Tevez Not Ruling Out Moving To Another EPL Club
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Balotelli involved in training ground scrap with Man City team-mate Boateng
Wild: Mario Balotelli (left) tussles with Jerome Boateng at City's training ground
Mario Balotelli had to be separated from Manchester City teammate Jerome Boateng after the two players were involved in a furious bustup in training on Friday.
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 manager Roberto 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.
The confrontation will raise more concerns over Balotelli's suspect temperament after he was sent off for lashing out at West Brom last month.
A City official insisted: 'It was a minor flare-up lasting a few seconds and a reflection of the competitive edge the players apply to training every day. It's not something we are remotely concerned about.'
However, questions will once again be asked about the harmony in Mancini's dressing room following spats involving Emmanuel Adebayor and Vincent Kompany, and James Milner and Yaya Toure this season.
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Bust-up: Boateng catches his breath after the scrap (left) before making up with Balotelli
The City boss also has to contend with the discontent among highly paid stars unhappy at being left out of the team. Joleon Lescott became the latest to speak out.
Lescott was a regular under former boss Mark Hughes, but he has made just five Premier League starts this season and is expected to drop to the bench against Bolton today after playing in the Europa League win over Salzburg.
'Of course. I'm not happy with the situation,' said Lescott. 'I don't enjoy sitting on the bench, and sometimes not even making the bench.'
Dressing down: Roberto Mancini speaks to Balotelli after his clash ay Carrington
The England defender admits he is concerned about his international prospects if he is not a City regular, and might be open to a loan move next month.
'That's down to me and the club,' he added. 'The club might say, "If there's a chance to play, go and play". If not, I will have to stay here.
'Fabio Capello has kept his confidence in me and I'm grateful for that. But there's going to come a time when, if I'm not playing for City, I'm not going to be in the England squad.'
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2 blackies fighting it out...........LOL
Mancini should know Balotelli is a pain in the arse what................
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Mancini should sell all the big-headed blackies in the team........he's too dumb to see that........
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Balotelli is a bomb waiting to be detonated at any moment. he has a short fuse, in which a little thing can ignite his combustible temperament to the surface
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Balo is a bit aggressive
but he lost to Alam Shah
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Anyway, Balotelli sort of hinted his allegience with City ends at June.
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Manchester City fight club, round 3: Carlos Tevez in bust-up with Roberto Mancini
I'm the boss: Mancini lays down the law to Tevez
Carlos Tevez sealed Manchester City's victory with his 10th goal of the season to keep up the pressure on the Barclays Premier League leaders.
However the Argentina striker seemed ill at ease as Bolton's five-match unbeaten run came to an end.
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ROUND 1: Tevez and Mancini erupt at Eastlands as captain and manager clash during win over Newcastle
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ROUND 2: Balotelli involved in training ground scrap with Man City team-mate Boateng
Bust up: Carlos Tevez has words with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini after being substituted
You've got to be kidding: Carlos Tevez (left) shouts at manager Roberto Mancini (right) after being substituted
Tevez picked up his fifth booking of the campaign and will miss the match against West Ham on Saturday.
So too will Aleksander Kolarov who is also banned after being dismissed by referee Andre Marriner after picking two yellow cards.
Tevez ended the game giving manager Roberto Mancini an ear-bashing when he was replaced by James Milner in the final minute.
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.
Off you go: Mancini points Tevez towards the dressing rooms
Mancini also had words with Tevez after 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.
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looks like mourinho is re-joining the epl sooner than expected....
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HEAD-TO-HEAD ... Tevez and Mancini clashCARLOS TEVEZ is fuming with Roberto Mancini for subbing him so often.
Manchester City boss Mancini took off his skipper for the 11th time this season against Bolton.
It is why the Argentine star exploded at the Italian in the 90th minute of City's 1-0 victory.
A club insider said: "Carlos isn't happy he keeps getting taken off.
"He wasn't tired against Bolton and was playing well, so didn't see why he should be replaced.
"It has been happening all season and he cannot understand why Mancini keeps doing it to him."
Tevez's frustration boiled over because he has scored in seven Premier League games for City this season and they have won them all.
They have won only one when he has not scored.
He feels he is more than doing his bit for his manager but is not being given the same respect in return.
In contrast to Tevez, Spanish winger David Silva is the second most subbed City player - taken off just five times.
Mancini has a stormy relationship with Tevez and claims that he is not bothered by his striker's touchline reaction.
He said yesterday: "It is not a big thing.
