Carlos Tevez: Chinese players ‘not skilled’ and can’t compete, ‘even in 50 years’

Carlos Tevez has hit back at suggestions from Shanghai Shenhua’s chairman that he is unfit to play, describing Chinese players as “not naturally skilled” and doubting whether they will be able to compete with the best nations “even in 50 years”.
The former Manchester United and Manchester City forward to signed a lucrative two-year contract with Shenhua worth an estimated £630,000-a-week in December but has featured just 13 times in the Chinese Super League this season, scoring three times. That led chairman Wu Xiaohui to admit the 33-year-old had “not met their expectations”, with reports that he has been warned to lose weight by new head coach, Wu Jingui.
But in an interview with French television station SFR Sport on Wednesday, Tevez spoke out against the general standards of football in China and suggested that they will struggle to make an impact on the global stage.
“Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players,” he said.
“Like players who learned football when they were kids. They’re not good. Even in 50 years, they still won’t be able to compete.”
Reports in Argentina have suggested that Tevez, who has been regularly booed by Shenhua supporters, may be ready to return to boyhood side Boca Juniors in the coming months despite more than a year remaining on his contract.
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“Our intention was to bring in an influential star player with high quality, and we all think Tevez could fit the bill,” Wu Xiaohui said earlier this week. “However, due to a lack of winter training and match fitness, he didn’t meet our expectations.”

SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS
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