At the end of last season Tevez had become a fan favorite due to his tireless work rate. And many fans also felt sympathetic towards his inability to break into the regular starting 11, and the lack of contract being offered by Manchester United.
However Tevez seems to be burning his Old Trafford bridges as fast as possible.
I don’t think many United fans would have begrudged him looking for work elsewhere in order to cement some guaranteed first team football, and possibly a wage increased. Even if meant signing for local rivals Manchester City.
It seems that every week since the end of the season Carlos has come out with a new, and increasingly more obnoxious, set of comments. Starting out with digs at Ferguson Champions League Final tactics.
Tevez was then officially offered a new 5 year contract at Old Trafford, which would make him one of the highest paid players at the club, but he turned this down saying the offer had come too late, and had made him feel unwelcome. Up to this point he still have a great deal of fan respect and appreciation.
His most recent comments have surely vanquished a significant amount of that respect; saying that Manchester United would have won the Champions League Final if he had started the match. And saying that he was “kicked out” of Manchester United, when in fact he was offered a good contract and turned it down of his own free will.
Tevez seems to believe that he has managed to earned more fan support in his 2 years at Old Trafford than Alex Ferguson has earned in his 20 years. He is going to be in for a rude awakening when he realizes that the fan backing has quickly evaporated as he has tried to turn the fan against their beloved manager.
It appears that everyone else, except Tevez himself, can see that his money hungry agent and “owner”, Kia Joorabchian, is nothing but a bad influence. Hopefully he can be detached from the young Argentine before he over inflates his head, and destroys his career.
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