VDV is a better finisher/scorer, everything else Diego is better. And that's exactly what we need a creative playmaker with killer passes, not a scorer, we have enough scorers.
Besides we haven't had a real playmaker since Zidane.
Guys, the board also gotta consider the players' market value, meaning the money they can bring to the club from their shirt sales/commercials etc. And I think Diego has an edge over VDV here.
Ok, just for the record:
The # 7 is NOT retired FFS! It's just that, none of the players took it this season, out of respect to Pessotto...
PS It says retired on Wikipedia, cause the board was going to retire it, if Pesso passed away...