As long as you have a little common sense, you should know very well how much influence personality has on professional players. Throughout the history of football, there are simply not too many players who have been delayed by personality. Even those all-powerful fighters who are skilled will still be delayed by their personality. For example, the protagonist of this article, Davis, his deeds are very representative:
Edgar Davis was born on 13 March 1973 in Suriname. However, as a child, Davis did not stay in his hometown for long, and went with his family to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With visible football talent, Davis became a member of the Ajax Academy at a young age and received professional and comprehensive training.
Under the careful development of the Ajax academy, Davis quickly showed the style of an all-round fighter. As a midfielder, he can not only fight with opposing attackers like a pit bull, but also push forward with the ball and deliver good balls to his teammates. In addition, his long-range shooting ability should not be underestimated.
This kind of all-round warrior who can attack and defend well can be valued no matter what era it is. As early as the 1991-92 season, Ajax gave Davis a lot of opportunities to play, making him a key development target. And Davis did not betray the trust of his owner, growing at a visible rate, not only helping Ajax dominate the Dutch league, but also helping the team win the European Cup. Even Milan, which was star-studded at the time, lost at the feet of Ajax.
Such a good player will naturally be valued by the Dutch national team. In the 1996 European Championship, Davis was undoubtedly selected for the Dutch national team squad and was highly expected by Dutch football. However, Davis, who was still a newcomer at the time, exposed his personality problems.
As a black Dutch player, he unsurprisingly had conflicts with white players such as Bergkamp and the De Boer brothers. After all, this is a traditional sport of the Dutch national team, and I believe everyone has long been surprised.
If it's just a conflict with white teammates such as Bergkamp, it's hard to tell what's wrong, not to mention that everyone has long been accustomed to problems like the Dutch national team, and it's not surprising. But the crux of the matter is that Davis didn't know what to think about actually Hiddink as the head coach of the Dutch team. Not only did he publicly insult his coach, but he also said Hiddink wasn't fair enough.
Which coach can tolerate such manipulation by his players? Not to mention Davis at that time, in the Dutch national team can only be regarded as a small character. As a result, Hiddink simply fired Davis.
After a frustrated trip to the European Cup, Davis bid farewell to Ajax and moved to Milan. However, at that time, Milan back already had another midfielder Albertini, who was both offensive and defensive. Coupled with the fact that Davis is new to the country and is not very familiar with the style of Serie A, this directly led to his embarrassing situation in Milan. When he became familiar with the rhythm of Serie A, injuries came back to him...
Since his days at Milan were so frustrated, this all-round warrior naturally had the idea of changing the door. In the winter window of 1997-98, a year and a half after Davis arrived at Milan, the all-around warrior bid farewell to Milan and moved to Juve. By any measure, Davis is a standard Milanese passer-by.
After his transfer, Davis quickly became an absolute workhorse for the Bianconeri and helped his new club win the Serie A title in 1997-98. In the following French summer, Davis played a phenomenal performance under Hiddink, making a great contribution to the Orange Army reaching the final four. In the semifinals between the Netherlands and Brazil, Davis had several direct conversations with Ronaldo, who was at the peak at the time, which left a deep impression on the world.
After the 98 World Cup, Davis has become the undisputed star player. His career at Juventus was also thriving, almost one of the representative players of the Bianconeri at that time.
But just when the situation was good, personality delayed Davis' Juve career. Lippi, who entered the second palace Juve, put Davis on the bench for a time due to technical and tactical considerations - to be fair, this is not a difficult thing to understand. You know, the big names who have sat on the bench are not Davis alone.
If you feel that the coach is not suitable for you, you can apply for a transfer in private and get together with the club. Davis took the initiative to make the conflict public, and he publicly stated that he did not want to be a substitute or let him leave the team.
Davis' statement will naturally attract media attention and inquiry. It didn't take long for even more explosive news to come out: Davis had a fierce clash with Lippi in the locker room, and Davis yelled at Lippi, who was also not to be outdone. This made Davis more and more angry, and suddenly rushed towards Lippi, fortunately stopped by Piero and other teammates, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
In Juve, the Bianconeri, known for its rigorous management, naturally could not tolerate Davis. In this context, Juventus' old nemesis Inter Milan has also been involved, and many media have released the news that the Nerazzurri want to bring in Davis. Davis himself, on the other hand, has not denied the possibility of joining Inter Milan.
With Juve's grudge with Inter, the Bianconeri are naturally reluctant to join their old enemies. As a result, Juventus loaned Davis to Barca, who were far away in La Liga. However, when Davis' contract with the Bianconeri expired, the Juve boss did not stay at Camp Nou, but did not hesitate to join Inter.
Think about it, how much resentment does Davies have in his heart to turn around and wear the shirt of Juve's arch-rival Inter after his contract with Juve ends? If this is not a discord, then what is an unhappy dispersal? Of course, after so many years, the contradiction between Davis and Juventus has long been resolved, so that many fans intentionally or unintentionally ignore the grievances of the year. However, this does not mean that Davis broke up with the Bianconeri that year, really happily.
It stands to reason that Davis should have worked hard at the Nerazzurri when he joined Inter against this background. But the reality is that not long after he landed in Meacha, he became a burden to Inter.
The reason for this situation is not that Davis' strength cannot gain a foothold in the Nerazzurri. The main thing is his character, which once again pitted him. Davis, who wore an Inter shirt, actually hooked up with the forbidden friend of Tronchetti, then Inter's second shareholder: Afifer. In other words, Davis greened his own boss.
It doesn't matter if Afifer and Davis genuinely love each other. Importantly, not many men can endure this shame, let alone the deep-pocketed Tronchetti. This is doomed, Davis has no future at all at Inter Milan. What coach would dare to reuse Davis against this backdrop?
However, Davis' fame is there, and he also moved to Inter Milan as a free agent. This means that his annual salary during his time at Inter is definitely not a small amount.
This kind of employee who pays a lot of money but cuckolds the boss, no matter what industry he is placed in, I am afraid that his owner will be regarded as a burdensome existence, and he wants to get rid of it quickly. Sure enough, just one season later, Inter purged Davis and sent him to Tottenham.
With Davis' personality, he naturally intends to compete for the boss of Tottenham. The boss of Tottenham at that time was Robbie Keane. So, while the team was training, Davis deliberately shoveled Robbie Keane and tried to provoke him. However, Robbie Keane was not a big dealer, and he simply punched Davis.
Davies didn't stay long at Tottenham and returned to Ajax. It's just that he is old, and his life at Ajax is not good, but he likes to play football. So, when he was 37 years old, he signed a contract with the Crystal Palace team, and there was a lot of old men talking about the tendency of teenagers. As a result, character once again pitted Davis. This midfielder all-around warrior actually competed with two women for a seat in the cinema and fought a lot...
To this point, I am afraid that not many well-known clubs dare to give Davis a chance. The all-around warrior, still delayed by personality, can only go to a team like Barnett to continue his career. It wasn't until 2014 that news broke about his retirement.