Sir Alex Ferguson has sent out a stark warning about the dangers of player power as Carlos Tévez gets ready to resume his career at Manchester City.
Who's the boss: Carlos Tevez with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson .
Tévez is flying back to Manchester after more than two months in Argentina. Instead of making conciliatory noises, the Argentine instead aimed an astonishing outburst at manager Roberto Mancini, whom he accused of treating him "like a dog."
Mancini repeatedly claimed that Tévez would never play for the club again, but it now seems Manchester City are willing to include the striker in their plans for the rest of the season.
And Ferguson, who signed Argentine striker Tévez from West Ham in 2008, says football's reputation suffers when players are so powerful.
"When I first started out in management 37 years ago there were no agents," said Ferguson. "There was no freedom of contract either, so players were totally tied to their clubs.
"A change in that sense was inevitable, though I think that now the scales tipped completely in the other direction and I’m not sure it’s good for the game."
As players have become more powerful, so the influence of managers has decreased with Ferguson's 25-year reign at Old Trafford unlikely to ever be repeated elsewhere.
"This is a results industry and if a manager loses four or five games in a row then his job is under threat," said Ferguson.
"But at United that scenario simply isn’t possible. I’m in charge of all footballing matters, including our scouting network and youth teams.
"In that sense I’m very fortunate, because I can make quick decisions on who to bring in next to strengthen the squad and where to get them from."
Tévez has not played for City since September, when Mancini accused him of refusing to come on against Bayern Munich in September.
Tévez £1.2m for refusing to return from South America and they have not paid his £200,000-a-week salary since he has been there. However, the clubs former captain has appealed against his punishment.
He was linked with moves to Inter Milan, AC Milan and Paris St Germain during the transfer window but nothing materialised.
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9081460/Manchester-Citys-U-turn-over-Carlos-Tevez-proof-that-players-are-becoming-too-powerful-says-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html
"This is a results industry and if a manager loses four or five games in a row then his job is under threat," said Ferguson.
"But at United that scenario simply isn’t possible. I’m in charge of all footballing matters, including our scouting network and youth teams.
"In that sense I’m very fortunate, because I can make quick decisions on who to bring in next to strengthen the squad and where to get them from."
Tévez has not played for City since September, when Mancini accused him of refusing to come on against Bayern Munich in September.
Tévez £1.2m for refusing to return from South America and they have not paid his £200,000-a-week salary since he has been there. However, the clubs former captain has appealed against his punishment.
He was linked with moves to Inter Milan, AC Milan and Paris St Germain during the transfer window but nothing materialised.
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9081460/Manchester-Citys-U-turn-over-Carlos-Tevez-proof-that-players-are-becoming-too-powerful-says-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html
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