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Vincent Kompany: Manchester City Will Be Even Better Without Carlos Tevez



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Posted Monday, July 18, 2011 by Dailystar.co.uk

Vincent Kompany: Manchester City Will Be Even Better Without Carlos Tevez
ABOVE: Vincent Kompany has ­replaced the unsettled Carlos Tevez as skipper on their North American tour

CARLOS TEVEZ'S return to Brazil will not stop Manchester City’s development as one of Europe’s top teams.

That is the view of Vincent Kompany, who has ­replaced the unsettled Argentinian as skipper on their North American tour.

As Carlos Tevez closes in on a second spell with Brazilian side Corinthians, Kompany insists Manchester City will become even stronger as they approach their first season of Champions League football.

“Carlos is a great player but players come and go, it happens in football,” said centre-back Kompany.

“The team is always bigger than any player. Whether that’s me or Carlos, or any player who leaves, we’ll keep moving forward. We’ll get stronger.

“Robinho and others have moved on. With them it is great, but ­without them we always find a solution.

“Last season, players got injured and even without them on the team we still moved forward.

“Am I disappointed he wants to leave? It’s not for me to comment, he’s still a City player for now so I think respect is due.”

City hope to have moved on several players by the time they return from their tour of the US and Canada.

Shay ­Given’s switch to Aston Villa should be completed this week, Emmanuel Adebayor is hoping Real Madrid offer him an escape route and Blackburn are keen on Nedum Onuoha.

But Shaun Wright-­Phillips could stay after all. He scored City’s ­second goal in their 2-0 win over Club America in San Francisco and said: “If they want to keep me, I have no intention of ­going anywhere.”

Northern Ireland international Ryan McGivern scored City’s first goal in a game when Roberto Mancini fielded 21 different ­players including his son, striker Andrea.



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