I think some people are being a bit needy saying he never loved the club. The last player who loved the club as much as the fans was probably Paul Lake nearly 30 years ago. Maybe Michael Johnson.
Anyway, no player will ever love the club in the same way a fan does. But Tevez will look back on his career and he'll know he was at his absolute peak as a footballer at City. In 2011 I think he had a genuine shout of being the 3rd best player in the world. There was a period where he had the best goals per minute rate in Europe.
He dragged the team on his back. He signed for us when we'd just finished 10th. It's no wonder some thought he tried to do it all himself under Hughes, he did, because the players around him and the manager weren't good enough!
He was absolutely idolised by the fans before that transfer request. At the time he was the most popular player of his generation at City. We'd just gone top of the league and the transfer request came out of nowhere. Some bollocks about executives breaking promises. Really it was about his agent being a slimy **** poisoning his mind with shite.
It's a shame it all went sour because if you remove all the noise he's an all time City great for his on field performances. I think Silva and Kun have edged in front of him now, but he's got a real shout of being the 3rd best player of the modern era.
Looking at where we were when he arrived, to where we were when he left. The adoration the fans had for him, the rivalry with United, the proving to them he was right to move and proving Fergurson wrong, the level of performance he reached at City, he'd have to be a robot not to have some feelings towards the fans and the club.