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Mancini denies tough week as talk of Tevez is banned
Manchester City manager sidesteps questions about suspended striker
Published in Ahram Online on 30 - 09 - 2011

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini ignored the elephant in the room on Friday as he avoided questions on suspended Carlos Tevez and denied this had been a difficult week.
While Alex Ferguson praised his rival for his “strength of character” in dealing with Tevez, who Mancini has said refused to come on in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich, the subject was off limits at a City news conference.
The club took the unusual step of reading out a statement beforehand to say that any questions relating directly or indirectly to Tevez would spell the end of proceedings.
Mancini, who entered the room joking “Champions League final?” as he clocked the larger than usual press contingent, was happy to discuss the wonderful weather, his bike ride to work and Saturday's Premier League trip to Blackburn Rovers.
The Italian's only real reference to a week where City have banned striker Tevez for up to two weeks pending an investigation into his conduct was to deny that this had been the hardest week of his managerial career.
“No, no, absolutely no. Why is it difficult? Some situations can happen in football, in your job,” he said. “It's important that the past is finished.
“I don't have any complications. The only complication that we had two days ago is that we lost against Bayern Munich, only this. We started very well, we can do a fantastic season - I don't have this problem.
“It is normal that one player is not happy to leave the pitch in an important game or to stay on the bench; it's a normal situation for every manager.”
STRONG MANAGEMENT
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko's behaviour in that midweek game also angered Mancini as the striker threw off his shirt after being taken off in favour of defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong when they were two goals down with half an hour to go.
Dzeko has apologised for his actions and Mancini said the matter was closed.
“We didn't have any problem with Edin … it was finished on Thursday morning - our focus is on Blackburn,” he said.
A couple of miles down the road, the subject of Tevez was not out of bounds as Manchester United boss Ferguson complimented Mancini on his handling of the matter.
“I think that Roberto Mancini has come out and shown his strength of character, his strength of management - and I think that is important,” Tevez's ex-manager told a news conference.
“We have all experienced our own difficulties in management and you cope with it as best as you can. In my own experience, strong management is important and there is nobody more important than the manager at a football club.”
City are unbeaten in the Premier League this season, having dropped just two points in six games, and are behind neighbours United on goal difference.


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