MC Team of the decade E-magazine

EARS TO YOU
CARLOS TEVEZ
Forward | 2009-2013
Games 148. Goals 73.
HONOURS
FA Cup 2011 | Community Shield 2012 |
Premier League 2012
Tevez joined City from Manchester United in 2009 after
United decided not to pay the £25 million to keep him.
He quickly justified his worth. At the end of his first year he
was given two club awards – the Player of the Year and
the Players’ Player of the Year. In 2011 he won the Premier
League Golden Boot and in 2012 he won the Premier
League title. The mere 73 matches played to reach 50
goals made him the second-fastest player in City’s history
to reach that figure, second only to Derek Kevan and his
64-game record.
Tevez was a quick, hard-working and dynamic forward. An
intelligent and creative player, with an eye for a goal. He was
capable of playing as a striker, winger or attacking midfielder.
Due to his finishing and positioning, he provided assists
for teammates, as well as scoring goals himself. Pace and
stamina also made Tevez useful when possession was lost,
pressing opponents, aiding his team to win back the ball
and begin attacking plays.
‘For the second goal, I ran to the touchline and cupped
my ears and looked up to the part of the ground where
the United directors were sitting, and also to (Sir Alex)
Ferguson in the dugout, because I wanted them to know
this was my response to them saying I was not worth
the money. People from United had been speaking
about me publicly and criticising me, but I wanted to do
my talking on the pitch because that was the best way
of responding to all these people, such as Neville, who
were saying United were right to let me go.’
Carlos Tevez
‘
Players often have unique ways of expressing
themselves in moments of triumph, and as this
is a scene of celebration I thought Carlos’s ear
celebration would be perfect. It gives us an
insight into how this mercurial man thinks and
feels. The celebration occurred during his
two-goal performance in the 2-1 Carling Cup
semi-final first-leg victory in 2010 and was
aimed at the Manchester United directors.
Jamie Cooper
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