De Rossi was ultimately unable to overcome reality and did not realize his dream of a city of eternal life. However, the 18-year military career of the Roma vice-captain has long been honed into the leader of the Red Wolves, and his story of perseverance and loyalty is even more moving.
When it comes to De Rossi, we can't get around Totti. Because of the wolf king's long-term persistence, the Roma vice-captain has become the eternal "second in command" like Buffon's substitute and the British crown prince. De Rossi is willing to be in the green leaves around Totti, and loves Rome with the identity of the "spare tire" captain, even if it is not touching, it is absolutely unswerving.
Time flew by and the head wolf retreated. With more than a decade of silent efforts, he became the toughest of the Wolves, but he never achieved the same fame as Totti; he used endless running to support the central axis of the city of Rome, and his peak year was the best all-round midfielder in Europe, but he never accompanied the Red Wolves to the Top Of serie A.
Not everyone can be perfect, even though The love affair between De Rossi and the city of Rome lacks trophies and footnotes of honor, but this iron-blooded man has already left his tenderness and fiery to the city, explaining to the world what loyalty is.
De Rossi's foothold in the Roma and Italian national teams is comprehensive. Although in the early years, the "master brother" fought fiercely and tenaciously, looking like a midfield sapper player, but in fact he played in many positions such as the wing, attacking midfield and defensive back, and the young De Rossi won the championship with the team in the 2006 World Cup, which was the role of the midfielder.
De Rossi's strengths and weaknesses are obvious, he is all-round, especially good at intercepting, scoring goals and running in the back row, especially with extremely combatable mental attributes. The master brother's technical ability is not very delicate, there is no "embroidery" skill like Totti, nor does he have a god-like open perspective, and he cannot lead the attack with one foot like Pirlo. In the middle and late of his career, his athleticism declined, and he could also rely on prejudgment and position sense to complete interceptions and protect the defense line behind him. His relatively weak technical ability is enough to complete the scheduling of the ball in the midfield, and fixing him in the back position is also the best arrangement.
Adapting to multiple positions, he is a golden oil in the midfield, and his all-round attributes are the basis for his stay with Roma. Even if Manchester City, Real Madrid or Chelsea were chosen at that time, with the all-round attribute of De Rossi's "golden oil", he could still have the main position, so as to highlight the value of his persistence.
Because of this comprehensiveness, when he is leaving, Roma's teammates and fans will always remember him, remember the captain who paid silently for the team.
De Rossi has been playing for Roma for 18 years, and the roma city's kid has finally grown into the best fighter in blood and fire, playing 615 times for the team so far, contributing 63 goals and 54 assists. He is the second-most appearance in roma club history, behind Wolves Totti (786 games), helping the team win 2 Coppa Italia titles, 1 Italian Super Cup and 9 Serie A runners-up.
In an era when interests came first, loyalty was particularly dazzling.
Lippi praised Roma captain De Rossi in an interview: "He's an amazing guy, a great champion player. ”
In his farewell letter to De Rossi, Totti said, "Today is a sad day! "It's really a sad day, it's not just Totti or Roma fans who are sad, it's all About Italian football.
Roma's sworn enemies also paid tribute to the legend. Lazio fans unfurled banners: "De Rossi, fierce and indomitable enemy on the pitch!" ”
The banner for Juve fans read: "Goodbye De Rossi, first the men, then the players." ”
Napoli are reportedly considering signing De Rossi, who left the team at the end of the season, and value his ability on and off the field, as well as his influence on the dressing room.
We don't want to comment on the actions of the Roma team's top brass that chilled the merits, and in the eyes of many people, De Rossi's departure represents the end of an era. He spent 18 years rendering his entire youth a deep red of Rome, and he did not catch up with the 2000-2001 victory (still in the youth team), but he poured his blood and sweat on his youth Rome, and his allegiance was not to a specific person, but to the she-wolf's emblem of the king of Rome. His 18-year relationship with Roma has made too many people believe in love, believing that there is still a part of the innocent age under the interests of commercial football.
Lippi said De Rossi is a very special player, scoring a lot of goals and playing an important role in many tactical systems. Unfortunately, now I don't see any other player with these characteristics.
Aside from tactical reasons, his departure had a greater impact on the spirit of the team.
At the peak of De Rossi, Ferguson repeatedly threw olive branches to him, and Chelsea threw 70 million euros to bring him in, but the second prince of Rome's sentence "I want to accompany my team until it is old" made the team that coveted him stop thinking. Rome would have other geniuses, but De Rossi had only one.
De Rossi also has a passion for the Italian national team. He can continue to contribute on and off the field, he took out his World Cup championship medal and accompanied the staff of the deceased team into the ground; in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, Italy's match against Sweden, head coach Ventura intended to send De Rossi to the scene, and his sentence "Why send me to the stage, you should send offensive players" made countless people moved; he also boarded the Swedish bus, apologized to the opponent on behalf of The Italian extreme fans, and congratulated Sweden on entering the World Cup...
Red and blue love is no different, and the veterans who won the championship under Lippi in 2006 have very little left. De Rossi was a recruit and one of the few remaining bearers.
In everyone's memory, he was still the personable but reckless teenager, but as he grew older, the frivolous teenager grew bearded and supported the blue army's backcourt with great backcourt adaptability, showing the world that he could take on the responsibility of a team.
During the 2006 World Cup, he was an all-around midfielder who could substitute for any teammate; later De Rossi gradually grew into the main midfielder of the Blues, which provided great help to Pirlo; at euro 2012, De Rossi played a good role as a center-back in the three-centre-back system, taking on the task of organizing the backcourt, and eventually helping Italy to win the runner-up of the European Championship; De Rossi, who gained the attribute of a defender, became more and more comprehensive, and in the Conte era, he became an indispensable offensive and defensive hub for the team. Witnessing Italy's last time so far to reach the quarter-finals of the competition, it can be said that the old master brother announced that the World Cup champion team became yesterday's yellow flower, and he accompanied the Italian team from peak to low.
Without the World Cup in Russia, we can't bear to criticize the veteran, without them The Italian team will be even more miserable. He has dedicated his youth and feelings to the team, and in this farewell summer, we wish the master brother a good journey.
Companionship is the longest confession of affection, and the exhausted youth of the first team is to stick to "love".
As Malquisio said, "Some people say it's a natural thing to do, but all I know is that whether the wind stops or the direction of the wind changes, some flags always fly high, because the love and loyalty they convey is an endless force." ”