"Mozart's musical world, under the surface of happiness, there is always a dark emotion, in the context of melancholy, cold, sad, reflecting Mozart's maturity and calmness" - Peggy Woodfort.
"If you really like football, then you will love Rosicki" – Arsena Wenger; this issue of Football People brings you the former "Mozart of Football": Thomas Rosicki.
Thomas Rosicky
Name: Tomás Rosicky
Birthday/Age: October 4, 1980 (age 41)
Nationality: Czech
Place of Birth: Prague (Czech Republic)
Position: Midfielder
Height: 179cm
Weight: 67kg
Dominant foot: left and right feet
Nicknames: Football Mozart, Roza, Rosa
Relationships: Jan Kole (national team and club team mate), Nedved (national team team mate), Amoruso (club team mate), Fabregas (club team mate), Wenger (club coach)
Youth team: Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
National team debut: 23 February 2000 Czech Republic 2-3 Ireland
Main teams: Sparta Prague (Czech First Division), Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Arsenal (Premier League)
Main honours: 3 Czech Footballer of the Year, 1 Bundesliga champion, 1 FA Cup, 1 Community Shield champion, 2 Czech First League titles
Rosicky FM property diagram
As can be seen through the FM2010 attribute chart, Rosicky has all the attribute requirements of modern football for the all-round midfield, excellent vision and overall view make Rosicky full of creativity on the pitch, and his abundant physical strength allows him to occupy an important position at both ends of the team's attack and defense; the only regrettable thing is his slightly glassy physical quality, which has become the biggest stumbling block to Further Rosiki's career; next, we will enter The world of Rosicky's football together.
On October 4, 1980, the protagonist of this article, Thomas Rossiki, was born in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, in this "fairy tale capital" full of imagination and romance, the little Rosicki has an innate athletic talent and unlimited creativity.
A childhood experience similar to Mozart's
In his childhood, football became the best playmate for Rosicki and his brother, and it is worth mentioning that Rosicky's father, Kiri-Rosicky, was a professional footballer when he was young, and the elder Rosicki's greatest wish was to train his two sons to become professional footballers.
At first, his brother, who was two years older than himself, appeared significantly earlier than Rosicky, and Rosicky, as a "small follower", did not relax his requirements for himself; in 1988, the youth coach of the Czech giant team Sparta Prague came to invite Rosicky's brother to join the club's youth camp, and at the suggestion of his father, the 8-year-old Rosicky started a professional football journey with his brother.
Brilliant goal from spartan Prague
Interestingly, Rosicki's childhood experience is similar to that of mozart, a musical genius from more than 200 years ago; in 1762, at the age of 6, Mozart also followed his father Opold Mozart and his sister Nannel Mozart to Vienna for the first concert, and was received by Queen Maria Theresia, thus embarking on his extraordinary musical journey.
Ten years of grinding a sword, with more professional youth training guidance, Rossiki's football talent was fully released, in the 1998 season, just turned 18 years old Rosicky was promoted to the first team of Sparta Prague and in the following two years helped the Czech giants win the league crown, a Czech football midfield supernova rising.
"Hornets" Dortmund became Rosicky's first stop in the five major leagues
Rosicki's outstanding performance soon attracted the attention of many of the top five European league teams, of which the Bundesliga double-dominated Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund were the most active, in the winter window of 2001, two Bundesliga giants opened bids on Rosicky, the transfer price soared to 25 million marks, and finally the "Southern King" helmsman Hoeness chose to give up, and the Czech demon star belonged to the "Hornets".
The Bundesliga transfer market at the beginning of the 21st century undoubtedly belonged to Dortmund, and the crazy investment at any cost also laid the groundwork for the subsequent economic crisis, but the real money of 25 million marks that year directly broke the Bundesliga transfer fee record, and Rosicki also met his Czech big brother Jankole in Dortmund as he wished.
Joined Borussia Dortmund
Dressed in the gorgeous cloak of "Standard King", Rosicky did not show the slightest discomfort, in the Bundesliga arena that emphasized physical confrontation, the light Rosicki injected an artistic beauty into Dortmund, flowing running and creative passing, Rosicki used practical actions to conquer the Ruhr fans who have always been known for their rigor.
In the 01/02 season, the frontcourt attack system with Rosicky + Jankole + Amorusso as the core broke through in the Bundesliga, Andermond not only stood out in the Bundesliga, but also washed Europe's top giants AC Milan 4-0 in European competition, successfully reaching the final of the UEFA Cup, and the "Hornets" fans praised Rosicki's song throughout the Westphalia Devil's home.
A great goal from the Dortmund era
In the five and a half years since, Rossiki has scored 24 goals and provided 47 assists in 189 games for Borussia Dortmund, helping the team to win consecutive Bundesliga titles such as Bundesliga champions, UEFA Cup runners-up, Bundesliga runners-up and DFB-d'état, and the Czech star in Westphalia has become the sharpest "poison needle" on the "Hornets".
As mentioned earlier, Dortmund's crazy investment at the turn of the century, although it brought him the honor of Bundesliga title, also threw the team into the abyss of financial deficit, from the 2005 season, the "Hornets" in financial crisis were forced to sell Flynns, Amoruso and other home stars, fans know clearly: there is not much time left for them to enjoy the "Football Mozart" performance in Westphalia.
