Edgar Davids has "resigned by mutual agreement" at Barnet today. Currently sitting in 10th place, three points off the playoffs, the former Netherlands midfielder decided to leave the Conference side and their new home at The Hive.
Today's 2-1 loss away at struggling Chester was the final nail in the coffin for Davids, but his departure has been on the cards for a while. Just last month Davids threatened to retire after he was dismissed by a referee. He slammed the officials saying that he was being 'targeted' and that some decisions to dismiss him were 'exaggerated'. Although no man could argue with the red card he received below for elbowing Wrexham's Stephen Wright last October.
In his 38 appearances for the London based team, he received a total of 5 red cards and one goal. To put that into perspective, David's almost averaged one red card for every eight games.
Boosting an impressive CV as a player, making appearances for Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, and Barcelona, it is fair to say that Barnet was not the most luxurious of places to play or manage for the ex-Netherlands international. There were even rumours that Davids did not like to travel with the team to away games. Did that mean that he felt his presence wasn't needed? Or could he just not be bothered to put his all in? I await to see where the 40 year old ends up next.
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