'Depressed' Tevez suffered eating disorder during 'personal crisis'
Updated On: 05 September, 2011 01:23 PM IST | ANI
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed that he suffered from depression and developed an eating disorder this summer after he failed to secure a move to Italian giants Inter Milan.
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed that he suffered from depression and developed an eating disorder this summer after he failed to secure a move to Italian giants Inter Milan.
Tevez said he turned to eating in a bid to tackle his depression and sought treatment in a clinic, the Daily Mail reports.
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u00a0'I'm not the s''t that they say I am. I had a personal crisis this summer. I put on five or six kilos and had to check myself into a clinic. I was depressed and so I ate and ate. Only my family and my friends know this", Tevez said.
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"People can criticise me if I don't play well, but they can't say "He missed a penalty so the coach would be sacked." It's the bad feeling towards me that I can't stand," he added.
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Tevez's family have now moved to England's North West from South America and he isu00a0 now struggling to secure his place in Manchester City.
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Manchester City manager Mancini has once again signed high-profile players which means Tevez is no longer guaranteed a place in City's starting XI.
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