The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.
There are plenty of good central defenders around and I enjoy watching them.
Barcelona need somebody at the back who can defend and has that passion the fans love.
Defending for a team as offensive as Real Madrid isn't that easy.
I think if you're not conceding so many goals, it gives you a great platform to win games.
When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more than the others.
For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
As a defender, we take pride in getting clean sheets.
