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"The defender of the Italian national team and Real Madrid" admits that he needs to improve his game and live up to the titles of the best football player in Europe and the World, won in 2006. "2006 was an incredible year for me. It will be very difficult to repeat what I achieved this year. I won the Italian league with Juventus and the World Cup with the Italian national team, which is every footballer's dream. In addition, I won the most prestigious individual awards. However, mistakes made at the end of the year caused dissatisfaction with these titles," said the Italian officially to the "Real" website. "Everyone knows that at the end of 2006 I played both very good and very bad matches. I think my game needs more consistency," continued F. Cannavaro. The 33-year-old defender received a lot of criticism, especially in the last matches before Christmas, when Real suffered a 0-3 loss at home to Huelva's Recreativo. He was blamed for two missed goals by the hosts. However, despite the fact that Real Madrid is 5 points behind the currently first-placed Sevilla team, F. Cannavaro hopes that Real can win the Spanish league this year: "The team is very strong and the only way to win the title is to stay calm and work hard." Real will play their first match of 2007 away against Deportivo La Coruna, where they have not won in 15 years.
