“The stocky shadow of Carlos Tevez is likely to be cast all over the Copa America in Argentina this July. The Manchester City striker will almost certainly not be picked for the tournament as Argentina coach Sergio Batista is apparently building a side without him. He is attempting to create an imitation Barcelona, with Lionel Messi in the ‘false number nine’ role that Pep Guardiola invented for him with the Catalan club. The back-up is to use Gonzalo Higuain of Real Madrid as a target man striker.” BBC – Tim Vickery