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| Carlos Tevez - Manchester City Striker |
Since signing for Manchester City in July 2009 from local rivals Manchester United, he has been recognised as a player with great importance to the City squad in every game which they play. His contribution towards Manchester City throughout the 2009/2010 Premier League season can only be graded as phenomenal scoring a total of 23 goals, the 4th highest goal scorer in the Premier League, and helping Manchester City finish 5th place.
This was Manchester City’s highest finishing position in the Premier league since the competition began in 1992 and only just missing them out on a Champions League spot. Carlos Tevez always steps up to the mark and sets an example to the rest of the team whether Manchester City is playing against their local rivals Manchester United, or against any other club in the Premier League.
A key game which he contributed in the 2009/2010 Premier League season was against Chelsea on the 27th February 2010 when he scored two goals to help Manchester City win 4-2, adding more pressure onto Tottenham Hotspur for 4th place.
However, this wasn’t enough as Tottenham Hotspur won the vital match against Manchester City by 1-0 on 5th May 2010 giving them 4th place and a Champions League spot.
His overall fantastic performance for his first season at Manchester City earned him the ‘Player’s Player of the Year’ award and the ‘Etihad Player of the Year’ award. Carlos Tevez was selected for the Argentina 2010 FIFA World Cup squad taking place in South Africa. He scored two goals for Argentina in the competition, both against Mexico in the Round of 16.
There was though a lot of controversy over the first goal because Carlos Tevez was a couple of yards offside when he headed the ball into the back of the net. It was only because the goal was shown on the big screen in the Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg that the Mexican players surrounded the linesman and started to complain as everybody could see that Carlos Tevez was offside, causing it to be one of the most memorable events of the competition.
After the World Cup, Carlos Tevez was awarded the captain arm band for Manchester City in replace for Kolo Toure. He continued his scoring form from 2009/2010 into the 2010/2011 Premier League season kicking off his scoring against Liverpool with two great goals helping Manchester City to their first win of the season.
He then continued his goal scoring form against Chelsea with a 1-0 victory taking his tally to six goals in five games. Now in 2011, we can already see that Carlos Tevez is continuing his fantastic goal scoring form and earning his status of a world-class footballer. For as long as he doesn’t pick up any injuries, I see no reason as to why Carlos Tevez can’t continue to play football at a elite level, and help Manchester City continue to reach for the highest honours possible in football.
The future is bright for Carlos Tevez. The future is bright for Manchester City for obtaining such a great player.
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