"I am happy when one player doesn't want to leave the pitch.
"Tevez is very important for the team but I took the decision and I think it was the right decision."
Only Bolton's Swedish forward Johan Elmander has been subbed more than Tevez this season.
Boss Owen Coyle has withdrawn him 12 times.
HERE'S a list of the most subbed players in the Premier League:
ELMANDER (Bolton) 12
TEVEZ (Man City) 11
ARSHAVIN (Arsenal) 11
LEE (Bolton) 10
HEITINGA (Everton) 9
KALINIC (Blackburn) 9
PETROV (Bolton) 9
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Tevez hands in transfer request
Carlos Tevez reportedly handed in a transfer request at Manchester City ahead of his side's 3-1 win over West Ham on Saturday.
Carlos Tevez reacted angrily after being subbed by Roberto Mancini against BoltonTevez, 26, has long been rumoured to be unhappy at Eastlands, but the latest developments have shocked the club's billionaire owners, who may now have to part with him in the January transfer window.
The Argentine is reported to be stressed about living away from his two daughters, who are in Argentina, while his relationship with City's Italian manager, Roberto Mancini, has been stretched to breaking point.
Tevez reacted angrily to being substituted by Mancini last weekend and now wants out of the club who paid around £30 million to persuade him to move away from Manchester United.
The striker has netted 39 goals in 60 games for the club and rose to captain the side, but has always admitted that he has fallen out of love with the game and could walk away from it at any minute.
A close friend of Tevez told ESPNsoccernet: "There is no offer for him, and it is not far off to say that he might even walk away from football because of his personal problems."
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Carlos Tevez wants to quit Manchester City: Troubled striker hands in transfer request
Flashpoint: Carlos Tevez, left, clashes with manager Roberto Mancini after being substituted against Bolton
Homesick Carlos Tevez has rocked Manchester City by telling them he wants to quit the club.
Tevez has shocked club officials by handing in an official written transfer request after deciding that he cannot carry on with his life in Manchester.
The 26-year-old is said to be suffering distress at being separated from his two daughters, who live in Argentina, while his relationship with City's Italian manager, Roberto Mancini, has been stretched to breaking point.
But that is already out-of-date and City's wish to offer him a lucrative five-year deal in the summer is just a pipedream. The club would ideally want at least £35million for Tevez and that is if they can get their heads around losing him.
But the player will hope they accept his personal reasons for wanting to leave. He has complained in the past about missing his family and he makes regular trips back to Argentina.
Although respected by other City players, his lack of fluent English means he often cuts an isolated figure and, significantly, he did not attend the club's Christmas party last Saturday.
A big admirer of City's previous manager, Mark Hughes, Tevez does not enjoy the same relationship with Mancini.
The pair clashed in the dressing-room at half-time during this season's home game against Newcastle and Tevez was visibly angered by being taken off against Bolton.
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Imagine Tevez is still at United & imagine the problems he created for Fergie. knowing Fergie, Tevez wont last long at OT.
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his transfer request kena rejected.
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Another Bellamy?
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UNHAPPY ... Carlos TevezMANCHESTER CITY have turned down Carlos Tevez's shock transfer request.
The Argie striker is fed-up with boss Roberto Mancini and is desperate for a return home to be with his family.
But the club have refused his plea and launched a fierce attack on his agent.
A City statement read: "It is with disappointment that we confirm to our supporters that Carlos Tevez has submitted a written transfer request. The club can also confirm that the request has been rejected.
"The club remains disappointed by this situation and particularly with the actions of Carlos' representative.
"Roberto Mancini and all at the club have shown, and will continue to show, sensitivity to Carlos' personal circumstances including the issue of his family being based overseas.
"Indeed following his suspension as a result of the game against Bolton, Carlos requested, and was given, special dispensation by the manager to take leave overseas.
"The written transfer request is in stark contrast to Carlos' stated position in both public and club contexts.
"Significantly, over recent months, the club has also received numerous requests from Carlos' representative to renegotiate and improve his playing contract as well as more recently a request to extend that contract by another year.
"However, in line with the club's policy of not negotiating playing contracts mid-season this has not been granted.
"Carlos' current five-year contract has three and a half years to run and he is the highest paid player at the Manchester City Football Club.
"This is both an unfortunate and unwelcome distraction and the club will remain focused on the games ahead in what is turning out to be a very promising season. The door remains open for Carlos to be selected to play."
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i wonder why fergie never really treasured him...is it becos of his temperament?
