Mancini in new City bust up
Despite all their millions, Megabucks® Manchester City’s title bid has hit another stumbling block.
Their controversial manager, Roberto Mancini, has had yet another training ground bust up, but this time it’s not with one of his expensively assembled squad of Millionaire Mercenaries®. This time his fiery Latin temperament has blown up at a humble tea lady. Her crime – offering the players chocolate hobnobs with their cuppa instead of the Italian Biscotti that he has especially shipped over from Italy.
Mancini is a stickler for detail, on and off the field, and even biscuits do not escape his attention.
His blazing stand up expletive laden shouting match with Doreen the tea lady was eventually doused by £220,000 per week Yaya Toure, brother of £160,000 a week Kolo, who literally dragged Mancini away & calmed him down with a Tunnock’s Tea Cake.
‘We must have a winning mentality at this club. Is important.’ Mancini is reported to have said in an attempt to explain his outburst. ‘In England diet is not taken as seriously as in Italy. In Italy we have biscotti. We no have hobnobs or ginger snaps. These are no good. Biscotti is good. Is football. Is important’
This latest foul mouthed tirade from the controversial Italian is merely the latest in a long line of man management mistakes, something that he certainly did not inherit from his predecessor Mark Hughes, who was unceremoniously dumped during last season during the home game with Sunderland. A hasty decision that ultimately cost Moneybags® Manchester City their coveted 4th place last season.
Recent Mancini high profile clashes include;
Craig Bellamy – Mancini made him train despite having a well documented dodgy knee. The pair almost came to blows & had to be kept apart by peacemaker Shaun Wright-Phillips. Bellamy’s knees have now been repaired at Cardiff, where he has missed the last 3 games due to injury.
Emmanual Adebayor – Mancini accused the £160,000 a week flop of feigning an injury. Adebayor stormed into the Managers office with a note from his mum to prove his injury. The pair have since made up but Mancini is sure to sell the Togolese trouble maker in the January transfer window.
Jamie Murphy – the Man City physio was sacked by Mancini before the West Brom Carling Cup game, but later reinstated. Mancini was furious at the number of injured players & laid the blame squarely on the shoulders of Murphy. Murphy is said to be a favourite of the players due to his surprisingly gentle hands.
Despite their unprecendented spending, Moneybags® Manchester City’s somewhat fortuitous win over an out of sorts Chelsea team at the weekend, 4th place still seems a long way off. An insider summed up the general sentiment. ‘Expect more revelations about dressing room dis-unity & unsettling controversies. Mancini is a looney’
Their long wait for a trophy may well extend beyond 34 years. Money can’t buy you history.
