Yet again Carlos Tevez has had his say in the world’s press. No doubt his advisors are encouraging him to, since he is currently on the look out for a new club, and they want a slice of the action.
So the latest – well, we all know he felt unloved at United, but now he is turning the blame onto someone else – a certain Mr Dimitar Berbatov.
Tevez says that Berbatov is the reason he ultimately decided to leave Old Trafford, after it was clear to him he would always be playing second fiddle to the stroppy Bulgarian. Even after pleas by Fergie to stay, and the promise of a lucrative £100,000 + a week wage, Tevez would not forgive the way he was treated by those at the Theatre of Dreams. Mmm…a hefty wage, playing in front of 75,000 fans week-in week-out, Champions league Finals…yes, bad treatment indeed.
This all from a guy who looks like he’s going to join Manchester City – a team still very much in the making, who will unlikely challenge the top four this season…but will give him a lot of money. Makes sense right? Uhh no.
Seems to me Tevez is acting like a bit of a cry-baby. There is no doubt Fergie would’ve wanted Berbatov to succeed in his first season at Old Trafford, especially when paying out £30 million for the striker. However, Ferguson is not a stupid man, nor does he favour players. He simply picks those he believes will win him a football match. What did Tevez expect, a first team place automatically, whilst the new £30 million striker warms the bench? No, at Old Trafford you earn your place in the starting eleven.
Tevez should’ve kept his head down, worked hard, perhaps even taken a leaf out of reserve team manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s book. Then, maybe he would’ve seen more minutes on the football pitch, and reaped the rewards. He too should’ve taken comfort in the fact that the fans loved him. Certainly a lot more than they did Berbatov. They made it clear they wanted him at Old Trafford, so did United…they just took a little longer in expressing their wishes. You could argue rightly so however; £25 million is a lot to spend on a player, especially when there are still questions over the ownership legalities, and for someone who may only be effective as a bit-part player.
Tevez may live to regret giving up his place in one of the best teams in the world, and for what? A team who have got potential? All for not feeling loved enough…ahh diddums.
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If you’d watched Tevez in any game for any team you’d obviously see his head down, never say die, run my heart into the ground work ethic, if anything players looking for managerial or fan favor should be taking pages out of his book. I understand his being upset over a contract offer coming 3/4 weeks after the season had ended, which with any job for any person would be unerring. And he isn’t blaming Berbatov but understandably being annoyed at the fact that after running 6 miles a game every game after coming on as a sub he’s still overlooked in favor of a sulky, lazy stropper with a terrible attitude. All in all I’d say this article is way off the mark, how you ever got to write about anything football related is totally amazing.