QUOTE (X-Offender @ May 5 2011, 09:30 PM)
In his prime, he was by far one of the best footballers in the world. Can't deny that.
Can't disagree with that if I tried, my younger brother used to be a fan of the guy in the NT. (IMG:
style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I liked him too. That chipped cross he gave to Del Piero in 2002 I'd take years finding someone else to do that in such a pressure situation. But some Roma fans think that the guy could have left to any of the other big clubs and didn't, and for this reason alone Totti deserves unlimited and infinite respect.
Even if his performances have been on the up down, or he eats up coaches (no matter what he does the club stands by him due to fans pressure, and fires the coach), so on and so forth. For my money he has become and enigmatic prima donna - sometimes too much into himself for his own (or his club's) good. (IMG:
style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) And so has De Rossi (the so-called Prince of Rome), look how he earned the red card and a three match ban - with three of the most important matches for Roma, ones that could decide CL entry or Europa.