Unique characters. Men that improved football, for sure. Generations of fans loved them. Because they lasted for generations.At one point it ended for Francesco Totti, the legendary “Prince of Rome” and Totti thinks that the time has slowly come for Zlatan Ibrahimović also to think about the idea of hanging his football boots on a peg.After all, the Swede will be 41 in October, and even Totti ‘gave up’ a few months earlier. Five years after that, he advised Ibrahimović – that this should be it.”I didn’t even have problems with injuries, I felt I could help. But as soon as they put me on the bench, when you play for three or five or 10 minutes and it became difficult, exhausting on a psychological level. Because after you spend your entire life on the pitch and you don’t play regularly – especially in that age – your body doesn’t rest, it gets rusty,” Totti told Gazzetta dello Sport.Fri 22:00: (1.33) AC Milan (5.00) Genoa (10.0)And then everything starts falling apart like a house of cards…”When you realize that you needed a second on the ball, that you lost that hundredth that makes a difference. Your mind knows what to do, but your legs are not quick enough. You know you are better than the others, but the body can’t be in the game. Right now, Zlatan is not playing and I can imagine his difficulties because his body is a demanding machine.”The will is not disputable, neither Ibrahimović’s nor AC Milan’s. The problem, says Totti, is the minutes. And with them come other torments.”I know what it feels like, you start questioning yourself, doubts arise, desire clashes with reality.”Mon 20:00: (1.95) Napoli (3.60) Roma (4.20)Why Totti is talking about all this? Because football still exists after a playing career. And many got lost in that interspace. Then fear begins to appear.”A massive one. Because you spent your whole life on that green field… And while you change from a tracksuit to a suit with a tie, the world passes you by. You have to prepare for that moment. Ibra is an intelligent, brilliant man. I can see that in the way he behaves in front of the camera, it seems to me that he has a flair for business. “But for all that, Totti underlines, one should be ready.”Dear Ibra, I hope to see you spread your arms and celebrate goals. But at the end of this season, listen to your body: it will tell you what to do. “Time waits for no man – not even Zlatan IbrahimovicMemories will definitely remain.”Ibrahimovic is one of the biggest attackers in the world. A great player in every sense: technical, athletic, a character. A born leader, an exemplary professional with exceptional charisma. He marked the history of football in the last 30 years. When it comes to such champions, we want them to never stop. Never! Because they feed us with joy, emotions, they are the essence of football. And that’s because they gave their lives to football. Because they love it more than anyone else,” Totti said.
