Considering how much press time Tevez's "failure to participate in a match" got, it is almost the complete opposite now he has gone AWOL. (notice i didn't want to call it "refused to play/train", as i don't want the Tevez deluded having something to feed on!)
I expected sensational headlines and the Tevez camp coming out fighting with the standard bullshit..
The press normally just make their own stories up, and everybody here believes them.
But no, apart from the odd re-hashed article, we have heard nothing new.
The reason i'm so amazed has nothing to do with it being Tevez, as we are getting so used to these antics with him.
Rather the fact that what happens next and how City deal with him, could alter world football forever.
We have known for some time that players have increasingly become more and more powerful.
It is a combination of players rights, the PFA and the money figures now involved.
It has got to the point that clubs are practically powerless to deal with rogue players, and agents are dictating football.
If dealt with correctly, City could bring about a landmark case that would set an example for all other rogue players.
Like any spoilt brat, some players don't appreciate anything you do for them and just want more and more.
Some players forget they are in a privileged position, and can become a law unto themselves.
Contracts are becoming worthless, as a player can just decide he's had enough and start acting up to get a move.
This power is leading the massive arrogance of certain players, and will at some point spill over on to the field of play.
Refusing to play would only be the start. Imagine if a player decides that half way through a match he's had enough. They are 3.0 down, and it's cold and rainy.
He just walks off, and down the tunnel.
He knows he can do this safe in the knowledge that although he is still just an employee, he is also a massive asset.
Some clubs just couldn't afford to sack him and miss out on the transfer fee.
If one player gets away with something, the rest will try it on as well.
So next week Andy Carrol decides he's had enough of the bad weather in Liverpool, and heads home to sunny Newcastle.
He doesn't bother letting anybody know, why should he?
I mean, it's not as if Liverpool are going to sack a £35 million asset.
Yes they may fine him the standard two week wages, but even then he may claim his "human rights" were being infringed by not giving him access to unlimited supplies of Newcastle Brown!
Getting back to Tevez. I think the silence is due to the fact that most of the noise in these situations normally comes from the agents.
They leak stuff to the press, and generally shit stir until all the bad stuff is so watered down that know body knows the truth.
This time, the silence may be due to the fact that they know they don't have leg to stand on, and are scared stiff to make any move as they know the result could be financially disastrous.
They also know they are dealing with one of the richest person/club on the planet.
One wrong move could lead to Tevez AND his agent being bankrupted.
The PFA has effectively ruled themselves out, and the FA and FIFA have said City need to deal with this as we see fit.
You know the maddest thing about all this?
As much as i despise everything Tevez has done too us and other clubs, i don't entirely blame him. I actually do believe that he IS a part victim in this.
And no, this doesn't mean i blame his agent either.
Tevez has been allowed to act this way. His agent has a duty to look after his clients best interest.
It is the system that has allowed this to happen.
It is the system that is wrong, and it is the system that need changing.
Maybe after the dust settles over the Tevez saga, things will start to change. The PFA will already be looking at their own stance. They have just defended somebody who a week later just walks out of a club and goes home.
The FA and FIFA need to look into ways that clubs get some protection whilst not (sensibly) infringing players welfare.
So for all his wrongs, Tevez may have actually helped world football.
He will have also created a new category for next years olympics....the world dummy spitting contest...
I expected sensational headlines and the Tevez camp coming out fighting with the standard bullshit..
The press normally just make their own stories up, and everybody here believes them.
But no, apart from the odd re-hashed article, we have heard nothing new.
The reason i'm so amazed has nothing to do with it being Tevez, as we are getting so used to these antics with him.
Rather the fact that what happens next and how City deal with him, could alter world football forever.
We have known for some time that players have increasingly become more and more powerful.
It is a combination of players rights, the PFA and the money figures now involved.
It has got to the point that clubs are practically powerless to deal with rogue players, and agents are dictating football.
If dealt with correctly, City could bring about a landmark case that would set an example for all other rogue players.
Like any spoilt brat, some players don't appreciate anything you do for them and just want more and more.
Some players forget they are in a privileged position, and can become a law unto themselves.
Contracts are becoming worthless, as a player can just decide he's had enough and start acting up to get a move.
This power is leading the massive arrogance of certain players, and will at some point spill over on to the field of play.
Refusing to play would only be the start. Imagine if a player decides that half way through a match he's had enough. They are 3.0 down, and it's cold and rainy.
He just walks off, and down the tunnel.
He knows he can do this safe in the knowledge that although he is still just an employee, he is also a massive asset.
Some clubs just couldn't afford to sack him and miss out on the transfer fee.
If one player gets away with something, the rest will try it on as well.
So next week Andy Carrol decides he's had enough of the bad weather in Liverpool, and heads home to sunny Newcastle.
He doesn't bother letting anybody know, why should he?
I mean, it's not as if Liverpool are going to sack a £35 million asset.
Yes they may fine him the standard two week wages, but even then he may claim his "human rights" were being infringed by not giving him access to unlimited supplies of Newcastle Brown!
Getting back to Tevez. I think the silence is due to the fact that most of the noise in these situations normally comes from the agents.
They leak stuff to the press, and generally shit stir until all the bad stuff is so watered down that know body knows the truth.
This time, the silence may be due to the fact that they know they don't have leg to stand on, and are scared stiff to make any move as they know the result could be financially disastrous.
They also know they are dealing with one of the richest person/club on the planet.
One wrong move could lead to Tevez AND his agent being bankrupted.
The PFA has effectively ruled themselves out, and the FA and FIFA have said City need to deal with this as we see fit.
You know the maddest thing about all this?
As much as i despise everything Tevez has done too us and other clubs, i don't entirely blame him. I actually do believe that he IS a part victim in this.
And no, this doesn't mean i blame his agent either.
Tevez has been allowed to act this way. His agent has a duty to look after his clients best interest.
It is the system that has allowed this to happen.
It is the system that is wrong, and it is the system that need changing.
Maybe after the dust settles over the Tevez saga, things will start to change. The PFA will already be looking at their own stance. They have just defended somebody who a week later just walks out of a club and goes home.
The FA and FIFA need to look into ways that clubs get some protection whilst not (sensibly) infringing players welfare.
So for all his wrongs, Tevez may have actually helped world football.
He will have also created a new category for next years olympics....the world dummy spitting contest...