And Now Citeh Must Be Destroyed…

By: Taylor Rockwell | July 14th, 2009

So, as of yesterday evening, Carlos Tevez is a Manchester Citeh player. The Argentinian put pen to paper on a five year contract (ostensibly worth around £800 billion a week). “The manager and the owners are very ambitious and that became clear to me the first time we spoke,” he told the Daily Mail. “This is the chance to be involved from the start, an opportunity to help build a special experience. When I get the chance to play, I am confident that it can lead to goals, for me and for my team-mates. I am a team player who can score goals. I know my responsibilities. I am thrilled to be a City player. I can’t wait for the new season to begin.”

So farewell to Carlitos, samba dancer, BFF, and nasty goalscorer. Tevez played a major role in the 2007/2008 campaign, and his partnership with Rooney led to multiple bits of brilliance. The player never made secret his desire to remain with United. However, as contract talks stalled/never occurred, and his playing time dipped and dipped, it became increasingly apparent that the 4′7 international would be walking at the end of the season.

But to Citeh? Again, I understand why. They have more money than any other team, he wanted to stay in the Premiership, and no one else was really biting. But… I mean… to Citeh? Keep in mind that only a few weeks ago Tevez’s agent/owner/overseer stated, “‘We ruled Liverpool out because of the competitive nature of Manchester United and Liverpool. He has a lot of respect and a lot of love for the fans of Man United and I think he would rule Liverpool out as being the biggest competitor.” Look, no one wanted to keep Tevez around more than me, but this shit drives me crazy.

Liverpool are the biggest competitor? He respects the fans? And I’m sure the money has nothing to do with it. I mean, why else would he sign for a club that already has Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Craig Bellamy, and (perhaps) Adebayor? I definitely see total playing time for him in that lineup!

If “respect for the fans” is so important, then I guess it makes total sense to sign for their cross-city rivals. Obviously. How could that not work out perfectly? I mean, I guess he could have gone number two on the Busby Statue at Old Trafford… but that wouldn’t have been symbolic enough.