The stuff with the Italian press isn’t really that simple, or even true. There’s a Gazetta Football Italia podcast about Rav’s career with James Richardson and Gab Marcotti, and they talk about his move to Boro and his relationship with the media. Whatever he was saying in Italy wasn’t translated properly by the UK press - surprise surprise - and he eventually stopped talking to the press completely.
And some of the stuff he moaned about; the facilities, the nutrition, the work ethic, the drinking culture, he was absolutely spot on. Let’s be fair. He may have been difficult to manage at times or speak his mind but if you sign a top-class Italian striker for mega money don’t be surprised if they behave like a top-class Italian striker signed for mega money.
He must’ve been absolutely astounded at having to train on fields full of dogsh*t after what he’d had with Juventus. People do seem to prefer to moan about Rav being unprofessional at times but to me it’s more unprofessional to be out on the p*ss, as a lot of English and British still were at the time.