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"In my opinion, I don't think he was worth 25 million pounds," so says Sir Alex Ferguson, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP), updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:30 AM
It is quite hard to know what actually transpired between Sir Alex, Carlos Tevez and his agent, Kia Joorabchian. Some reports mentioned that certain parts of Tevez’s comments have been misinterpreted and misquoted. Lost in translation, or is Tevez lost in the giddy world of City's newfound riches? Nevertheless, the writings have been on the wall with Tevez’s heart set on leaving United since the blame game was tossed around from player to management. The saga reached its tipping point as soon as Tevez claimed that our gaffer did not make any attempt to communicate with him specifically in the past few months to clear the air.
So, is Tevez worth 25 million pounds that Man. City splashed out for him? I am very tempted to say yes but his recent outburst on Fergie make me hold back. It was as though Tevez was goading Sir Alex and the United faithful when he ‘threatened’ to sign for Liverpool a few weeks ago. In my mind, he realizes the deep animosity between the two clubs and tried to squeeze the United management into offering him a permanent contract with the Red Devils at his asking price or if all other attempts fail, engineer his own move away from United.
Then the inevitable happened when City tabled a bid and was accepted, much to the chagrin of many United supporters.
I am sure the United players are well aware of getting into Fergie’s good books; he is, after all, the MAN in Manchester United. We have ‘The Holy Trinity’ comprising Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, Le King in Eric Cantona and if I’m not being too dramatic, 'The God' in the red half of Manchester in the form of Sir Alex Ferguson. Many have experienced the full force of his wrath; Jaap Stam, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy would attest to that. Like a song by the late Michael Jackson, they had gone too soon, in regards to their playing days in United’s red shirt. Theoretically speaking, those who left United whether on a good note or otherwise, arguably did not achieve the same stellar success which they had had during their United days. Strange but true, unless Cristiano Ronaldo tears this theory apart in the new La Liga season.
On being the new Citizen:
Will Tevez achieve genuine cult hero success (like he did at United) across the city or will he turn out to be just one of the many attacking options to be rotated by Mark Hughes? Just looking at the wealth of talent at City’s disposal, I cannot help but think how Tevez will play week in and week out like how he longed for during his time with United. With the likes of Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Benjani, Craig Bellamy and the recent purchase of Emmanuel Adebayor in the pecking order, you would feel that Tevez still has much to do in order to guarantee himself a place in City’s starting line-up.
On missing Tevez:
For one, Tevez's tenacity and tireless running will be missed as the bolt in red flickers out, only to reappear as the new bolt in blue that further divides the city of Manchester. We will most probably reflect on his knack for scoring crucial goals and miss him ‘getting us out of jail’, in pure football expression. There will probably be moments in the new season that the chants would still belong to Tevez on certain sections of Old Trafford. Only time will tell if Michael Owen would be the perfect cog to fill the void. At the rate Owen is going, he appears to be on the right track with two goals in two consecutive matches against the Malaysian national side recently.
Come September ’09, a mouth-watering Manchester derby awaits all in Old Trafford. Throw in some personal scores to settle and simmer a few nerves, we will have all the ingredients for an explosive game.
It is quite hard to know what actually transpired between Sir Alex, Carlos Tevez and his agent, Kia Joorabchian. Some reports mentioned that certain parts of Tevez’s comments have been misinterpreted and misquoted. Lost in translation, or is Tevez lost in the giddy world of City's newfound riches? Nevertheless, the writings have been on the wall with Tevez’s heart set on leaving United since the blame game was tossed around from player to management. The saga reached its tipping point as soon as Tevez claimed that our gaffer did not make any attempt to communicate with him specifically in the past few months to clear the air.
So, is Tevez worth 25 million pounds that Man. City splashed out for him? I am very tempted to say yes but his recent outburst on Fergie make me hold back. It was as though Tevez was goading Sir Alex and the United faithful when he ‘threatened’ to sign for Liverpool a few weeks ago. In my mind, he realizes the deep animosity between the two clubs and tried to squeeze the United management into offering him a permanent contract with the Red Devils at his asking price or if all other attempts fail, engineer his own move away from United.
Then the inevitable happened when City tabled a bid and was accepted, much to the chagrin of many United supporters.
I am sure the United players are well aware of getting into Fergie’s good books; he is, after all, the MAN in Manchester United. We have ‘The Holy Trinity’ comprising Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, Le King in Eric Cantona and if I’m not being too dramatic, 'The God' in the red half of Manchester in the form of Sir Alex Ferguson. Many have experienced the full force of his wrath; Jaap Stam, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy would attest to that. Like a song by the late Michael Jackson, they had gone too soon, in regards to their playing days in United’s red shirt. Theoretically speaking, those who left United whether on a good note or otherwise, arguably did not achieve the same stellar success which they had had during their United days. Strange but true, unless Cristiano Ronaldo tears this theory apart in the new La Liga season.
On being the new Citizen:
Will Tevez achieve genuine cult hero success (like he did at United) across the city or will he turn out to be just one of the many attacking options to be rotated by Mark Hughes? Just looking at the wealth of talent at City’s disposal, I cannot help but think how Tevez will play week in and week out like how he longed for during his time with United. With the likes of Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Benjani, Craig Bellamy and the recent purchase of Emmanuel Adebayor in the pecking order, you would feel that Tevez still has much to do in order to guarantee himself a place in City’s starting line-up.
On missing Tevez:
For one, Tevez's tenacity and tireless running will be missed as the bolt in red flickers out, only to reappear as the new bolt in blue that further divides the city of Manchester. We will most probably reflect on his knack for scoring crucial goals and miss him ‘getting us out of jail’, in pure football expression. There will probably be moments in the new season that the chants would still belong to Tevez on certain sections of Old Trafford. Only time will tell if Michael Owen would be the perfect cog to fill the void. At the rate Owen is going, he appears to be on the right track with two goals in two consecutive matches against the Malaysian national side recently.
Come September ’09, a mouth-watering Manchester derby awaits all in Old Trafford. Throw in some personal scores to settle and simmer a few nerves, we will have all the ingredients for an explosive game.
Will the bolt in blue be struck down by the red lightning? We shall see.
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