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Could success for Manchester City and Arsenal be lost in translation?

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The universal language of football has been tested to the limit in recent weeks, as the camps of Man City and Arsenal alongside others try to piece together the important information surrounding their players. With the Carlos Tevez saga remaining a talking point, it appears further news has broken out, suggesting how his reaction was taken out of proportion based on an inaccurate and inadequate translation.

Tevez, conspiring with his agent, has suggested how there was no refusal to play on his behalf, but a misunderstanding. This, alongside a multicultural, multilingual Arsenal squad appearing to have issues based on a lack of understanding in their ranks, it seems football does in fact fall into language categories, and these can cause catastrophic problems to both teams and individual’s as they search for the success that they so desire.

Most football fans, City or not, have voiced their desire for Carlos Tevez to be sacked from the club, calling for his head based on this apparent show of arrogance and disrespect. This reaction is expected, as in Football, like any other job, the failure to turn up at work without injury or illness, would result in disciplinary action. This, like other scenarios, has followed that path yet with far more publicity. Criticism surrounding his choice not to bounce to his feet, put his best foot forward onto the pitch and in turn put his problems behind him is perhaps fair. However some sympathy is perhaps deserved.

A player of Tevez’s quality and illustrated attitude, it seems the scenario must have dire for a reaction of this magnitude. The desire to go back to his homeland in Argentina, alongside the ever changing starting line up of Manchester City, a player like Tevez would be offended not to play each week, leaving him desperate for first team football and a fresh start.

Resignation can only be found in the form of retirement, or an expired contract, and with neither of them an immediate option, he appears stuck in Manchester City quicksand. With City stubbornness preventing a move on a cheap, it seems Carlos has one option, to act professionally and continue with his career day by day – something he is usually so good at.  Kia Joorabchian – an advisor of Tevez – suggests:

“You can criticise Carlos for anything but one thing you can’t criticise him for is his commitment when he’s on the pitch and you can never criticise him for wanting to play”

Tevez had supposedly said something along the lines of ‘How am I going to be in a mental state to play…’ not directly refusing playing time, however offering the manager a choice, something that effectively goes against the previous statement, as in this instance he showed few signs of commitment and passion.

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  • It's Grim Oop North says:

    I disagree with the assertion Tevez “always gives 100%” on the pitch, whatever the circumstances off it.
    Since his transfer request last season, then subsequent hard line stance from the club, he has not performed to the high standards he did beforehand, indeed, his involvement in the latter stages in the FA cup was, frankly, a disgrace, on and off the pitch, for the Captain as he was then.

    This season, he has been a waste of space, in fact, he has been undermining the team at every opportunity, in talk shows, on the bench scowling and muttering, and ultimately refusing to play to agitate another big money move.

    It is apparent to all City fans, and many observers, that Tevez is working to an agenda which is fuelled by a desire to rake in as much cash as possible in his short playing career, aided by his advisor, Joorabchian.

    No longer can Tevez claim any moral high ground, nor boast a professional approach to his career.

    I believe he has made a huge blunder by making enemies of Man City, the richest club in the world – the only way his career can go now is downwards, to which I say, tough titties.

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