Carlos Tevez Still AWOL In Argentina
A make-or-break meeting was to be held on Monday between City and Tevez in Manchester, but the striker was not present.
Carlos Tevez, it was announced on Monday that the misunderstood artist formally known as a footballer still has not returned to Manchester City (you know, that team that pays him £250,000 a week), despite being formally requested by the club to do so. A make-or-break meeting was to be held on Monday between City and Tevez in Manchester, but the striker was not present, instead sending his representatives to speak to his club. Tevez flew to Argentina to spend time with his family, despite requests from his club to stay in Manchester for training. Over the weekend there have been a series of meetings and conference calls, Tevez's representative said. Carlos is still in Argentina, however, both sides are kind of in agreement that they want a resolution as quickly and as smoothly as possible. PFA Chief executive Gordon Taylor voiced his frustration with Tevezs latest behaviour. "To say the least, I am very disappointed and extremely concerned now. He is making it virtually impossible to have a reconciliation and leaving himself very vulnerable to strong action by the club. It goes to the heart of the contract and that could be gross misconduct in anybody's language." 
Tensions between the two parties have been running high since Tevez was seen to be refusing to warm up and play in Citys Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich in September. Since then, Tevez has been fined two weeks wages, then found guilty of breaching his contract and fined a further four weeks wages, only to have it reduced to two weeks after the intervention of the Professional Footballers Association. Perhaps Tevezs despicable behaviour will finally force City to accept the age old fear of a player being bigger than the club. A supposed transfer Boca Juniors has failed because of wage demands, just one in a long line of failed transfers for the deranged phenomenon. City cannot fine the player any more without intervention from the PFA, and now they cant even get the player into the same time-zone. Citys season has gone better than most people expected, most noticeably that game against Manchester United. With the bizarre Balotelli scoring for fun, and the silky Silva dancing rings around the rest of the Premier League, Tevez is threatening to derail the whole club, and manager Roberto Mancini. Sceptics could suggest this is what the Argentinean wants. Though, for legal reasons, they arent me. Is this proof that stomping your feet and pouting your bottom lip will get what you want? What sort of role model is Tevez to young kids wanting to play the game? And when will it end?! Answers below, please.