Different Tevez in extra training to shed weight

AFP, SHANGHAI: Carlos Tevez has shown a better attitude and is doing extra training of his own will, the coach of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua said Friday, days after he called the Argentine overweight.

Wu Jingui, who took over this week after Gus Poyet quit on Monday, vowed that Chinese football would see “a different Tevez” from now on.

The unfit Tevez is unlikely to feature in Saturday's derby against Shanghai SIPG, the latest chapter in a colourful career spanning Argentina, Brazil, England, Italy and now China.

The 33-year-old forward earns among the highest wages in football, an estimated $850,000 a week, but his eight months in China have been dogged by injury and poor form.

Poyet resigned with Shenhua below mid-table in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and his successor Wu wasted no time in telling Tevez that he would not be part of his plans until he shapes up.

But speaking on the eve of the Shanghai derby, Wu took a more conciliatory tone.

“Tevez is still quite positive and absorbed in training, he even started doing extra training of his own volition,” Wu said on Friday.

Different Tevez in extra training to shed weight

AFP, SHANGHAI: Carlos Tevez has shown a better attitude and is doing extra training of his own will, the coach of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua said Friday, days after he called the Argentine overweight. Wu Jingui, who took over this week after Gus Poyet quit on Monday, vowed that Chinese football would see a different Tevez from now on. The unfit Tevez is unlikely to feature in Saturdays derby against Shanghai SIPG, the latest chapter in a colourful career spanning Argentina, Brazil, England, Italy and now China. The 33-year-old forward earns among the highest wages in football, an estimated $850,000 a week, but his eight months in China have been dogged by injury and poor form. Poyet resigned with Shenhua below mid-table in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and his successor Wu wasted no time in telling Tevez that he would not be part of his plans until he shapes up. But speaking on the eve of the Shanghai derby, Wu took a more conciliatory tone. Tevez is still quite positive and absorbed in training, he even started doing extra training of his own volition, Wu said on Friday.