Real Madrid legend Jorge Valdano believes Francesco Totti should retire
“It is impossible to criticize a legend, he’s in the history of AS Roma and will always come in first place. But a manager has to choose the best players of the week, not of the history.”
“Footballers are the last ones who understand when it’s time to give up. If us footballer would knew how hard it is to retire, we’d have chosen another career. We would have been painters or writers instead. We would never give up playing.”
“People who are close to Totti, should really help him, otherwise he’ll always see the manager as his enemy.”
“Trouble is, today players are also businessman and managers have to deal with it. There are agents, lawyers, middle-men, press officers who have no critical sense, but bad advisors can distance people from truth.”
Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
