Upon opening Tevis's panel and seeing the final result, Li Shiguang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Strictly speaking, Li Shiguang doesn't really like Tevez that much.
There were actually two reasons for buying him in the first place: first, he was cheap; second, Li Shiguang knew that he was capable of playing well and could fetch a high price.
From a competitive standpoint, Tevez's skills are undeniable; however, his professional ethics have certainly drawn criticism.
Throughout Tevez's entire career.
When he was at Manchester United, things were alright; Ferguson could keep him in check.
After he went to Manchester City, he was heavily criticized, first for refusing to come on as a substitute in a Champions League match.
This angered Manchester City's then-manager Roberto Mancini, who publicly declared he would never use him again. Later, news circulated that the club would severely punish him, but he ignored the club's punishment and even prepared to completely sever ties with Manchester City by retiring early. Later, while the league was still in progress, he flew back to his hometown in Argentina with his wife and children without the club's permission. This behavior caused him to miss five months of training and matches. He was only able to return to the team after he bowed his head, admitted his mistake, and publicly apologized.
However, after returning to Europe, he often expressed his desire to return to Argentina to play football in public, so Chinese fans jokingly called him "Tesixiang" (meaning "longing for home").
He was later sold to Juventus. He performed quite well in his first season, but in his second season he started clamoring to return to Argentina, and they actually let him return to his hometown team, Boca Juniors.
Actually, these things had nothing to do with Chinese fans. Even though Li Shiguang was a fan at the time, he was just watching for fun.
What led people to believe that Tevez's work ethic was questionable?
It was because he joined a Chinese Super League team at the end of his career, played for one season, and was eventually sent back to Boca Juniors due to his lazy attitude and poor performance on the field.
That's why Li Shiguang couldn't help but laugh.
The reason is that, like Ribery, a temporary event occurred in Tevez's player evaluation section.
[Immediate Incident: A major error occurred in a recent match, causing the team to concede a crucial goal. Following the match, the player faced severe criticism from the media and fans, resulting in extremely poor form and a significant blow to confidence. Duration: 14 days]
Judging from this, the young man must have had a pretty rough day!
That shouldn't be the case! Ferguson has seen it all, and Manchester United only drew yesterday, not lost. Didn't Ferguson give the lads some advice after the game?
But it doesn't really matter. Tevez is only Van Nistelrooy's backup at Manchester United now, so it's okay if he's not in good form. Besides, the Champions League hasn't started yet, so the schedule isn't too tight. I guess Ferguson won't give him many opportunities to play.
After logging out of the system, Li Shiguang browsed the internet for a while before going to bed early to prepare for training the next day!
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Ferguson didn't really give Tevez any psychological counseling yesterday; he's not Wenger, and he's not familiar with that nonsense of sports psychology.
In Ferguson's view, this was Tevez's second year in England, and he had performed exceptionally well in his first season at Leeds United. As a professional player, he had the ability to adjust his form.
Furthermore, considering the mistake Tevez made, the fact that he didn't give him a good scolding already shows that he was emotionally stable.
I have to comfort him, but who will comfort me? After all, the 3 points I had in hand turned into 1 point because of this kid!
Another point is that Ferguson and Li Shiguang think the same way: Tevez's current role is more as a rotation substitute for Van Nistelrooy and Rooney. If the kid can't adjust, then they will keep him on the bench and let him play when he is in good form.
Therefore, during Tuesday's training session, Ferguson did not specifically discuss the mistake Tevez made in the game the day before.
The entire Manchester United team trained methodically under the old man's arrangements.
Tevez did not show any problems throughout the morning training session.
But during the afternoon's group scrimmage, Ferguson realized something was wrong.
During the scrimmage, Tevez was placed in the reserve group.
However, he made several mistakes during the training process.
The most outrageous incident occurred when Tevez was calling for the ball on the sideline. Park Ji-sung, who had the ball, passed him a simple ground pass with normal speed and power, but Tevez somehow managed to stop the ball out of bounds.
Seeing this, Ferguson immediately sentenced him to death in his mind; in this condition, he shouldn't play.
However, things didn't go as planned. During Wednesday's training, Van Nistelrooy strained a muscle while doing strength training in the morning, and then Rooney was injured by Keane's tackle during the afternoon scrimmage. After examining the injuries of both players, the team doctor still advised Ferguson to let them rest for 1-2 weeks.
So, with no other option, Ferguson still fielded Tevez in Thursday's away game against Newcastle.
However, Tevez's performance on the field was naturally disastrous, as his confidence was severely shaken and his form was extremely poor.
As a center, he couldn't provide any support or anchor on the court; he seemed to be sleepwalking the entire game.
In the first half, both Ronaldo and Giggs tried to cross from the byline to find his target, but after failing to break through the Newcastle defenders in several duels, they abandoned the idea of crossing from the byline and instead chose to cut inside after breaking through on the wing to look for opportunities.
He was already out of form, and then he lost the support of two teammates on the flanks.
Finally, after missing a brilliant through pass from Scholes, a grim-faced Ferguson substituted Tevez, moving Ronaldo to the center forward position. Fortunately, Scholes broke the deadlock with a free kick before the end of the match, allowing Manchester United to escape with a point away from home.
After the match, Manchester United fans, still furious with Tevez, nearly bombarded the club's official website. They also unleashed a barrage of insults against Tevez on Manchester's largest fan forum. In addition to the fans, the media also questioned Tevez's abilities. This was the first time Tevez, who had been in England for almost a year, had experienced another side of the English football atmosphere.
On Friday, the Manchester United team, who had returned to the Carrington training ground, only conducted a simple recovery training session. However, Tevez's condition still did not improve, which finally made Ferguson lose his temper. So after training, he pulled Tevez into his office and gave him a good scolding.
After being scolded, Tevez returned to his car with a long face. He had just sat down when he received a call from his mother.
Hearing that familiar voice, Tevez finally couldn't hold back anymore and said sadly, "Mom, I miss home a little..."
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