#3 Buffon ages like wine
“The world,” said a cold-hearted Marsellus Wallace to boxer Butch, “is filled to the brim with unrealistic mother*****s; mother******s who think their a** would age like wine.
“If you mean it turns to vinegar, it does,” he continued, “if you mean it gets better with age, it don’t.”
While he is right for the most part––just look at most mortals––Gianluigi Buffon is one of the few players whose bottom ages like wine. Indeed, the Italian captain is just getting with age as his performance against Belgium working like a testament to that fact.
Despite being 38 years old, it feels like his skills are getting better. The thing with the Juventus ’keeper is that he never really relied on quick reflexes to save goals. He is more of an aware being like Dr. Manhattan who can sense where the ball will end up, hence positioning himself in just the right place and at the right time.
It is for this reason why he will keep playing for a long period of time and, hence, give birth to a new quote: “A cat has 9 lives, Buffon has immortality.”
