Roberto Mancini has called on his Man City players to change their mentality if they want to be a top team.
City boss not happy with squad mentality
Roberto Mancini has called on his Manchester City players to change their mentality if they want to become a top team.
Since Mancini took charge of the club late last year, back-room dissent has been fairly common-place at Eastlands.
The likes of Craig Bellamy and Stephen Ireland were quick to vent their frustrations before they were moved out.
More recently Shay Given and Emmanuel Adebayor have both clashed with Mancini over their lack of first-team football.
And whilst Mancini can understand any player's frustration he says that the attitude of his squad needs to change of they want to become a top club.
"I played football. Sometimes I had this behaviour. I can understand it, so it is not frustrating for me," said Mancini.
"But at the same time it is important they start to change their mentality. If they want to become a top squad and a top team they must change it.
"It is impossible that every three days players do interviews complaining that they are not playing.
"They need to knock on my door and speak with me so I can explain the situation.
"I want to create an atmosphere like they have at Chelsea and Manchester United but maybe it is easier for them to accept it because they have had
success.
"The players must be aware I am not choosing 11 players because the others are not good.
Crazy
"In three days' time we have another match, so I can change it again. The players have to understand this.
"Sometimes there might be a tactical reason; for instance, I don't have Aleksander Kolarov and Jerome Boateng at the moment so I can't play with three strikers.
"It is impossible that all the players are happy. If a player is happy when he doesn't play, he is crazy. It is important that he is unhappy.
"It is also important that he continues to work so that I have a chance to change my mind."
