Tevez: Serie A the most difficult league

Juventus attacker Carlos Tevez feels that Serie A is the most difficult league on a tactical level he has ever played in.

The 30-year-old has a wealth of experience in various divisions across the world, having played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham, Man United and Manchester City prior to joining the Bianconeri last summer.

And while Serie A no longer attracts the biggest names in world football as it did during the 1990s and much of the early-2000s, Tevez believes tactically the league is unrivalled.

"Of all the championships in which I have played, the Italian league is definitely the most difficult and tactical," he told the club's official website.

Tevez then went on to stress that he's not surprised by Juventus' fine run of form in Serie A this term.

"We all know that we have the potential on and off the field. We are a strong team and we are very hard to be beat when we play together.

"Juventus are a great club. You realise how big Juve are when you see how all the teams are desperate to beat us."

Tevez has netted 15 goals in 26 Serie A appearances since joining the club from City in the summer of 2013.

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Tevez: Ribery should win Ballon d'Or

Carlos Tevez believes the Ballon d'Or should go to Franck Ribery ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The 29-year-old Juventus forward says that the winger's pivotal contribution to Bayern's treble of the Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League makes him the stand out candidate for this year's prize.

"Messi and Cristiano are compete for the award every year, but for what he's done last season with Bayern and the way he played, I'd give it to Franck Ribery. He deserves it more," Tevez told Argentine radio station La Red.

All three will appear at next year's World Cup in Brazil, a tournament Tevez admits he expects to miss.

"Even if I score 30 goals this season I don't think I'll stand a chance of being included in Argentina's World Cup squad. That's very clear to me.

"I don't have to explain anything to the fans. It's not me who has to explain why I'm not playing for Argentina."

"Sabella is entitled to his decisions. I have to be a grown up person and accept it.

Tevez has not appeared for his country since 2011 when Argentina failed to claim the Copa America on home soil and hopes that he will one day get the opportunity to enjoy some happier memories of international football.

"It would make me sad if my last image with the national team is that missed penalty-kick against Uruguay at the Copa America 2011 quarter-finals."

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Nedved : Tevez is phenomenal

Juventus legend Pavel Nedved has described current fan favourite Carlos Tevez as "a phenomenon".

The Argentine has proven a revelation since joining the Bianconeri from Manchester City in the summer, scoring six goals in his first 10 Serie A games.

And Nedved has been more taken with the heart, desire and grit displayed by Tevez, "a champion" the Czech feels would have been a worthy addition to the Juve side that won back-to-back titles a decade ago.

"He's a phenomenon," the former Ballon d'Or winner told Tuttosport. "For what he puts on the field, he reminds myself and [coach Antonio] Conte of our times.

"When we got him [from City], we knew we could move forward with security. Carlitos is a phenomenon; we never had any doubts [about him], and the results are confirming why.

"He is leader. Could he play with us in our great Juve team? Certainly: he's a champion. He's irresistible when he gets to chase the ball: he never gives up."

Nedved won the Ballon d'Or in 2003, the year of Juve's second successive Scudetto.

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Tevez : Dont blame the referee

Juventus striker Carlos Tevez has insisted that the referee is not culpable for his team's 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a first-half double either side of a Fernando Llorente strike, but the encounter was marred by the dismissal of Giorgio Chiellini for a seemingly innocuous challenge on the Portuguese just three minutes into the second half.

But the Argentine has refused to point the finger of blame at referee Manuel Grafe for the result - which consequently leaves the Bianconeri third in Group B with just two points.

He told Sky Sport Italia: "We’re upset about the result, but it was a good performance and with a man down in the second half we still caused them problems.

"We have time to recover from this situation, but we have to give our all on the field. I have no problem playing wherever the team needs me.

"We should think about ourselves and not the referee. If you make mistakes like we did, then Real Madrid do not forgive you.

"I can’t blame the referee, as we have to think about our own performance and the errors we made."

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Tevez : Never criticised Llorente

Carlos Tevez has denied criticising Juventus team-mate Fernando Llorente, insisting that the Spaniard will become a key player.

Reports in Spain suggested that the former Manchester City attacker had said Llorente "would be better off playing basketball", but the Argentine has stressed that he never sad anything bad about his colleague.

"I want to explain I haven't said anything bad about Fernando," he said on his official Twitter account.

"In fact, I believe he is a great player and he will be a key player for us."

Llorente, 28, joined Juventus from Athletic Bilbao on a free transfer at the end of the 2012-13 campaign, but has been struggling to make an impact at his new club.

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TOP 20 SUMMER TRANSFERS

20 - Isco (Malaga - Real Madrid €30m)

19 - David Villa (Barcelona - Atletico Madrid €5.1m)

18 - Carlos Tevez (Manchester City - Juventus €14m)

17 -   Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich - Fiorentina €15.5m)

16 -  Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid - Arsenal €50m)

15 -  Paulinho (Corinthians - Tottenham €20.6m)

14 - Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid - Monaco €60m)

13 - Juan Quintero (Atletico Nacional - Porto €5m)

12 - Neymar (Santos - Barcelona €57m)

11 - Willian (Anzhi Makhachkala - Chelsea €35.2m)

10 -  Roberto Soldado (Valencia - Tottenham €30.6m)

9 - Jesus Navas (Sevilla - Manchester City €17.6m)

8 - Kevin Strootman (PSV - Roma €17m)

7 - Edinson Cavani (Napoli - Paris Saint-Germain €64m)

6 - Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund - Bayern Munich €37m)

5 - Erik Lamela (Roma - Tottenham €30m)

4 - Eric Abidal (Barcelona - Monaco free transfer)

3 - Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar - Dortmund €27.5m)

2 - Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid - Napoli €40.6m)

1 - Gareth Bale (Tottenham - Real Madrid €100m)

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