++ [ originally posted by PersianMafia ] ++
i dont understand one thing. Why would a player who ruled football and was one of the greatest players ever, play for brescia (no offence to the club)
But like maldini, baresi, del piero, he should have stayed in one of italys more dominant clubs and ended his career there. i think he moved around too much.
Imo isn't a religious o discrimination thing... is just that Baggio has a strong personality and is not that kind of guy who always say "yes" or schut up just cause he knows somebody has power or something like that... And most of all he is the most loved, he has always the fans by his side so if he's someweare all the rest will not have attention, and that probabilty boder some coachs or players... But also it have to said that probably he had some personality problems when younger... now I see him like I very responsable and mature men, he will never scream at the coach if he will substituted or things like that but I'm not sure he was the same some years ago. If he had the same personality he has now when he was at his athletic peak, maybe he wuoldn't have all those problems and obstructions he had by coaches.
An other reason is that Roby always had a very fragile physycal condition (he already had 5 knees surgery) and probably both Juventus and Milan when selled him tought he was "ended", nobody expected a player who at 17 was told he could never ever play football again to be playing (and very well) till 36.
Imo is a combination of all those reasons... teams thought it was not wort it to keep Baggio cause he is expensive, he may cause problems to coach and teammates due to his extraordinary popolarity and has such an unsure future cause of his knees. It was a mistake. Now they are probably all regret... nobody could imagine he could be playing so long.
Anycase the point is that here in Italy everybody want the spotlight, so knowing that with Baggio around it will be impossible cause he always has it all, they prefer to keep him far...
Btw remember that in Juve Baggio didn't fight with Lippi yet, he had problems with Moggi, Giraudo and Bettega (he said they are lyer and they have iron instead of their stomach and heart) and everybody know how powerful are those 3 in Juve and in Italian soccer too. Baggio and Lippi mess happened in Inter. The NT exclusion by Trap still a mistery but the point that many players (first Totti) didn't want him cause they weare afraid he will keep all the attention can be an option. Trap always say: "I do this 4 the group" so....