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| From captain of the ship to 4th choice in the; pecking order for Carlos Tevez | |
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| mcfc1975 | Oct 7 2011, 11:09 AM Post #91 |
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Kia Joorabchian nailed the truth about Carlos Tevez in his amazing defence of the Manchester City striker on Wednesday. Not that his interpretation of the interpretations of the interpreter shed any new light on the sorry situation, and not that his talk of misunderstandings and mismanagement cuts much ice with Blues fans who have hardened their hearts to their former idol. But Kia’s little story about Tevez’s attempts to ‘kill’ a doctor, as the adviser put it, when he was at Corinthians, tells you all you need to know about Tevez. Joorabchian, whose Media Sports Investment company at the time owned Corinthians, claims he had to intervene as Tevez vented his anger at a doctor who had declared him unfit to play in a Copa Libertadores clash with River Plate. Tevez subsequently played, for 90 minutes, added Joorabchian, as if that backs up his argument that Tevez ALWAYS wants to play. What he failed to mention was that Corinthians lost and were knocked out. How much of that was down to Corinthians fielding a striker who expert medical opinion had deemed was not in a fit state to play, is not quantifiable. Was Tevez’s decision for the good of Corinthians or was it for the good of Carlos Tevez, for his own drives, desires and ambitions? The one thing that has kept City fans fairly amenable to the Argentinian, through all of his sulks, moans and insults – apart from his goals, of course – is the fact that he always puts in 100 per cent whenever he is on the pitch. That is what inspired the City flag bearing an image of Tevez and the Spanish word ‘Pasion’. And yet the passion he shows on the field is not reflected off it. Tevez appears to have, at best, an apathy for the clubs for whom he has played. Perhaps the ‘pasion’ is for himself, rather than his team. Of course, all top sportsmen need to be single-minded, and few put their club or their team first when push comes to shove. But most footballers recognise the fact that football is, above all, a team game. Tevez returned from his summer break admitting he was six kilos overweight, and he was soon lagging behind Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko in the pecking order as they began the season in spectacular goal-scoring style. To suggest he ‘didn’t deserve this treatment’, as Joorabchian stated, is childish and disrespectful to the manager and to his team-mates. But Mancini is not the first superior to fall foul of Tevez’s moods and self-obsession. His chairman at Boca Juniors admitted he was ‘saddened’ and ‘annoyed’ that the player left for Corinthians in 2004, after they had nurtured his talent for three seasons. When at Corinthians, Tevez was reported as having gone ‘on strike’ as he eyed up a move to Europe, incurring the wrath of his coach Emerson Leao when he failed to turn up for training. Leao, who had stripped him of the captaincy for his inability to speak Portuguese, said: “I’m not going to make allowances for those that don’t deserve it. I arrived only a short time ago and have a two-year contract. “Tevez has missed other training sessions so this is nothing new. From what I have seen, the team played 45 games last year and he played only 24. Respect “Does anyone understand what Tevez says when he speaks? Because I don’t. He is a citizen who has to answer for his own actions and he has no reason for his absence. Corinthians received no official notice and we need to work with concrete, reliable facts.” Tevez was a big hero at West Ham as he helped the club stay up in 2006, but his manager at Upton Park, Alan Pardew, later painted a different picture. The fiery Argentinian left the ground early after being substituted in one match, and there were reports he had played his last match for the Hammers. Pardew said at the time: “He showed no respect. I am disappointed with him. He has a lot of explaining to do.” And after he was sacked, Pardew said the fans had not seen the whole picture. “Tevez is such a big hero at West Ham, but when you look more closely, everything that we had started to do, started to achieve, changed – and not necessarily for the better – when he arrived,” he explained. “In the end, Tevez did brilliantly for the club and helped them stay up – fair play – but you might ask ‘Where did the club’s problems actually start that season?’” Regardless of the words which were spilled on that dramatic night in Munich, perhaps the silent images speak for themselves. The TV pictures of Tevez, his hand to one side of his mouth, furtively glancing around as he spoke to fellow sub Pablo Zabaleta, will live in the memory long after the words have been chewed over and forgotten. But it is Zabaleta’s body language which tells the true story. Tevez’s countryman does not have anything like the ability with which Tevez was blessed, but