just saw the goals there and read the reports
totti is an inspiration
what a player
that 2nd goal was sensational- best goal of all time perhaps?
totti under zemen will be unbelievable
I am shamelessly robbing this off twitter
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yep- its a startling achievement
I love the way people keeping paying homage to Totti being the last true no. 10 left in the game - not only is he the last but he is also the greatest of them all.
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[]Marcello Lippi[/url]: “Totti is the monument of Italian football.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-26”][27][/url][/sup][sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-27”][28][/url][/sup] “It is clear that Totti is one of the few players who doesn’t have a substitute because there is nobody around who plays like him.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-28”][29][/url][/sup] “There are no alternatives for Totti in Italy.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-29”][30][/url][/sup][sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-30”][31][/url][/sup] “No one else could play Totti’s position.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-31”][32][/url][/sup] “Totti has always been an amazing guy, humble both in dealing with the Coaches and teammates. He was impressed me by the determination that was put in every day.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-32”][33][/url][/sup][sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-33”][34][/url][/sup] “He’s a great man and a great player.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-34”][35][/sup]
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[]Arrico Sacchi[/url]: “For me, he is one of the greatest players I have ever seen.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-35”][36][/sup]
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[]Fabio Capello[/url]: “Only [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Riva”]Gigi Riva[/url] could kick the ball like him in Italy. But only with his left foot. Totti can use both feet and can hit the ball in several ways. Such champions can shoot ten times per match and eight of them are aimed on target, while five are very dangerous and can turn into a goal. Totti’s shooting qualities are unique and they will stay intact for life.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-36”][37][/sup]
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[]Giovanni Trapattoni[/url]: “Every player has some genius, but there’s only one [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh”]Van Gogh[/url], and there is nobody like Totti.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-37”][38][/url][/sup] “Totti can transform a side. There are very few players who have that capability.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-38”][39][/url][/sup] “He reminds me of [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio”]Eusébio[/url], as quick mentally as he is physically.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-39”][40][/url][/sup] “If I was still playing football today, then I would have real problems marking Totti, a bit like I struggled to control Pelé in the past. He has those same characteristics.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-40”][41][/sup]
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[]Jose Mourinho[/url]: “You know more than me what Totti means for Roma, for the Serie A, and for his team-mates. I want him to play because he’s the best player in the Italian championship in terms of spectacle and quality of play.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-41”][42][/sup]
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[]Alex Ferguson[/url]: “Of course I know Totti is the fantastic player.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-42”][43][/url][/sup] “Totti is the symbol of Roma, he’d never want to leave the club just like [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs”]Ryan Giggs[/url] and [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Scholes”]Paul Scholes[/url] at Manchester United. He needs to be kept at a certain level for Roma, just as I do at United.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-43”][44][/url][/sup] “Totti is the architect of everything they (Roma) do and we have to decide how best to deal with him. The issue is what we do with our centre-backs and whether we push one on to Totti but we can’t let him control the game. It’s a tricky one but we have to resolve it as best we can.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-44”][45][/sup]
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[]Arsene Wenger[/url]: “Totti is a top, top class player. He is typical of the Roman game and I’m sure he will never move outside of Roma. He used to play in behind the strikers and then one day they had no central striker so they played him up front and won game after game. He suddenly became the topscorer in Italy as a central striker. That means this guy has absolutely everything. He has a fantastic protection of the ball, he has a quick turn and then he has a very good pass in the final third of the pitch. He can be deadly with every single pass. He will certainly be the most dangerous provider in the final third for them in this game. He is not the only player who can be dangerous but he can open the defence with any pass at any moment of the day if you give him the freedom.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-45”][46][/sup]
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[]Luciano Spalletti[/url]: “I agree with Pelé, Totti is the best player in the world.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-46”][47][/url][/sup] “Totti is the history of Roma, the club, and I think that he is an intelligent man. Totti will stay and will close his career with Roma because he cares about the future of club and created a contract that sees him as the player the club will build it’s image around. I do not see why he should leave Roma”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-47”][48][/url][/sup]“It would be easier to move the Colosseum out of Rome.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-48”][49][/sup]
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[]Claudio Ranieri[/url]: “Totti is Totti, he is the greatest Italian player and our captain. We will keep him tight. He comes before everything.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-49”][50][/url][/sup] “Francesco is a real champion, a professional, a lad with a heart of gold and he is Roma’s captain.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-50”][51][/url][/sup] “He is the best player with whom I have ever worked. He could have won several Ballons d’Or had he left Roma for Barcelona or Manchester United. I have also worked with [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard”]Frank Lampard[/url] and [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero”]Alessandro Del Piero[/url], but Francesco is the better player.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-51”][52][/url][/sup] “He is a formidable player and I can assure you it’s not true that he destroys Coaches.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-52”][53][/url][/sup] “He is fantastic and to this club, he is as important as the Colosseum is to Rome.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-53”][54][/sup]
