++ [ originally posted by baggio ] ++
Well, he wasnt being unreasonable. After the amount of time he spent with us, all he wanted was to be on the same boat as the other stars on our team.
I dont know if you noticed, but David's departure affected the balance of our team a great deal, both in defense like you said as well as the midfield. The recently concluded transfer campaign wouldve been a much prettier picture had davids still been here. Yes we probably were in the red financially speaking, but we still made room to accomodate Trez's request of a higher salary somehow.
That's because we didn't bow to Davids's demands...
what Davids asked for is still too much. Juve wanted to lower their wage bill. Buffon and Del Piero had their (contracted) salaries reduced to help. Camo needed a newer contract. Davids wanted what they all made at that point. That goes against Juve's plans. Trez barely got his improved salary a year later!
Dont get me wrong, I think Davids deserves a higher salary, but it didn't fit the bill. Moggi had the right to refuse to offer him the contract he wanted and Davids had a right to leave. it was all fair game, but when Davids didn't play the first half of last season, one of them went too far.
If Davids didn't want to play, then it's his fault. under his current contract he's suppsed to work. this bihavior is unacceptable and i'm glad Moggi didn't bow to his will.
However, if Moggi refused to make Davids play then it's Moggi's at fault. (I know Moggi's a devil, but i reallly doubt it was this scienario since I'm sure Moggi wanted the good of the team. ... then again, he probibly thought Appiah would perform better...
So I dont know.... I wish Davids would have stayed for the team's sake, but I dont hold Moggi responsible.