Hero to Zero – Should I Boo Tevez on Sunday?
This week in England, its been all about Adebayor, and that “kick in the face” and that “kneeslide after doing the 100 metres in 10.07 seconds” Fans and pundits alike have not stopped going on about it, for it is the sort of incident that feeds pub-talk
This weekend sees the possible return of Carlitos Tevez to the Theatre. The stage on which he was much adored (more that Ronaldo) and where he shed blood and sweat for the cause. However, we all know how it ended up. He is now a Bitter Blue, albeit a very well paid one. Tevez has stated that he expects a good reception if he plays. I think he is wrong.
I do not hold any personal grudge against the man, but i am partisan. Former players have left United and come back the following season to rounds of applause. Just recently when we hosted Arsenal, when Micky Silvestre’s name was read out as a sub, the stadium warmly clapped its collective hands (rather than the boos that were reserved for every other Gooner) Andy Cole always got a great reception at OT, as did Bryan Robson when he would lead out Middlesborough or West Brom as manager. United legends or players that gave many years of service always get a pat on the back from us (bar maybe Paul Ince) So should a player that played 22 months for us get a great reception?
Yes he played a big part in the winning of the European Cup in 2008. That will be remembered more fondly in years to come. On the last day of last season i stood with many others as he was substituted and boo-ed my heart out…this was not a slant at Sir Alex, as the tabloids reported the next day, but we were genuinely sad that we knew he would never wear the red shirt again, and he would probably end up playing down the road for a rival. We didn’t like it, so we boo-ed…before screaming and clapping and singing “Ar-gen-tina” “Fergie sign him up” & “Our Superstar Tevez” one more time. It was very emotional.
As i left the ground i thought about buying a Tevez shirt from the brilliant bootleg t shirt sellers outside the stadium, but opted not to. The reason i opted not was that, as i briskly walked up Sir Matt Busby Way, i considered how i would feel if i saw him in a Liverpool, Chelsea or City shirt next season. I didn’t like the taste in my mouth. So I looked at the t shirts long and hard, and turned my back, heading off to my car. I would never wear it so why buy it? However, if he was retiring, or going back to Boca or the like, id have paid my tenner and got one.
The fact is Tevez has severed the artery that linked him to us. He wanted the cash cow, he signed his name and skipped into the arms of the Arabians. Fair enough. But I personally want to boo the fcuker out of sight. He means nothing to me now. I will not applaud him if i see him in that pale sky blue rag of a top. I will not clap him if he does a mini lap of honour, thinking the Stretford End gives two shits about him. He plays for one of our biggest rivals now. He has to take it on the chin. I feel more venom toward Tevez than i do towards Ron. We got eighty million big ones for him, and Real were his boyhood dream..plus in Spain, he is out of sight, out of mind..fickle i know. Tevez is here, in our faces. Laughing his head off with all the other mercenaries playing for a team he probably did not know existed a few years ago. That is HIS choice. And it is MY choice to show my contempt at his choice. So whatever reception he gets on Sunday may well and truly be up for debate still. But the fact is I will scream and whistle in his face, throwing and rotating my red and white scarf above the top of my head. I will sing United songs until my throat bleeds and we will let him know what the red half of Manchester thinks..
Why?
Cos i want him to fail and us to succeed. We take no prisoners. Glory glory Man United. We’ll never die, we’ll never die..
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As a City fan, who will be sitting in amongst the United fans on Sunday, I will applaud the guy!
Might see you there Rob!
Haha yeah go on, have a go, Rob.
Get a few pints in and the angel sitting on your right shoulder will be muffled.
Oohh I believe Tevez will do an ‘Adebayor celebration’ is he does play and manage to score on United. Fergie has already started the mind games, but if I was him I would be wary of this ‘new’ City team as their line-up may pose more threats the eyes can meet, and United need to step up and shine if they want to win, it will be a battle of gladiators at OT
I will be booing as loud as I cheered for him last season. The way Tevez left United felt much like the way Adebayor left Arsenal, bitter and out for revenge. That cannot be applauded. Glory, glory, Rob, well said.
with you 100% sean
if he had just kept quiet after he signed for city, i would have baked him a cake. but he just cant get his mouth shut, im actually surprised he hasnt said anything on the papers with the derby this sunday.
correct yj…its what he said after the transfer that gets me. He has said that if he plays that he wants to score and he will celebrate as he is City through and through now
I say boo him! He was tempted to go to Liverpool but instead chose City, either of these showed no respect to the United fans who he supposedly “loved” as we loved him back.
If he wants to be City through and through then we’ll show him what being a true Red is all about!
If United fans would applaud him instead of booing him that’d say a lot of good things of you people.
appluad him? over my dead rotting body. Only if he scores an own goal
Dokieh it takes a lot to forgive, – let alone forget.
This isnt a question of forgiveness..but he did the dirty on United and tried to spin it into blaming the club..he got offered the contract he wanted and United offered the full asking price..he had his own agenda..
I would prefer to leave that guy all alone. He’s injured and I don’t think he will play but even if he makes a surprise appearance, he is not going to perform well against United. So no boo and no Yeah! from me for Tevez. He left the club because he wanted to. Thats fine. Not a big deal!
Lets forget him and concentrate on an exciting derby game. After all, we cannot forget that it would be a game played by 22 players and not a single one. They all deserve their credit. Don’t they?
erm Sam you dont get the point.
Of course the specticle is the game itself, but for the exact reason that there was venom before Adebayor faced Arsenal last week, the same will be said for Tevez. Im not saying the script will be exactly the same, but i tell you now the one thing every Die Hard will be talking about before kick off will be Tevez..me included.
And whats all this he wont play well?? i dont get that??? Rubbish
Emotions are running high here. Always does when it comes to The Red Devils. As much as the story is similar to the one of Adebayor, it will have a different script. Adebayor left Arsenal, where he couldn’t win a trophy, for City. City surely have a better chance than Arsenal to win any silverware. Tevez left the champions, a club that had won everything possible in the last 3 seasons. City will not even come close to United in the next 2 decades. And that is something that Tezev will realise pretty soon.
Yes.