"Long teeth, fat heart, long nose, big earlobe shoulders. Inserting an onion can pretend to be an elephant and collide with a straight line", this is a sentence describing a wild boar.
There is also a well-known "wild boar" in football, Edgar Davis, who has strong lower limbs and a violent temperament, which fully conforms to the description of "rushing a straight line", but he does not need to "insert onions to play elephants".
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Born in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, Davis moved to the Netherlands with his parents at the age of 18 months, as a former Dutch colony, Suriname is not the ideal city to solve the problem of food and clothing, but it is based on this history, even if Suriname achieved national independence in 1975, but the wave of immigration has not receded, so the smallest country in South America has become the back garden of Dutch football.
Rijkaard, Gullit, Seedorf, Hasselbaink, Wijnaldum and Van Dijk are all football elites of Surinamese descent.
In the northern suburbs of Amsterdam, his parents struggled, while Davis and his brother spent time playing on the streets together, during which time they met Kluivert and joined the first football club of their lives, Schelingwood.
This old time may not have the value of nostalgia, because Ajax is where Davis became famous, and interestingly, Davis was recommended to Ajax by Kluivert's mother. However, with a hot personality, he stressed that he chose the Star Factory instead of being "chosen", which was not deliberately attached to himself, full of physical strength, balanced attack and defense, and his tough style did not live up to the name of "wild boar" at all.
In the youth team, Davis was a destabilizing factor, often late and poorly disciplined tactically, until Ajax officials took him for a spin in Italy, and davis, who returned, indulged in carrying the ball. Although he was later known for his deterrent power on the defensive end, his small skills of dribbling, passing and shooting were not vain at all.
This is not an exaggeration, the 20-year-old scored a hat-trick against Feyenoord, often arranged to play in penalty shootouts, of course, his long-range shooting skills are not bad, fans still remember that in the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals of the Netherlands against Yugoslavia, Davis in the full game injury time long-range shooting.
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Former Real Madrid coach Valdano once said of Ajax: "They are close to the utopia of football. Their style of play is delicate, but they also have an advantage in physical confrontation. ”
If the "right number is seated", Ajax's history is full of talents who meet the "very delicate style", and when listing the quality candidates who are "physically superior", Edgar Davis's name lingers, which can be seen from Van Gaal's evaluation of his "pit bull".
From missing the Dutch First Division championship to standing on the top of Europe, the rise of the younger generation has been witnessed in Ajax's most brilliant stage victory, and the Dutch First Division, the Dutch Cup, the Dutch Super Cup, the League Cup, the Champions League, the European Super Cup, and the Toyota Cup champions have also verified step by step that Davis, Kluivert and others are not short-lived.
After that brilliant summer that was blown by the wind, Davis joined AC Milan, which is a pilgrimage, because according to Reziger, who joined at the same time, "Davis, Koku and Kluivert were all small, and they used to play together in the empty field of Ajax Central Hospital, and named it San Siro Stadium. “
Realistic bone feeling? Maybe it's ice.
In the 1996–97 season, Davis was not reused by head coach Tabarez, and then suffered a leg fracture in March 1997, and the season was reimbursed. In the 1997–98 season, Davis returned from injury at the beginning of the season, but only made a limited number of four appearances in Serie A, all of which were substitutes, and then AC Milan took advantage of the situation to sell Davis, when Capello stated about the deal: "AC Milan asked me to agree to give Davis permission to release him, because they thought Davis was a player with a bad head. ”
Before landing in San Siro, Davis was proud of the spring breeze, in 1995 as Rijkaard's back partner played 11 Champions League games, harvesting fame all the way; after falling to the bottom, Juventus stretched out a life-saving straw, according to the logic AC Milan will not easily become a competitor, perhaps for Davis's "trial" self feel the coffin of the coffin, at least in the inventory of AC Milan's history of the top 10 parallel goods, "wild boar" list.
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Juventus was davis' pain point to some extent. In the 1995-96 Champions League final, Davis, who played for Ajax, missed his first penalty in a penalty shootout and turned into the champion of the "Old Woman", and a year and a half later, the Dutch star joined Juventus as a passer-by to AC Milan, but this time there was a taste of healing and redemption.
Davis is considered the gold medalist on Zidane's side with Piero.
