Juventus-Piero
As one of the giants of Serie A, Juventus has too many football legends, but if you choose a banner figure, this person must be Piero. The nickname "Prince of the Bianconeri" speaks for itself, as Piero spent 19 years at Juventus and dedicated all his youth to this team.
Piero may not be a standout star among the first-line stars, but he has created a lot of glory for Juventus with 19 years of perseverance, excelling at long-range shots and set-pieces, often turning the tide when the team can't open the game, and playing as both a striker and a midfielder.
After Juventus was relegated due to "phonegate", Ibrahimovic defected to AC Milan, Cannavaro joined Real Madrid, Vieira went to Inter, and only Piero stayed in the Bianconeri to show the significance of the team's soul. He scored 290 goals and provided 143 assists in 705 appearances for Juventus, becoming Juve's all-time leading scorer.
AC Milan - Maldini
Perhaps in the eyes of some fans, Baresi is better, but the first person in AC's team history can only be Maldini. From joining the AC Milan Academy in 1978 to retiring from the club in 2009, Maldini played for just one AC Milan team in his life, with a total of 31 years of life and work.
How many 31 years are there in life? Maldini has embodied the meaning of loyalty in his actions, and he has experienced generations of players and witnessed the ups and downs of the team. Maldini has been the all-time best choice for centre-back, but he never wanted to leave AC Milan.
He has a graceful and tough style of play, a strong body and accurate predictions, and is the absolute heart of the team's backline. In order to dedicate more energy to the team, the right foot is the habitual Maldini has hardly practiced the ability of the left foot, and his backfoot level is very high. After retiring, Maldini still worked for AC Milan, presumably dedicating his life to AC Milan.
Roma Totti
There was a joke that Totti said to team-mate De Rossi when he was 30 years old: "When I retire, I'll give you the captain's armband". But as soon as he said this, he said it for more than ten years, and finally even De Rossi should retire, and Totti is still playing in the Roma team.
Wolves Totti made 758 appearances and scored 307 goals in his 25 years with Roma, the most in team history in terms of minutes played or goals. As an absolute superstar, Totti has had many opportunities to play for big teams, and he has turned them down, not only for career accolades, but also for a lot of money.
Totti has made the little-known Roma a quasi-giant, and fans love Roma because of Totti. His sculptural face and his prowess have made him a Roma label.
Real Madrid Raul
When I was in high school, there was a female classmate who admired Raul very much, and I didn't understand it at the time, maybe it was simply because he was handsome. But as Real Madrid continued to introduce top superstars, it was discovered that no matter whether Real Madrid has Da Luo, Zizou, Xiaobei or Kaka and Ronaldo in the later period, the most flavorful is Raul.
Only Raul has the real Real Madrid genes, and the others, no matter how strong, are just mercenaries. Raul, the "Lord of the Rings", represents Real Madrid's team culture and is loyal to Real Madrid from the bottom of his heart, and if he hadn't been "abandoned" by Real Madrid at the end of his career, Raul would have been able to live with Real Madrid for the rest of his life.
Casillas can also discuss the team's soul, but when it comes to Real Madrid, the first thing that comes to mind in the past 30 years must be Raul. The super strikers around Raul have changed one after another, but he has always stuck to this team, even if he is allowed to play as a substitute, he still has no regrets. It's really "young people don't know how good Raul is, and mistakenly take Xiaobei as a treasure".
Liverpool - Steven Gerrard
Some people say that Liverpool is no longer a super team in the Premier League, and if you look at the entire history of the English Football League, Liverpool is still the first team in the United Kingdom.
Since entering the Premier League era, Liverpool has not been able to win the league title in the early stage, and captain Gerrard's career coincides with Liverpool's low period. His career achievements have not been brilliant, there have been too many disappointments, but only those who know the ball understand what Gerrard means to Liverpool, and what Liverpool means to Gerrard.
Gerrard is the totem of Liverpool, in the 2005 Champions League final, Liverpool trailed AC Milan 0-3, Gerrard scored a goal in the second half and inspired his teammates, and finally Liverpool equalized the score and staged the Istanbul miracle, which is the power of leadership.
Barcelona-Cruyff
Barcelona's top name is definitely Messi, but if you talk about the team totem, I can only reluctantly cut my love. In fact, Barcelona have strong La Masia genes and Dutch blood, and Dutch star Cruyff transformed Barcelona into a superteam that has worked hard from generation to generation, and finally brought Barcelona to the top in 2009.
