CARLOS TEVEZ HAS criticised level of football in China, claiming Chinese players are ‘not technically skilled’ and will not be able to compete globally ‘even in 50 years’.
The Shanghai Shenhua striker has been in the Chinese Super League since the end of 2016, when he left Boca Juniors and became one of the world’s highest-paid players.
However, his spell in Asia has been anything but a success, playing just 13 times in the league and scoring only three goals, while he has also been publicly criticised by coach Wu Jingui for being too overweight to play.
The latest twist in Tevez’s short time in China has seen him ridicule the standard of the league and the players within it, as he provided a frank assessment of Chinese football.
“Chinese players are not technically skilled,” he told SFR Sport. “They are not good.
“Unlike European or south American players, in China they don’t learn to play football from childhood.
“Football is different here. I think, even in 50 years, China won’t be able to compete.”
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Patrick Curran and Bennett was fantastic. They’ll be around for years to come unfortunately for the rest of us!
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Big wake up call for Limerick today. Comfortably second best… Exposed at the back and up front…
Great second half performance from na Deise. Very clinical and opened up Limerick well. The goals today show that there is more to our game that some think.
Limerick were so poor today. Hard to understand why they continue with the handpassing game from the back. I lost count how many times we lost the ball and gave away needless scores. Terrible stuff.
Because we let ourselves down with running with it out from the back 3 years ago, Kevin. We try new things, but the truth is, the defense have no real quality anymore. New players needed fast.
The forwards weren’t much better Conor. It’s depressing, munster last night, Limerick today and now clare hammering kk. I need to go Into hibernation.
Ya they should be buston out
100% right they should be Buston out of defence
Derek McGrath comfortably won the side battle today.
TJ Ryan is hurling’s equivalent of this guy:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8
Your time is up TJ. Our county board can stop providing ‘jobs for the boys’ and give the post to a coach who is actually qualified to do it.
Kilkenny will destroy Waterford in the final
They will have to get to the final 1sr
You were saying
Some bell end typical Kilkenny, up there own arse half the time
Haha how’d that work out for you Aidan?????
He’s talking about the all Ireland final
Which final
Mystic Aiden …. Not
It’s only April sunshine don’t carried away beating Kilkenny b team . Good see small teams getting big day out in two weeks time .
Last year’s hoty on the b team now?