Comments on: The HEGS Award for Best Argentine in a Foreign League, 2007-2008

By: Vladimir Reznik

Vladimir Reznik — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:09:21 +0000

What about Ezquiel Garay?

By: john

john — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:54:43 +0000

Yeah, I knew all the while the best player just had to be Carlos Tevez. No doubt about that.

Thanks Sam for doing this.

Paul, I’ve got something for you that you might find interesting here…

http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/06/inaugural-2008-mundo-albiceleste-awards.html

By: Paul Grech

Paul Grech — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:54:04 +0000

Still say that Javier Mascherano should have won this…

By: Seba

Seba — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:01:59 +0000

Amen to that, Chris!

I find Carlitos’ story to be irresistible. Best of all? He is as down to Earth as he ever was. That will never change.

Even my wife, who started following football recently, has a profound admiration for Carlitos and she says he is her favourite sportsman ever!

I must say that his life story counts, but when I voted for him, I didn’t have that in mind. I just though: 14 premiership goals, 4 or 5 Champions League goals. Premiership champion. Champions League champion. Name me one other Argentine player with an influence like he had that have won 2 medals this season!

And of course you can’t ignore the fact that he conquered one of the biggest and more demanding set of supporters in the World.

I wish Argentina could have 11 Carlitos!

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:12:41 +0000

Seba-somehow I knew you were going to post that !! We both pushed him over the top !!

By: chris leonard

chris leonard — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:15:38 +0000

I know we’ve voted for Best Argentine in a Foreign League, 2007-2008 but I’ve cheated. My vote for Tevez was also influenced by the years leading up to this one.

Carlito’s life story is more compelling than Messi’s and Aguero’s. From childhood to now. Really rich drama. What’s the best way to say it?

How about this way. I’m a 44 year old (North) American who has followed and found idols in the big 5 U.S. sports. I’ve followed futbol since the 1994 WC. I’m sure to have missed some super stories, Maradona’s for example. But, still, Tevez’s story is my favorite of all. He is the sportsman I’ve admired the most in all my life.

By: Seba

Seba — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:22:53 +0000

You are wrong, Johnny, it was MY vote that put him over the top! ;)

Vamos Carlitos! El jugador del pueblo!

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:54:48 +0000

Congrats to Carlitos and I am pleased that my vote put him over the top !!

By: Tom Clark

Tom Clark — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:50:02 +0000

Sam,

Carlitos is a fair winner and your piece defends his victory nicely. Kun’s individual contribution to his club may have been greater (which is why I voted for him) but as an Argentine in Inglaterra Tevez was always going to have a tougher row to hoe; obviously with his help his club went a lot farther and certainly he made a lot of converts along the way, breaking down much stupid prejudice and dumb skepticism and opening a lot of minds. No disrespect for Aguero to have been edged by one vote, and surely his time will come–as no doubt will that of Lavezzi, and then Buonanotte, and who knows what wonders to come.