I think Graeme Souness restrained himself magnificently when describing Carlos Tevez after the striker’s refusal to come off the bench for Man City in Munich.
The former Liverpool hero described the Argentine as a “bad apple” and says the club need to get rid of him ASAP.
Now I’m probably not alone in thinking that Tevez represents more than a ‘bad apple’.
I could think of a few more colourful words to describe his pathetic action’s in the Allianz Arena when his team were in need of help after a double strike from Bayern striker Mario Gomez.
Roberto Mancini looked as stunned as everyone else and I sincerely hope he sticks to his promise and ensures that Tevez never plays another game for Man City.
I mean the audacity to say he does not want to warm up and come on to help his team out in their hour of need is just unbelievable.
It would be the equivalent of me saying: “Sorry boss, I’m in the mood to work today but I still expect my pay packet on Friday.”
Tevez will probably face a hefty fine but what will that matter to a man who earns £250,000-a-week? The club need to come down much harder on him.
I’m not a City fan but I was disgusted by his actions and to me he epitomises the overriding feeling in the street that footballers are just money-grabbing mercenaries.
Money, not football, is the be all and end all and players are just interested in the bumper contracts they can secure with no thought to the history of the club they are playing for.
But this is the monster that the Man City owners and Mancini have created and it is ultimately up to them to rectify the situation.
Tevez should never be part of the match-day squad from now until January and he should train on his own until they can ship him out.
I would not even play him with the reserves or kids because I would not want them to be infected by his disgusting attitude.
The City faithful idolised Tevez last season and rightly so because he was their player of the year but I would be amazed if they still have the same love for him after he effectively turned his back on the club.
Carlos Tevez you are a disgrace to football and I hope you never step foot on a Premier League pitch ever again!