he is a thoroughly professional, driven and competent footballer, and a decent and balanced human being. During Tevez’s chat, his eyes remain fixed on the pitch, not once meeting Tevez’s gaze, his head making no nodding acknowledgement of anything that is being said, his mouth silent. At the next City match, fans will unveil a flag bearing the image of Zabaleta, and carrying the slogan ‘Corazon de Leon’ – meaning ‘Heart of a Lion’ – while Tevez’s ‘Pasion’ flag will be in the nearest bin. It is strange to think that the defender will be remembered with far more affection by City fans than a man who has scored a remarkable 52 goals in 84 games during the most important phase in the club’s history. No doubt Joorabchian will claim that Mancini, Pardew and Leao were all in the wrong, and Carlitos is a paragon of professionalism. |
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| mcfc1975 | Oct 7 2011, 12:36 PM Post #92 |
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Corinthians have no plans to renew their interest in Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, their general manager Edu has told BBC Sport. Edited by mcfc1975, Oct 7 2011, 12:36 PM.
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| 5euros | Oct 10 2011, 11:06 AM Post #93 |
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and now ss are reporting that corinthians are back in for tevez |
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| UwesGrandad | Oct 10 2011, 11:46 AM Post #94 |
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There's more money to be had from Russia with Anzi. Tevez has s**t on Corinthians once before so i'm a little surprised they are back in for him anyway. Out of both sides it'll be interesting to see who Tevez will pick? Money or close to home? I wouldn't bet against it being Money! ![]() Really never want to see this guy in a City shirt again. |
Will be keeping Cech in my pocket for the next 3 months. Thanks Pedro
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| mercedes | Oct 10 2011, 02:40 PM Post #95 |
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| fourfourtwo | Oct 11 2011, 09:31 AM Post #96 |
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I would genuinely love to see tevez rot in the reserves at city! he doesn't deserve to be at a big club earning ridiculous money!! |
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| UwesGrandad | Oct 11 2011, 07:34 PM Post #97 |
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I love it how the papers report these stories! Real offer him a way out of his *Eastlands nightmare (*Cant even get the stadium name right either! )Reported 250k per week, fans who (used to) adore him, a squad of top internationals, in the CL and joint top of the PL....wow, thinking about it i'm actually starting to feel sorry for him now ![]() |
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| FLOPP'D | Oct 11 2011, 07:37 PM Post #98 |
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It's rediculous that the biggest club in the world can't match his wages ffs. |
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| UwesGrandad | Oct 11 2011, 07:48 PM Post #99 |
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Barca are the biggest at the minute for me mate but agree with your point. Its a joke that this guy is one of the top paid players in the world yet STILL isn't forking happy!!! Cant wait to see the back of him. |
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| mercedes | Oct 13 2011, 01:04 PM Post #100 |
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TEVEZ DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM MANCINI (allegedly)
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| mcfc1975 | Oct 18 2011, 09:35 AM Post #101 |
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mumanc, dont want to clog up the suarez thread with this little mong so if City sack him they can chase him for the money left on his contract AND the loss of transfer fee due to him being a numpty like chelsea did with mutu, but that is still dragging on in the courts after all this time City will sell for about £20 mill in january i think Edited by mcfc1975, Oct 18 2011, 09:37 AM.
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| Monty | Nov 14 2011, 06:25 PM Post #102 |
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He was supposed to have a meeting with City today, failed to turn up. |
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| BALLBAG | Nov 14 2011, 06:26 PM Post #103 |
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Yessssss such a gentleman
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| UwesGrandad | Nov 14 2011, 07:15 PM Post #104 |
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Reports saying he might NEVER return! ![]() Please be true. Where is the PFA's Gordon Taylor with his pearls of wisdom now? Forkin joker. |
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| Kingkev | Nov 15 2011, 04:47 PM Post #105 |
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