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[]Carlo Ancelotti[/url]: “Totti is a great player who gave so much for Roma and still can give. He is the player who managed the best, especially from the physical point of view, he can remain a very important player to the team.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-54”][55][/url][/sup] “Francesco remains the undisputed symbol of Roma.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-55”][56][/sup]
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[]Carlo Mazzone[/url]: “Totti? Simply fantastic. I think he is the greatest Roma player of all-time.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-56”][57][/url][/sup] “I am privileged because I had the luck of seeing Totti’s first goal in Serie A as well as the fantastic culmination of [url=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio”]Baggio[/url]’s career. If I had been able to coach both of them together in the same team I would have won a lot and certainly wouldn’t have lost all my hair. I’d like it a lot if we could all have dinner together and remember their goals.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-57”][58][/sup]
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[]Cesare Prandelli[/url]: “Totti is a great champion.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-58”][59][/url][/sup] “He and Roberto Baggio are two great players and it is hard to compare the two.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-59”][60][/sup]
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[]Zdeněk Zeman[/url]: “Who are the best five Italian players? Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-60”][61][/url][/sup] “Francesco is eclectic and can play wherever. He has carried Roma on his back for 15 years.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-61”][62][/url][/sup] “He is the only champion of Italian football.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-62”][63][/url][/sup] “Totti is the best player I ever worked with. He had talent and showed it off. He changed role, becoming a centre-forward and therefore more susceptible to getting fouled, so the two major injuries have taken their toll.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-63”][64][/url][/sup] “I’m even more convinced now that Totti is one of the greatest players of all time.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-64”][65][/sup]
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[]Laurent Blanc[/url]: “Totti is more than a simple player for Roma. He is outstanding, the team’s real standard bearer.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-65”][66][/url][/sup] “With Totti on the field, he brings something special to Roma. He is not just a great player, but also their Colosseum.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-66”][67][/url][/sup][sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-67”][68][/sup]
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[]Siniša Mihajlović[/url]: “Totti is a great champion, one of the best players Italy has ever produced, he deserves everything he has earned in the game.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-68”][69][/sup]
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[]Pierpaolo Bisoli[/url]: “Totti is Totti, a symbol of Italian football.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-69”][70][/sup]
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[]Leonardo[/url]: “Totti is a great player and when he is not there, Roma lose an important resource.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-70”][71][/sup]
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[]Luiz Felipe Scolari[/url]: “Totti is a fantastic player, when you lose a player like him is like losing more than one.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-71”][72][/sup]
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[]Luis Enrique[/url]: “He is not only the King of Rome, but of the world. He is unique and it’s a pleasure to have players like Totti in the side.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-72”][73][/url][/sup] “I had the chance to play against Totti. I really like him, I’m really happy that I have the chance to be his Coach.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-73”][74][/url][/sup] “Francesco is the best player in the history of Roma.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-74”][75][/url][/sup] “I’ve spoke about Francesco so many times I think I’m falling in love with him – my wife is quite jealous. I have a special relationship with him and we’ve got on very well right from the very start. He’s always behaved well and I’ve been lucky to have known him while he was still playing. It was a great pleasure to coach him.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-75”][76][/sup]
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[]Eusebio Di Francesco[/url]: “Totti has great football intelligence, experience and seems to have four eyes to spot all potential passes.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-76”][77][/url][/sup] “Francesco has always been the added value for Roma. I am proud to still have an extraordinary rapport with him and every Christmas we exchange gifts.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-77”][78][/sup]
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[*]Stefano Colantuono[/url]: “Totti is someone who can always find the winning moment out of nowhere.”[sup][url=“http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-78”][79][/sup]
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A poor man’s Di Canio
The Italian Matt Le Tissier. Wasted his career playing for a mid table club.
Matt Le Tissier was the most talented English player I’ve seen play.
How are Roma a mid table club?. In Totti’s 18 seasons as a regular with Roma they have probably finished outside the top 5 maybe 5 times. They would have finished runners up in Serie A around half a dozen times in that time and won the League in 2001.
Your just making yourself look like a fool and a very poor wum
I would probably agree with that. But he should have moved away from Southampton and played on a bigger stage.
Just read Francesco Totti’s latest blog. A lovely piece expressing his admiration for Del Piero and wishing him every success in this new chapter of his life. Two superstars but two wonderfully humble people too.
Totti is just four backheels away from having completed 1000 successful backheels in his competitive Roma career - that is amazing.
Just as you said mate.
I think this is the best video compilation on YouTube
- A collection of Totti’s best and most important goals
- No gammy special effects
- Great song choice
- Encapsulates the span of Totti’s entire career
My only complaint would be that music is cut short at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r3Yn97z9Bc
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He’s only one away from Gunnar Nordhal now, guys.