Duckman wrote:http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1485286_carlos-tevez-i-want-to-win-the-manchester-city-fans-backCarlos Tevez: I want to win the Manchester City fans back
Stuart Brennan
Carlos Tevez has hinted that he wants to win back the affection of Manchester City fans… and says he will do double training sessions and be fit and available to play for the Blues in a fortnight.
The Argentine striker will return to Manchester on Tuesday after a three-month unpaid absence which has cost him almost £10million in fines, and unpaid wages and image rights. He also said that if he gets back playing, he wants to prove himself again, and that City will see him playing better than ever.
“I want to go back to Manchester and win the City fans back,” said Tevez. “People turned their back on me but it's normal. I didn't understand.
“I've decided to return to City. I know I have what it takes to revert the situation. I know it'll be hard, but it's a nice challenge.”
City boss Roberto Mancini said at the weekend that Tevez would be welcome if he said sorry. Tevez said he had been heartened by those quotes, but was cautious about his relationship with the manager. “If it's true that Mancini said he will welcome me back if I'm fit, then I like those quotes. But if he only said it for the media...
“Mancini's position got stronger when Kun Aguero arrived. I don't know if he would have done the things he did if this was last season. “Last season we almost exchanged punches! But he never said anything. He got a better team this season and felt like making the decision.
“Now that I have a cooler head, I understand City fans. Back in the heat of the moment I didn't. I did a lot of things for City. “To be insulted by fans after what happened in Munich was something I didn't deserve. “They could have kicked me out of the club without saying all the things they said. Deal with the situation in a different way. “I think that's where Mancini got things wrong. If we had a problem, we could have sorted it out in a different way.
“Last season, after a home game vs. Newcastle, we almost hit each other in the dressing room. But we spoke the following day. “Mancini is a winner. And I'm a winner too. None of us like to lose." Talking at length about the Munich incident for the first time, he said: "I decided not to talk to the media for the last four months. Last time I spoke was right after the Bayern Munich game. “It was a delicate situation. I decided to say nothing about it during all this time.
“I had warmed up during the first half. Then I went to dressing room. For the second half I was ready. “In that second half Mancini decided to replace Dzeko with de Jong. It was a defensive substitution. I didn't understand. Dzeko argued with Mancini. “I decided to sit. Mancini was upset from arguing with Dzeko. Then he looks at me and asks me to warm up.
“Mancini told me all sorts of things there. I don't know why. I was relaxed. I was talking to Zabaleta. I had no problems. “I never refused to play. I refused to keep warming up. The club investigated and then they fined me.
“I was worried about my future after that two-week fine. That fine was OK. But I want people to know the truth. They didn't want to.
“The club statement protected the manager. I got a lot of heat from the media in England, Argentina, everywhere. “Every time I wanted to take my daughter to school I had five journalists on my back. I trained with the reserves. It was uncomfortable. “I was affected because of this situation. I wanted to find shelter with my family.”
He then went on: “It is true that AC Milan had an interest in me. City didn't want to lose money. It wasn't good for City having me away in Buenos Aires. “I have been training on my own. I know I can be back on the pitch in two weeks. I'm willing to play.
“There's no need for City to make me have 2 training sessions a day. I'll do it myself.
“I picture myself going back on the pitch and I know I have to play better than I ever did.”
He added that he still prefers English football: “I love the English league. I think it's the best in the world. I have a problem with Christmas and New Year's Day. You have to play.
“Going to train on 24 December, sometimes play on the 25th. It's tough. I didn't like that.”
sorry if this was already posted. just woke up.