- Oct 12, 2004
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My memory of VDV leaving (through the blurry tears) were purely his decision due to his wife hosting a TV show in Hamburg and them having marital problems. He tried to save his marriage by moving to Hamburg and it was one of the few times people praised Levy for allowing him to leave.
There were even stories of him talking about his love for Hamburg before the season even started so I think it's stretching memories a little to place the blame at AVB's door (he did a lot of things wrong but this wasn't one of them)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2164846/Rafael-van-der-Vaart-I-love-Hamburg.html
VdV may have had reasons to leave, but AVB gave him no reason to stay.