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kana sub should be happy what.............play less still same pay what.............
the best are those 3rd choice keepers............they spend whole careers just training and still get paid big bucks..................
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maybe it reminded him of being a sub at united in his second season.
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At least Tevez playing in Man City in 1st XI & being snubbed after that better than in Man U: Being subt. most of time because of Berbatov.
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There's only Chelsea left for Carlos Tevez if he stays in England...
Poster boy: Manchester City's title hopes could be over if Carlos Tevez goes
It is surely no coincidence that in the week when Carlo Ancelotti, the Chelsea manager, suddenly appeared happy and announced he had the backing of the owner and money to spend, Carlos Tevez asked to leave Manchester City.
Chelsea is the only game left for Tevez in England now. He has burnt his bridges at Manchester United, Liverpool are currently off the radar as a destination for major talent and Arsenal do not sign £30million players. We don't know why, they just don't. Tevez would be too rich for Tottenham's blood, too.
This leaves Chelsea, and a serious challenge to progress at City. Until now, all the talk has been of persuading world class players to join the club; nobody contemplated that as early as this winter they would need to coax one to stay. Trouble was predicted if City finished fourth or worse, but in the summer, not now.
Bottom line: the Tevez issue shows how hard it is for a club, no matter its spending power, to break into the elite. Chelsea had been improving gradually for years when Jose Mourinho took over. He was the icing on the cake. By contrast, City had barely come back from the shops with the ingredients when Roberto Mancini arrived. Is it any wonder their concept seems at times half-baked?
Tevez is selfless on the field, but high maintenance off it.
Occasionally, both elements of his nature emerge, as happened at Bolton. After his usual hard shift, Tevez confronted Mancini on the touchline when substituted.
The City boss took a huge risk this season by adding Mario Balotelli to an already incendiary mix at the club. Tevez has clashed with the Italy striker as well as his manager, and is said to be unhappy with the way the club is run.
For all the talk of homesickness and disenchantment with football, unless Tevez wants out to return to play in South America - or makes good on a threat to retire from football completely - few will believe his transfer request is motivated by personal rather than professional matters.
If the opportunity that piques his interest is a move to Chelsea, Tevez will be derided and his current employers made a laughing stock.
Selling him would represent a far greater public humiliation than the failed bid for Kaka, given the capital City made out of Tevez's signing when it happened.
Sir Alex Ferguson has always seemed disproportionately furious at those 'Welcome to Manchester' posters. He will be revelling in this.
What happens next is fascinating. City - as expected - have rejected the transfer request, but the story does not necessarily end there.
They can afford to keep Tevez, but a disaffected player is of no use, particularly if his mood alters and his form dries up, as it did for the Argentina star in the early months of last season.
If City are ultimately driven to sell, particularly to Chelsea, their mission will be publicly redefined. The elite do not lose important contracted players to major rivals and, if they do, it is looked upon as a sign of weakness. If Tevez were sold to Chelsea, major transfer targets would look at City and wonder.
Talisman: Selling Tevez to Chelsea would be a potentially fatal blow for City
The damage would be felt long beyond January and only winning the Barclays Premier League could reverse it. Can City achieve this without Tevez?
His goals this season include winners against Chelsea, Blackpool and Bolton; it is hard to imagine City in the top four without him, let alone as champions.
Yet if Sheik Mansour insists he stays - and remember this is no tantrum, but a formal, written transfer request made after talks with Garry Cook, the chief executive - tensions would rise. Such are the growing pains of a wannabe elite club.
Lose Mancini, and City bow to player power; lose Tevez, and the title may go to Stamford Bridge with him; keep both, and the training ground is a powder keg. Only City could wake up to a headache like this on the day they go joint top of the Premier League.
Welcome to Manchester? They most certainly are.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
i wonder why fergie never really treasured him...is it becos of his temperament?
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
i wonder why fergie never really treasured him...is it becos of his temperament?
ignore this fucker people.always create problems.fuck ur whore mother -
wa if Tevez wear Chelsea jersey
haha anelka can go off lia0
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Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1): wa if Tevez wear Chelsea jersey
haha anelka can go off lia0
Man U players confirm go mark him like siao.
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Originally posted by COME SUCK MY COCK:
ignore this fucker people.always create problems.fuck ur whore motheru fucking cheebye kia :) You shd go to the mirror and check if you have squeezed your acne yet. If not, focus hard your studies, grow some pubic hair first before you let your parents down.