Puyol has experienced Barcelona Dream One, Dream Two and Dream Three, experienced the team's highs and lowests, and entered the Barcelona Academy in 1995, Puyol played for Barcelona all his life and retired in 2014. As a central defender, although he is not tall enough, he has a strong sense of position, accurate prediction, strong body, and often defends top strikers out of temper, among which Puyol's repeated restrictions on Cristiano Ronaldo are classic cases.
Therefore, Barcelona is re-planned by Cruyff, Guardiola and Puyol and others, and Messi is the brightest star among these people, but considering Messi's final fate, I have to admit that Barcelona's totem is still Cruyff.
Chelsea Terry
Work and life must be separated, Chinese cannot be distinguished, while Westerners are naturally separated. Inter's Materazzi is a bad guy on the pitch but a good man in life, while John Terry is a bad guy in life but a first-class defender on the pitch. Terry's "Friend Wife" has put him on the cusp of public opinion, but as a professional football, strength is the last word.
John Terry's skills and professionalism are historic, and as a stalwart and captain of Chelsea's defence, Chelsea has been a dedicated guardian of Chelsea's defence for more than a decade. The team has always been known for their defence and iron-willedness, and Terry is the hardest piece of reinforced concrete in this great wall of steel.
Chelsea have never had a shortage of tough guys, but John Terry is the only one who has been able to hold on to this team for 22 years, he is tall and conscious, and he does not hesitate to block football with his face in order to protect the goal, showing the quality of a professional athlete, his defensive colleagues are also good at headers, and he is also the defender with the most goals scored by Chelsea. As the heart of the team's defence, John Terry is definitely Chelsea's totem.
Bayern Munich - Beckenbauer
Like Barcelona, Bayern has had many historical legends, and the most dazzling of them is the football emperor Beckenbauer, who won 5 league titles for the team, 3 consecutive Champions League titles, and twice won the European Footballer of the Year, at that time there was no World Footballer of the Year award, so the European Footballer of the Year is almost equal to the highest award of individual honor.
Unlike other players, Beckenbauer's life was tied to Bayern, he first played for Bayern, and after retiring as the manager of the team, he dedicated his life to Bayern Munich. And the lion king Kahn is also the representative of Bayern in the hearts of the older generation of fans, his domineering roar, strong body and strong will, interpreting the masculinity of men to the extreme.
Lahm is relatively elegant, not tall enough, but he is one of the top picks for all-time full-backs, and he has won numerous victories for Bayern Munich and Germany. But Beckenbauer is clearly better than the two juniors, he is the first person in the position of football scavenger, redefining football, and the old man is good.
Inter Zanetti
Who says Inter don't have a team culture? Inter's culture is Zanetti, and Zanetti's motto is never give up. As the Inter team sings: "To score a goal, I gave my life, my life!" I understand that until the end of my life, there will be a never-ending race. "Zanetti has interpreted the soul of Inter in 19 years of football.
Zanetti, like other team spirits, has witnessed the rise and fall of the team, and has also experienced "countless heroes competing to bend their waists", he has been teammates with Ronaldo, and has also helped the team win three consecutive league championships, and even won the Champions League in 2010, which is the dream of Inter fans for decades.
Zanetti is a full-back, but he is good at a number of positions, he can play as a midfielder or a midfielder, he is a versatile player, he is very versatile, he can take free-kicks and he has a lot of running endurance. Football position pays attention to a turnip and a pit, but Zanetti is a pit where there is no one, he will make up for it, and completely treat Inter as his own child.
Manchester United - Alex Ferguson
Manchester United is a very brilliant team, especially in the last 30 years, Manchester United have been the number one team in the Premier League. The team has "King" Cantona and the best captain Robbie Keane, as well as heartthrob Beckham and domineering president Cristiano Ronaldo, but if you have to choose one person as the totem of the team, then this person is not a player, but coach Alex Ferguson.
He is the only team member on this list to be selected as a coach, and he is the equivalent of Popovich of the Spurs. Manchester United without Ferguson is soulless, starting in 1986, Ferguson personally built Manchester United, the king of the division, for 27 years, at the age of 72, Lord Ferguson officially retired.
From a man in his 40s to his old age, Ferguson devoted the rest of his life to Manchester United, and he also successfully sent Manchester United to the top team in the history of the Premier League. There are countless legends in him, even if Barcelona can do without Messi, Real Madrid can do without Ronaldo, Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic can run all over Europe, but Manchester United must not do without Ferguson.