john68 wrote:Just a thought,...
Would Dzeko have scored that goal had Tevez been on the field? Or does the presence of Tevez on the field diminish the potential threat of other forwards?
Following the rumours, if he goes, will we miss Tevez as much now as we would have done a few months ago?
sorry if it has already been said but couldn't be boz'd to read the whole thread. Personally I haven't bought into the hype that Tevez will leave, I rekon it is entirely possible he never was serious in the threat to quit. Anyways the point john68 makes is a critical one and something i have mumbled a few times on here.. that while an amazing player and a massive asset to have, Tevez distorts the team as he takes over the majority of the pitch. It is a really tricky one, but whatever the future, stay or go, it has always been the case that the team had to find a way not to rely on him. In fact it is more than that as it is both not relying on him so when he is injured we can be as good a threat and also learning how to play when he is dominating everything, ie play with him as a unit and not just as a support act.
So to answer john's point it is very possible that Edin would not have had that space or time or even opportunity had Carlito been on the pitch.
The trouble is it is not easy to deal with imo as Tevez is obviously at his best when allowed to do wtf he wants to. See the difference between what the rags got out of him and what City have.
If it was me having to deal with it i would demand that he racks up as many assists as he gets goals. This might sound a bit bizzare but i would make it definitive; as in, If you score more goals than twice the assists you get by the end of the season I will sack you!
Harsh but i rekon it would work and it puts the onus on Tevez to solve the problem himself.
He has got 6 assists and 19 goals. if he could just try and crank up the assists.. to 10 or 11 the result would be that others would be getting into the game a bit more with Tevez helping rather than taking it all on himself or hogging all the space. It is obviously a fine line but imo the team would be better for it and more of a unit in attack and more able to cope without Tevez when he is unavailable.
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