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Tevez takes aim at Chinese football
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Carlos Tevez has criticized the standard of Chinese footballers, claiming the country will be unable to match the sport鈥檚 leading nations 鈥渆ven in 50 years鈥.
The Argentina striker, who joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in January from Boca Juniors, made the comments in an interview broadcast on French television yesterday after a difficult nine months in the Chinese Super League.
Tevez is the highest paid player in the world, according to media reports when he signed which said he would earn about US$750,000 per week.
Yet the former Juventus and Manchester United striker, who cost a reported US$87 million, has played only 13 games and scored three goals for Shenhua.
鈥淚n South America and Europe, players learn to play football when they鈥檙e kids, but not here,鈥 Tevez, 33, said. 鈥淪o technically they are not very good.
鈥淭heir football is very different. The fans treat it very differently as well. And I don鈥檛 think they are going to get to the same heights, not even in 50 years.鈥
Tevez has suffered an injury-hit campaign that has seen him constantly linked with a move back to Argentina.
Shanghai recently saw former Uruguay, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gus Poyet quit as coach with the club in 12th position in the standings while Tevez was criticized for his poor physical condition by new coach Wu Jingui.
Shenhua went into the season with high expectations after finishing third last year under Spanish coach Gregorio Manzano, but the club has lacked consistency throughout the campaign.
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