Manchester City captain Carlos Tévez has revealed his disappointment at the attitude of some young professional footballers.
The Argentina striker noted how young players are more interested with chasing the money than actually winning silverware with their club.
Tévez told Argentinean TV station TyC Sports: "Today the young players have no education at all and I don't want to listen to them.
"When I played at Boca Juniors, when Martín Palermo or Juan Román Riquelme talked, I listened to them.
"So I don't want a young player to ask me, 'Why did you do that?' in the changing room. I would punch them as I have won 13 titles in my career."
The 26-year-old also raised fresh doubts about his future in football after reiterating his desire to retire from the game at a relatively young age.
He added: "If you ask me, I would love to have my old life back in my neighbourhood of Fuerte Apache. I don't want to play any more.
"I'm tired of football but I'm also tired of people who work in football. Football is only about money and I don't like it.
"Today there are many bad people in the football business and you have to fight with them all the time.
"I'm going to play football for three or four years in Europe then I will quit."
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The Argentina striker noted how young players are more interested with chasing the money than actually winning silverware with their club.
Tévez told Argentinean TV station TyC Sports: "Today the young players have no education at all and I don't want to listen to them.
"When I played at Boca Juniors, when Martín Palermo or Juan Román Riquelme talked, I listened to them.
"So I don't want a young player to ask me, 'Why did you do that?' in the changing room. I would punch them as I have won 13 titles in my career."
The 26-year-old also raised fresh doubts about his future in football after reiterating his desire to retire from the game at a relatively young age.
He added: "If you ask me, I would love to have my old life back in my neighbourhood of Fuerte Apache. I don't want to play any more.
"I'm tired of football but I'm also tired of people who work in football. Football is only about money and I don't like it.
"Today there are many bad people in the football business and you have to fight with them all the time.
"I'm going to play football for three or four years in Europe then I will quit."
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