Manchester City Meltdown

[TwoSaintsComeMarching]

:lol:

Everyday I seem to read a story about a Citeh bust-up.

A couple of days ago it was the training session fight between Balotelli and Boateng.

Today, apparently Tevez had angry words for Mancini after being substituted against Bolton.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1335686/Carlos-Tevez-bust-Roberto-Mancini.html

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini shrugged off his touchline bust-up with captain Carlos Tevez in Saturday's 1-0 victory over by Bolton.

The Argentine striker reacted angrily to being substituted in the final minute and exchanged words with Mancini before James Milner intervened.

Afterwards Mancini attempted to play down the latest incident of ill-discipline.
'I am happy about this. I would like all players to be like Carlos and want to stay on the pitch.' said the Italian. 'I needed a player like Mario on the pitch as he is taller than Carlos. We must continue to score when Carlos doesn't play.'

The confrontation followed Friday's bust-up between Mario Balotelli and team-mate Jerome Boateng in training.

Balotelli, 20, reacted angrily to a tackle from behind by the 22-year-old Germany defender, who retaliated by grabbing the striker by the throat in front of Mancini and the rest of the squad.

The two players appeared to make up afterwards but Mancini had words with his £23million signing from Inter Milan as he tried to calm him down.

It's not the first clash between Mancini and Tevez. The pair had a blazing row during half-time of the club's 2-1 win over Newcastle.

It is understood that the mood turned sour when Mancini entered the dressing room after his players and heard Tevez saying something he didn't like.

City's Italian manager then made a comment of his own and Tevez jumped up from his seat to confront him.

Words were exchanged and other members of the team and backroom staff had to intervene.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Cheeky bid for Mr T in the new year? :lol:

 

[THOWIG]

Yes please

 

[IamCelestial]

Don't see it as a sign of a man city meltdown tbh (even though i realize that it is pretty tongue in cheek )

Tevez just shows that he really wants to play, which contradicts the other "meltdown" idea, that he is fed up with football and doesn't have much joy playing for city.

 

[beats1]

Don't see it as a sign of a man city meltdown tbh (even though i realize that it is pretty tongue in cheek )

Tevez just shows that he really wants to play, which contradicts the other "meltdown" idea, that he is fed up with football and doesn't have much joy playing for city.

I disagree slightly, he's a player that wants to win but also a player who enjoys playing football.

And he was upset at the decision to sack hughes and then upset at the fact Bellamy was chucked out. Then he don't like the style of play Mancini plays and slowly he is getting more pissed off and i think he prefers playing with Adebayor than Balotelli

 

[kishman]

A prospect of a City meltdown would have been more promising if they had lost or even drawn to Bolton. Hopefully West Ham beat them next week, come on you Hammers!

 

[hoddle1987]

im loving this media witchhunt and s.hit-stirring with city. hopefully it causes the tension to rise in the camp and in time we may even see this fabled 'meltdown'. we will need all the help we can gt to finish 4th

 

[Marty]

It's not a meltdown if they're still winning but it's always fun to see tension in competing camps, especially when ours seems to be so harmonious.

 

[miles_64]

The fact is, they're above us in the league. That's what matters. I'd rather have our players giving each other grief and finishing 4th than giving each other rose-scented bubble-bath for Christmas and coming 5th.