Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Gascoigne... Jaap Stam... Tevez?

Carlos Tevez has given up hopes of staying at OT after this season. While Fergie's case that he's too expensive to be the 3rd striker makes sense, why does he HAVE to be the 3rd striker in the first place? He was instrumental in Utd's 2 titles last season. There was no reason to buy Berbatov n relegate Tevez to the bench this season. That Berba's done well enough to be in the starting line up is a different issue altogether.
When a guy with the talent, work rate and commitment of Tevez wants to stay, it simply doesn't make sense to let him go. Specially so considering that this would've been a major talking point before buying Berba.
Utd's formation unfortunately doesnt have space for a 3rd striker. And a striker of Tevez's calbre simply can't rot on the bench. So is Tevez Fergie's 3rd biggest mistake in the making? He's been graceful enuf to accept the other 2 mistakes in public. Will a 3rd such instance occur or will Fergie be smart enuf to see it before it strikes and save Utd the blushes? All evidence points to the former as of now.
One thing's for certain, Utd's not the place for Berbatov AND Tevez. If one of them is to move to the other half of Manchester or worse, to Merseyside, Fergie's choice is pretty obvious; but then what's YOUR choice?

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