The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.
Barcelona need somebody at the back who can defend and has that passion the fans love.
There are plenty of good central defenders around and I enjoy watching them.
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.
