As Carlos Tevez retires, it is time to name and rank the top ten Argentinean players in Premier League history to see just where he goes.
A version of this article was published in September 2018.
10) Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United)
Fortunate to be on this list given his sparse Manchester United appearances during his three years in England, but he did win a Premier League title. Manuel Lanzini, Julio Arca and Juan Sebastian Veron challenged, but none can feel too hard done to by missing out.
Also, none of them have a story about being knocked out by Roy Keane, at least one very good excuse for including Heinze on this list.
“We lost a game and I went in the dressing room first and Roy Keane was second. I liked to go first after the game; I didn’t want to speak to anyone as we lost,” Heinze revealed last year. “I didn’t understand English, just the bad words. I heard my name and “f*** off” by Roy Keane, the best player. I knew that was bad so I stood up to him, this idol of Manchester, this great guy who everyone loved, and replied: “F*** off, you”. I don’t remember what happened next.”
When asked if he didn’t remember anything because Keane had knocked him out, Heinze said: “Yes. Yes.”
9) Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool)
Nothing quite sums up Rodriguez’s propensity to go a bit quiet for a few games before doing something brilliant than the 17 days between April 23 and May 9, 2011. The midfielder had performed in fits and starts over the preceding four months, contributing to the team but not scoring a goal. Then he netted a hat-trick against Birmingham City, once more against Newcastle United and hit another treble Fulham in three consecutive league games. Half of his Premier League goals total came in those 242 minutes, and he failed to complete 90 minutes in any of the three matches.
Signed by Rafael Benitez from Atletico Madrid, where he had fallen out with manager and fans after reacting badly to being substituted, Rodriguez…
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