Joined Arsenal
In the summer window of 2006, Arsene Wenger, then Premier League giants Arsenal manager, threw an olive branch to Rossiki, and the Czech midfielder tearfully bid farewell to Dortmund fans and left a transfer fee of £6.5 million for the club to solve the urgent need, and the 25-year-old Rosicky officially stepped into the newly built Emirates Stadium.
When the top masters stand in the top art halls, all the gorgeous "movements" naturally come naturally; in the star-studded Arsenal team, the low-key and diligent Rosicky strives to adapt to every tactical deployment of Professor Wenger, and the midfield quartet of Rosicki and Fabregas, Hleb and Flamini is a good play that makes "Arsenal" stage a 12-game winning streak in the 07/08 season.
Brilliant goals from the Arsenal era
However, providence tricked people, the turning point of fate came in the FA Cup match against Newcastle United in early 2008, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of fans at the Emirates Stadium, "Football Mozart" pressed the pause button for his performance, but no one at the time thought that Rosicky's knee injury would keep him away from the stadium for 18 months.
Suffered serious injuries
The second time we see Rosicky sweating on the pitch is the 09/10 season, suffering a serious injury at the golden age of professional footballers, which not only allowed Rosicky to miss Euro 2008, but also became a fatal epitome of his frequent injuries in the middle and late stages of his career.
Sports medicine experts have said that the pain caused by major injuries to athletes is not only physical, more time will cause a deeper blow to their psychological level; since the 09/10 season, Rosicki has begun to suffer countless injuries, which has also seriously affected his re-integration into Arsenal's tactical system.
History of frequent injuries during the Arsenal era
Romain Rolland once said: "Mozart's music, no matter how it looks, it always points to the heart and always expresses emotion or passion, it is the kind of passion that is never unpleasant or abrupt." ”
The same is true of "Mozart of Football" Rossiki, no matter what kind of injury he encounters, when the indomitable "Royce" re-enters the green field and spares no effort to run and fight, the Emirates Stadium will always resound with songs and applause in praise of Rosicki, just like the Westphalia Stadium that once loved him equally.
Running 60 meters to chase Xiao Xiao luo has become an eternal classic
In the summer of 2016, Rosicky, whose contract expired, announced that he had left the "Arsenal" where he had played for a decade, and the fallen leaves returned to his parent team Sparta Prague, back to the place where his dream began; in the ten years of playing for the "Gunners", Rosicky's stats of 30 goals and 36 assists in 217 games did not seem gorgeous, but the countless good memories he left for Arsenal fans will be forever remembered.
Speaking of Rosicky's national team career, it can be said that it is sweet and bitter; the time is set back to February 2000, the less than 20-year-old Rosicky made his debut for the Czech national team, and then in the Netherlands/Belgium European Championship, Rossiki became the youngest participant in the Czech team, under the good intentions of the meritorious coach Kovaneć, the young Rosicki quietly took over the banner of Czech football from Nedved, Popowski, Jankole and other famous players.
Rosicky and Nedved
The brilliant moment occurred in the 2004 Portugal European Championship, the last stubbornness of the Czech 96 dark horse generation and the new generation represented by Rosicki and Barosz perfectly integrated, of which the combination of Nedved + Rossiki's midfielder and young was even more eye-catching for fans around the world, and the Czech team went all the way to the semi-finals with a total victory record, but unfortunately, the "Prague Fairy Tale" was finally eclipsed in front of the "Greek myth".
After the return of the 2004 Euro 2004, Czech football also ended a glorious period of nearly a decade, and the embarrassing situation of youth and yellow continues to this day, and Rosicky, who took over the captain's armband from Nedved, is one of the representatives of carrying the weight of the national team during this difficult period.
Shouldering the blue and yellow Czech team, the czech team carried the weight forward
In the second leg of the 2006 World Cup European Qualifier Play-off in Germany, Rossiki killed Norway with a golden goal and sent the Czech Republic to the World Cup gate with difficulty; in the 2012 Euro 2012 European Cup qualifier play-off, it was Rosicky's second attempt to help the Czech Republic eliminate Montenegro and get tickets to Poland/Ukraine as desired.
Time to the 2016 European Championships in France, the 36-year-old veteran Rosicky still carries the banner of Czech football silently, but the names of his teammates are difficult to be known by fans; in the Czech Republic's 2-2 draw with Croatia, Rossiki blew the horn of counterattack with a shocking outer instep assist, and the beauty of that moment was as if it were the end of the world.
The 36-year-old Rosicky is still playing a gorgeous "movement"
In the end, the Czech team, which did not abandon and did not give up, drew with Croatia in the passive situation of 0-2 backwardness, and the 36-year-old Rossiki also regretted to bid farewell to the European Cup because of the excessive consumption of this life and death battle, which also became a farewell performance for the czech veteran national team career.
The most human world can not stay, only sigh the hero twilight.
In December 2017, Rosicky officially announced his boots through the official website of Sparta Prague: "Preparing for each game is getting harder and harder, but I have always had the belief in my mind to continue, but now I have decided to stop, injury is not the cause of the end, just find that I can't go any further." ”
Best wishes
Throughout Rosicki's entire career, it is like Mozart's brilliant and short musical journey, there is the ultimate love for the cause, there is an infinite vision of the future, and there is also a desperate struggle against fate, but in the end he will laugh to face the stagnation of the years; just like the "Football People" feature wants to convey to all the old boys in football: we are all old, but the memory is still young!
(Lanling TCFB)