Why Have Manchester City Sacked Roberto Mancini?
Carlos Tevez refused to play in the Bayern Munich in September 2011 and Mancini claimed Tevez afterwards that his forward was finished with the club. His constant bust ups with Balotelli was always an issue at the club and one argument resulted in Mancini and Balotelli fighting it out. Mancini spent over £250 million on players in his three and a half years at the Eithad. Mancini was responsible for bringing players such as Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and David Silva to England but reports suggest that he was unhappy with the amount of backing of the board when it came to transfers, particularly last summer when they lost the signing of Robin van Persie to their rivals. Speaking last week Mancini said:
This year we didnt work well but this hasnt been a bad season and if we win the FA Cup its a good season.59-year-old Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini is the favourite to take over at the Eithad but has denied rumours he has signed a deal with the English club:
"I deny here and now being the new coach of Manchester City, I haven't signed any agreement with anybody,Last weekend ended with news that rival club Manchester United were to appoint David Moyes as the manager as Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement, something which could of given City the upper hand next season. Mancini's weekend of hell began when his team were defeated by Wigan Athletic in the F.A Cup final on Saturday. Sunday, Mancini along with his squad watched Manchester United lift the Premier League title and on Monday night, the club announced he had been sacked. You can read the full statement on the sacking of Mancini from the club here.