Goal Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkVIYYo8E6U
Tevez refuses to come on as a substitute against
Bayern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJy2X4zJ3mE
Mancini and Tevez interviews after the match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRvaez1g-44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSAC14bAnNU
The stroppy hitman refused to come on as a sub when Manchester
City boss Roberto Mancini asked him to help his team-mates as they
trailed Bayern Munich 2-0.
Tevez's betrayal of his manager, his club, their fans and his
team-mates was as repulsive as it was shocking — and was no doubt a
calculated move by him to engineer a move away from the club.
All summer the Argy tried unsuccessfully to leave City, citing
"family reasons" for desperately needing to escape Manchester.
Last night, Mancini insisted he would never pick Tevez
again.
But kicking him out of the club now would only give the
27-year-old exactly what he craves — a dream move away.
Furious City fans bombarded Twitter after the match saying City
should now let Tevez rot in the reserves rather than allow him to
leave.
And football legends were quick to turn their back on the player
last night, with former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness leading the
backlash.
The Sky Sports pundit said: "Tevez is one bad apple. He's a
disgrace to football.
"He epitomises what most people think is wrong with modern
football.
"It is totally unacceptable. He's a football player and he is
paid to play.
"He is refusing to help his team-mates. It's all about him, him,
him."
Tevez looked certain to leave City after he spent the summer in
Argentina telling the world he had to get away.
But no big offers materialised and to everyone's surprise he
returned for the new season. However, the striker — who was the
Premier League's joint Golden Boot winner last season with Dimitar
Berbatov after banging in 20 goals — has been out of the first team
during the current campaign, with the likes of Edin Dzeko, Sergio
Aguero and Mario Balotelli all ahead of him.
Souness added: "Mancini walked into a hornets' nest with him and
several other players who were at the club at the time.
"That would cause you to walk away from the job. How can you
deal with players acting like that?
"Tevez has crossed the line."
Former City and England defender Danny Mills also joined the
anti-Tevez chorus.
He said: "You cannot keep disrespecting the manager.
"Whether you like him or not, it doesn't make any difference.
You're playing for yourself, your club, your team.
"There's quite a few managers I didn't get on with but you put
your shift in, you play for pride because you're a
professional.
"You simply cannot refuse to play in a football match. It's
selfish, it's cowardly and bang out of order."
Tevez was not the only petulant player confronting Mancini on a
wretched night for the City boss.
Bosnian Dzeko was also angered by the Italian's decision to
substitute him and threw a strop after leaving the pitch.
Mancini said: "Dzeko is disappointed but the manager can do what
he thinks.
"No player can play very well in every game. I need to speak
with him."
