All the club had to do was pay the agreed amount to secure him so it was hardly a difficult move to seal. But early into his second season Ferguson had obviously decided because of his behaviour on and/or off the pitch that he didn't want him.Thinking back on it, was malpractice that we allowed Ronaldo AND Tevez to leave the same summer. We knew Ronaldo was going to leave a year in advance. We should’ve done everything possible to secure Tevez for the long term.
We did show bravery in Rome. What was needed was for us to do the complete opposite. we should have sat off the ball and let Barca press and countered .Whenever someone mentions those days I always remember the comeback against Spurs when Wazza, Ronaldo, Tevez and Berbatov were all on the pitch at the same time. Scary-looking and unstoppable...
SAF should've shown a bit more bravery in Rome, I still believe we could've beaten Barca, unlike in London when we stood no chance
We signed Barbatov in 2008, even when Tevez was there. Tevez left a year later. At the time I don't think either City or Utd knew that Tevez was gonna join City. We wanted to sign Barbatov to complement our strike force, just as City wanted him for their's. It wasn't an either/or situation in 2008.In hindsight had we kept Tevez and allowed city to sign Berbatov I think we would have won the 2 titles we missed out on by narrowest of margins to Chelsea and man city.
I think Berbatov was too much of a luxury player to truly galvanize man city to any title win.
Was at this game, great night.
If anything he was underrated. Ronaldo (worldwide) and Rooney (more in UK) got all the praise.Felt Tevez was overrated
3 finals in 4 years. That tells how how damn good that’s period was. It’s so unlucky that it had to be around the time where the greatest team like Barcleona had to exist.It's weird but all the talk of united 99 vs current city side but I think this 2008 side on paper was probably stronger than both sides
We barely scraped by Chelsea in the final.Magnificent trio. Think we’d destroy city with our 08 team.
Didnt manage his best form for us at that time. But the player he showed himself to be post United was a lot better than he was considered while he was with usFelt Tevez was overrated
100%If anything he was underrated. Ronaldo (worldwide) and Rooney (more in UK) got all the praise.
Because they were more talented. Tevez was just Antony before his time.If anything he was underrated. Ronaldo (worldwide) and Rooney (more in UK) got all the praise.
But we won it. City only scraped past us in the Fa cup final with a much superior team.We barely scraped by Chelsea in the final.
Did you follow United back then? Weirdest take i've seen in a whileBecause they were more talented. Tevez was just Antony before his time.
And? Chelsea were a good team.We barely scraped by Chelsea in the final.
You think Tevez is just as talented as those two?Did you follow United back then? Weirdest take i've seen in a while
I'd favor our 2008 team over them as well but the notion that they'd be destroyed by them is a bit of a stretch.But we won it. City only scraped past us in the Fa cup final with a much superior team.
Ye maybe I went OTT. Think we’d beat them though. Don’t think they’d handle our devastating counters.I'd favor our 2008 team over them as well but the notion that they'd be destroyed by them is a bit of a stretch.
He’d take all 3 of them I reckon with maybe the exception of tevez, put Rooney in that team and he’d score for fun and link up the play too.Wonder would pep take this front 3 over his current one of bernardo, haaland and grealish, could possibly see him preferring bernardo over tevez?
That Chelsea side was a much tougher test than City have faced all season.We barely scraped by Chelsea in the final.
It's been done to death that Fergie actually performed wonders to keep him for that last extra season and that Ronaldo always wanted Madrid.Not making ronadlo the highest paid footballer in the world and keeping him for another few years if at all possible was a huge mistake. We could won more and sold him for way more if he’d kept it up. It would have been a huge statement. Glazers got lucky as hell with Fergie.
He wanted out. He even compared himself to a fecking slave when we didn't let him leave in 2008 Imagine saying something so stupid while being paid 130k a week.Not making ronadlo the highest paid footballer in the world and keeping him for another few years if at all possible was a huge mistake. We could won more and sold him for way more if he’d kept it up. It would have been a huge statement. Glazers got lucky as hell with Fergie.
You are acting as if Chelsea were Spurs. That team was more experienced in Europe at that time than ours‘ (they had reached their 4th CL semi in 5 years whereas we had reached 2). That season they even beat Benitez‘ Liverpool in the previous round, something they couldn’t do previously under Mourinho. In the league I believe Grant still has the best win rate of any Chelsea manager. Then next season they dealt with Pep’s Barcelona better than we did and if the referee had not been corrupt they would have been in the final.We barely scraped by Chelsea in the final.
Tevez had 14 goals, 6 assists in the Premier League in 2007/08, Antony had 4 goals and 2 assists this season. Different level entirely.Because they were more talented. Tevez was just Antony before his time.
Tevez' ego wouldn't allow him to just be the Firmino of the trio, and Ronaldo had made his mind up in summer '08 that Madrid was his destiny, so there wasn't anything we could do to keep them together long term.Most annoying thing is this could have been a goat trio. As good as they were that season none of the three were at their peak.
We know what Cristiano became at Madrid, Tevez at City was far better than the United version and of course we saw the best of Rooney after both left.
If they stayed together and grew without disrupting their chemistry by adding Berbatov, I feel we definitely have another CL.
But the 07/08 season was special from them. Tevez wasn't as good but he was the Firmino of the trio, he did so much work and had quality too.
To be fair I think he had a bit more experience than Antony and was more or less established by then, but my point was that stylistically they are both hard workers but a few levels below the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo.Tevez had 14 goals, 6 assists in the Premier League in 2007/08, Antony had 4 goals and 2 assists this season. Different level entirely.
He was rather mediocre and we tried to shoehorn them all inIf anything he was underrated. Ronaldo (worldwide) and Rooney (more in UK) got all the praise.
Nah, Tevez was top-class, Rooney and Ronaldo were world-class yes, but he wasn't a few levels below, he was one of the best strikers in the league at the time, which he showed a few seasons later when he won the Golden Boot with City. Just because he wasn't as good as the other two doesn't mean he wasn't a good player.To be fair I think he had a bit more experience than Antony and was more or less established by then, but my point was that stylistically they are both hard workers but a few levels below the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo.
Yea I read he didn't put the effort in training but on the pitch he always gave everything.With Tevez there was just too much talk about his lack of workrate in training, and then he started talking so much about how he didnt get starts.
Never really liked the guy, but of course he was a good player. Saha was a better fit imo as a player to team up with Ronaldo and Rooney. Tevez was still good, but didnt completely fit the two others I felt.