
It was only last week that Carlos Tevez claimed he was happy to play the part of the “sacrifice” in this Manchester City side that seems incapable of achieving any the ambitions Sheikh Mansour has set out for the club without its talisman. On discussing his future the Argentinean quelled any speculation over it by telling the press: "I'm happy here. I really am. I do miss my family, just like anyone would when they are not around. But I don't see retirement happening for a long time to come. A sacrifice has to be made when you make a commitment like I have done with City and it is something I am going to see through. Once that job is done I will have plenty of time with my kids."
So, after such claims it came somewhat as maybe a minor shock when it was revealed on Saturday evening that Tevez had handed in a transfer request, hours after the clubs 3-1 wins over West Ham. Tevez bizarrely had decided to come clean with the “truth” as it seems, claiming that he was, in fact unhappy at the club and had wished to leave the club as early as the summer but was convinced into not doing so by advisors. Tevez states his problems do not lie with manager Mancini, however the player has a history of such play acting in the past.
After breaking into the Boca Juniors Team, Tevez revealed the Argentinian press intrusion was too much to endure and the club were failing to do sufficient work in which to support him, after a public bust-up with the Boca head coach, Tevez then moved onto Corinthians, where after one season he went on strike and battling against the board as well as the management staff over a period of months tevez finally left south America for the glamour of European football.
After his arrival in Europe and a surprise move to West Ham, Tevez almost immediately falls out with the manager and players. Alan Pardrew is sacked soon after his onset along with fellow Argentinian Javier Mascherano and one point he threatens the club he would go on strike after being substituted. After keeping the club afloat of relegation Tevez moved on to Manchester United for which he complains in his debut season of being strongly overplayed, he becomes unhappy in his second for being underplayed, managing just five goals despite playing more minutes than Fernando Torres, one of the league’s leading scorers of the season. Another managerial bust up leads to Tevez’s move from greater Manchester up to the city central for which it seemed Tevez was finally about to make a lasting impact on a club with strong performances for the club. So, was it really a surprise to find that Tevez is homesick and missing his children, although press releases would claim spending time with his mistress in his home country does fall in the same category as quality time with his children, claims there is to much greediness in Britain despite being the most paid player in Britain. The fact Tevez claims he does not like football and then complains in such a juvenile way in being substituted further ridicules Tevez’s reason for leaving. What remains now is that is Tevez’s claims are another Rooney-esque story, after Tevez’s history what club in their right mind would take on the Argentinian, and what will happen if Tevez does not get his way in leaving the club?. Retirement has been discussed, however time will essentially tell.
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