What’s To Be Done With Lil’ Carlitos

By: Taylor Rockwell | November 6th, 2008

Imagine, if you will, that you are dating a pretty, attractive woman (or man for the female readers out there). She vies for your attention and works hard to be a good girlfriend. Then you meet a new girl, who makes Marissa Miller look like a homeless drifter, but doesn’t really give you the time of day. Do you stick with the girl who obviously wants to be with you, or opt for the hot commodity who would probably drop you in a heartbeat? Sir Alex it seems, would drop the old girlfriend like Keano dropped Alf-Inge Håland (quickly, ruthlessly, and without the appearance of guilt).

I imagine that you see where I’m going with this. It seems more and more likely that Carlos Tevez’ days are numbered at Manchester United. Fergie seems to opt for a Rooney-Berbatov combination with increased regularity, and Tevez has (as of late) been the odd-man-out in the United strike duo.
In the early part of the season, Tevez was by far United’s best player. Ronaldo was out and Berba was sulking in a Spurs track suit, so it fell to Tevez to carry the load. Tevez seems a player who thrives on opportunity and, more importantly, confidence. Without any in-team pressures to perform, Tevez consistently outplayed any other man wearing a Red Devil kit. With the arrival of Berba, however, things appear to have changed.

What will become of last season’s big name signing?

Just look at yesterday’s match against Celtic. Tevez started the match as the semi-lone striker (Giggs was positioned just behind him). He spent much of the first half frustrated (both on and off the ball) and was visibly miffed when removed in favor of Wayne Rooney in the 71st minute. With a Rooney-Berba partnership now on the pitch, United pushed forward, got a rebound goal from Giggsy in the 84th and a near-winner from Berba at the death. Meanwhile, Tevez sat on the bench, pacifier firmly nestled somewhere in his shorts.

So, what do you think will happen with Carlos Tevez after this season is over? Will he eventually be signed to a permanent deal? Will he be allowed to leave and sign with another team (possibly one of our Big 4 rivals)? Will he continue to dance? Only time will tell.