Carlito's way

After the disappointing revelation that Carlos Tevez rejected a new 5-year contract, I now challenge any United fan - especially those of an overly confident nature - to say:
a) We're better off without Ronaldo and, now, Tevez; b) We'll still comfortably be at the top of the league come next season; c) With the £80 million we'll get from Ron we'll buy at least one world class player to replace him; d) All of the above.

We're obviously not in an irreversible, crucial situation (yet), but this is not good news. We appear to be struggling to replace Ronaldo, as either no one is willing to sell or Madrid are clearly not letting United have a sniff by getting there first, so the last thing we needed was for a second key player to leave us in as many weeks.

In my previous blog I mentioned the possible signing of Benzema, especially if Tevez were to leave, however the problem is Lyon's hesitation to sell him before the 2010 World Cup (presumably because they feel they can get more for him after the tournament).
Apart from the irritating pickle this seems to have left us in, I've got to say I am truly disappointed by Tevez's apparent attitude and lack of care towards the club and, especially, the fans who have loved him for two seasons.

People may argue that Fergie didn't treat him favorably last season after Berbatov was introduced into the mix, but I'm sorry, if Tevez - and his 'people' - can't handle the compromise of squad rotation involved in playing at the top, then he can fuck off to a smaller club who aren't competing at the same level and see where that gets him. Also, we tabled the £25.5 million asking price for him - something that I felt was not going to happen as I heard Gill say they were going to try and bargain it down - thus showing Ferguson's, and United's, intent to keep him at the club.

I don't have a great deal more to comment about this news, as Tevez has genuinely pissed me off, however to end on a more promising note, a forgotten figure (i.e. I forgot to mention him in my previous blog!) has emerged today in the papers saying how he would love to replace Ronaldo.

He is currently in Switzerland helping Serbia progress at the European under-21 Championships, and on this form, I would not be opposed to giving him a chance...and maybe if he is given a chance he won't throw it back in our faces:

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-lovely-tosic-skill-for-serbia/