really liked the applause when he named Pirlo. The Maestro is somenthing special.

[SpaghettiKillah]

I met Nesta casually walking with his gf on the streets of downtown Milan.
Even though i'm an Inter fan I asked him for an autograph on my electricity bill (it was the only piece of paper I had).
What a gentleman !

[invernessfan]

Gatusso was a great player. It is an honour he played for year in the Scottish League.

[giacomocauda]

Respect to the Italians and theirs "Gods of Defence"...

[thethlegacy]

At first, it's almost like he's speaking at a trial.

"The Italian defense never rests, Your Honour."

[MikeCrawch]

When he mentioned Gattuso “I’m gonna kill you when you get the ball”.

Yeap, that’s Gattuso alright 😂

[sahil]

Seedorf one of the most underrated players in football so sad no body talks about him much.

[rickeyrincones]

Just listening to Ruud talk about the legends of Milan brings tears to my eyes... Brings back a lot of precious and unforgettable memories

[joshkooga]

A bunch of defensive maniacs providing the perfect cover for pirlo and kaka..mmm, perfection..