hgblue said:
DontLookBackInAnger said:
I'm guessing those that see it as a weakness don't hold the view that he has mis-handled the situation. Moreover I know a number of dippers that are outragued at their ownership for getting involved in what went on at the weekend.
Mancini has either handled the situation well and having Tevez back now is a sign of weakness on his behalf, or he has handled the situation badly and has been put in his place by the club's owners. One or the other, not both.
There are a number of ways you could look at it.
1) Mancini & the executives are in complete agreement over all actions and the way forward, which involves Tevez playing again.
2) The owners would prefer to keep Tevez well away but Mancini wants him back as we're lacking a cutting edge up front and it's causing an issue in the dressing room.
3) Mancini backed the club into a corner when he said publicly Tevez wouldn't play for the club again and the owners have been trying to resolve the situation (which includes financial & legal issues). That's not to say they haven't supported the manager but have probably had to make a call based on the issues involved which is not necessarily to his liking.
Can't see (2) being realistic for a variety of reasons. (1) would be nice as that's the way Gill & Baconface have worked for years, with each trusting the other. (3) is most plausible in my view. Let's remember that Mancini got rid of Bellamy & Onuoha who were critical of him when he could quite easily have forgiven and forgotten. So I'd hazard a guess he's not the forgiving type.