Three Serie A titles and an International Toto Cup have flattered his worth, and his fierce defense is as eye-catching as a dirty braid, but in self-summarization, Davis corrects the mistake: "I'm not a defensive player, I prefer to attack, but as a player I have to be involved in defense, I just act more aggressively than others." ”
Zidane and Davis worked together for four seasons, and the French still remember the "protection" of the Dutch, in fact, Davis often encouraged Zidane to play wildball, for the reason: "This is the really big game." ”
This reflects Davis's way of doing things that he knows not to do, in fact, at Juventus he did not tear off the label of "troublemaker".
- He and Big Inzaghi evolved from a fight to a fight at the training ground; he took the banned drug Nandrolone and was banned for five months;
- He went to a bar to party all night after the fiasco; even in a traditional Tim friendly, he did not miss the fight with AC Milan's Contra;
Lippi criticized Davis for being "sometimes too personally heroic," and his reaction was to go hand in hand.
- What is even more incomprehensible is that he openly hopes that AC Milan will win the title as a Juventus player, and his departure after Ghanaian Apia took the position is not unexpected, but the next home is not Chelsea, who has been waving a check to him, but barca, who have fallen to 12th place in the table.
At the time of parting, Davis was still angry: "Either let me kick or I leave, and I don't sit on the bench!" ”
In fact, in the 2002-03 Champions League final, when he made his last appearance for Juve, although there was no substitute, he was replaced very early, and it was not shameful to say goodbye as a Champions League runner-up, but Davis was always considered a hot potato.
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"Whoever bought Davis, he got a great player." Lippi, who seems to be fake, was recognized for his value to Davis at the time of the breakup.
Barca is not an alternative for Davis, at least Arsenal have matched, but Davis is cheap for Barca and cannot be missed, and it is rumored that Juventus will waive the loan fee in order to send him away. Not to mention that the squad already has five former Ajax teammates, including Koku, Reziger, Kluivert, Overmus and Van Bronckhorst.
Compared with the reunion of the deceased, the courage after shame is the instinctive reaction of Davis of personality. In the 2003-04 season, Davis's beast mode officially opened, and Rijkaard's 4-3-3 formation liberated Harvey, in fact, Davis made him reassuring. According to statistics, before Davis joined, Barca conceded a full 25 goals in the first half of the league, while only 13 goals were conceded in the 18 league games since his arrival, and it was a bonus to be able to win the second place in La Liga in a first-loss and then win-win manner.
How important is Davis?
So much so that the suspension of the accumulated yellow card has been decided, and the Barca technical team is still watching the video overnight, looking for clues that can help the complaint. So much so that Barca godfather Cruyff opened a column, "Why not solve Davis' new contract sooner?" ”
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Saying goodbye to Barca is one of the few good gatherings in Davis' career, because they only disagreed over salary, and the rest of the time, the Dutch stars were interpreting the first words of joining: "I fight for Catalonia!" ”
After the glamorous redemption, he originally thought that he would catch up with his former self after the age of 31, but in Inter did not complete his desire to avenge Juve, the groin injury, the conflict with manager Mancini, and the girlfriend of the boss, all of which made Davis a "superfluous person". At Tottenham, he punched Robbie Keane, got into trouble with manager Joel, and returned to Ajax, where he was not welcomed and even racially discriminated against by Cruyff, who had previously admired him.
Actually, this is not a thing.
At Euro 1996, the grumpy Davis was placed on the bench in the Dutch-Swiss battle, and he scolded directly, who sent Davis back to his hometown.
In 2001, his model girlfriend complained about domestic violence and beat up paparazzi in the street.
In 2003, after the Dutch game in Austria last October, Davis and Van Bommel had a fierce quarrel in the dressing room, and even started to move. Later, it was reported that Davis had a feud with Van Nistelrooy before playing belgium.
In 2010 he beat up two women at the cinema for seating, and in the same year, he played for Crystal Palace and stuck the neck of his teammates on the training ground.
Of course, his fame is unlimited: as head coach and player of English football Second Division team Barnett, and the number he chose was 1#. But in any case, the "wild boar" who supported the retirement of the 40-year-old is always not lacking in attention, and he is also elusive when it comes to idol topics: "Although his idol has always been maradona, if he chooses it himself, he would rather become a player like his teammate Brian Roy at Ajax."
Conclusion
Perhaps this article has not written how tough Davis is, in fact, it has been selected as the best team in the 1998 World Cup and the best team in the 2000 Euro 2000 Championship is already a kind of explanation, especially in the 98 World Cup semi-final against Brazil, Ronaldo won an absolute single knife ball in the second half of the counterattack, and the result was destroyed by Davis sheng behind him.
How fierce were the "aliens" at that time? Davis is just how hard!