"Totti is a monument to Italian football." --Marcelo Lippi
The Eternal City has left the footprints of many football superstars: Bruno Conte, Brazilian legend Falcao, Zinaglia and many more. Yet they are not as good as Roma's current captain and symbol of eternity, Francisco Totti. Labeling this native Roman boy as one of Europe's finest geniuses is not an exaggeration, or even a matter of talent, Totti is arguably one of the best players in the history of sport. His skills are innumerable, bringing Rome uniqueness and enduring.
Fantastically, it is a twisted fate, and it is well known that Totti's mother refused a lucrative contract from Milan before Totti was able to join the hometown club and realize his dream in 1989. In the early 1990s, Totti was seen as a rising star by Berlusconi and Galliani, and Sacchi was leading Milan to a football revolution, and the two must have regretted that Totti had not joined the Milan revolution. But on the contrary, the success of Totti's brilliant career turned all assumptions into arrogant hindsight, and Roma became the only club to represent Totti. Like many talents, his career has not been flawless, controversy has always accompanied Il Bimbo d'Oro (Golden Boy), and his mental state in the game is always fascinating and unpredictable.
Perhaps the best proof for Totti is that he's still here, still with his winning performances and memorable goals, shining on our TV screens, like they were against Manchester City in the recent Champions League. It is still bringing hope to a city plagued by socio-economic and cultural problems, still bringing hope to thousands of children who dream of becoming the next "monument" of Italian football, and still realizing the romantic dream of the classic number nine and a half. He and Riquelme may be the last nine-and-a-half players. Totti still relies on skill, vision and precision – like his Serie A debut against Brescia on 28 March 1993, winning 2-0 away from home, and his talent lies in his three abilities to be invincible: both left and right feet can turn decay into magic; an incredibly fatal final blow that allowed him to score nearly 250 goals in Serie A; and self-confidence throughout his career. Who can forget his spoon penalty against the Netherlands at Euro 2000?
His talent also lies in his spirituality. He has a very good sense of the ball, touching the ball and shooting the ball calmly and naturally. And the forward thinking distinguishes him from others, he is to lead the hometown team forward for more than 20 years, and Roma who won the World Cup is not incredible. Some coaches have tried to deny the influence of the mysterious Italian. Louis Enrique, who paid the price and lost his job, was not necessarily to Totti, but because he had deprived Rome of creativity, technology and the unknown. Perhaps Fabio Capello laid out a blueprint for how to use Totti back in 2001: don't stop using him, make him the key point in every attack, let him pick up all the burdens. Because he has the ability, he has a big heart. His stats are outstanding – more than half of his career has been as a classic No. 9-1/2, successfully surpassing legendary goals scored by legends such as Piero, Baggio and Batistuta, and other superstars have played in games comparable to Totti, but they all have more shooting freedom as strikers.
Who can forget Totti's 113th individual Serie A goal in 2005/06? During meazza's game against Inter, he hoisted a shot from outside the penalty area and pierced through the door guarded by Cesar, a goal that was perhaps one of the most beautiful shots in the history of Italian football, but a few months later, Totti suffered a career-threatening injury that many feared would be his last masterpiece in the top game. But his love of football and Roma helped him recover in time, being selected by Lippi into the squad for the 2006 Fifacchi de d'état in Germany, where Totti played every game, contributing four assists and scoring crucial penalties in the quarter-finals against Australia, becoming a key figure in Italy's world conquest. The injuries he suffered at that time will still be repeated, and he has been trying to stay in good shape after the age of 35, which deserves to be respected. At 38, he was healthier and stronger than most players still playing in his age group. Maybe he can't be as good as he used to be, especially on the flanks, but Totti's ability to find vacancies in key areas ensures he's still one of the most dangerous players, just ask Kompany. When Enrique took charge of Roma in 2011, Totti was considered past his peak and he needed to improve and grow again, like any eternal being.
People keep asking Totti why he never moved for the championship, but why did he do it? He was the soul of Rome, hailed as their savior, treated like a hero, and he loved the praises. All along, Totti has sought to show the impetus of magic on the pitch, and Roma is the ideal basis for his path to superstardom. Roma and Totti's relationship is mutually beneficial, Roma need their captain to inspire the whole team, Totti needs to show his stage – it's not hard to see why Totti is motivated and hungry. Fortunately for the football world, Totti made the right decision, rejected AC Milan as a child and never looked back. That's not to say he didn't receive invitations from other clubs. Real Madrid has offered several times, but all of them have been declined. United also tried their hand in 1999 and 2000. Ferguson has publicly spoken of his love of Totti's talent and the hope that he would shine at Old Trafford. Perhaps Totti's constant pushback of offers and his choice to stay in Rome has made some British media reluctant to praise him. The condescending British media has never favored Totti as much as any other player, judging foreign players on performance against English teams (such as Ibrahimovic), but these evaluations have not had an impact on the Italians, who, according to the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics), was the most popular player in Europe in 2011.
For Totti, he judged his career on what he could return to the Romans, the Romans he called "his people." The title is Totti's dividend, and he is proud of his 2001 Serie A title, the 2007 European Golden Boot and the World Cup's medals. Winning italy's Player of the Year five times will also allow him to sleep peacefully. Success is just a subjective opinion, if you ask Alain Hansen, he will tell you that success is the trophy in the cupboard, if you ask Gerald or Maldini, they will agree with Hansen, but add that you only play for one club, and your whole career is dedicated to the club you love. For Totti, his subjectivity cannot be criticized, he brought more to the people of Rome than any champion. He brought loyalty and hope, he was a role model and a monument – as Lippi said. He let people enjoy every game through a man who, like them, wandered the streets of Rome. Most importantly, he brought their personal identities to life. Identity and social segregation have been a topic of ongoing discussion and controversy in Italy, while Totti has brought different groups together. He is the immortal legend that unites the Eternal City.
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