Scholes can relateto Tevez’s behaviour
Scholes himself refused to play in a League Cup tie against Arsenal in 2001, having been dropped for the previous game against Liverpool.
He stated what he did was “equally bad if not worse’’ than Tevez’s situation.
“I know Carlos quite well. He’s a player who wants to be playing,’’ Scholes said. “When he’s a sub, it will be killing him.
“It’s totally up to the manager but Carlos wouldn’t have been thinking that. He’ll be thinking, ‘The manager is against me, why is he not bringing me on? I’m City’s best player and he’s not playing me’.
“I’m not saying he [Tevez] is right — it’s totally up to the manager.’’
Scholes, 36, refused to play for Alex Ferguson after being selected in a weakened team for a November 2001 League Cup defeat by Arsenal, a day after being dropped for a Premier League defeat by rivals Liverpool.
“You think you should be playing and my head was all over the place. I thought he [Ferguson] was messing me about, wrongly really. It’s up to him what he does with his team,’’ Scholes told the BBC.
“I realise it was stupid. I let the manager down and it was something I regretted. It’s probably similar to Carlos Tevez’s state of mind if it is true he refused to come on.’’
Scholes insists he apologised to Ferguson soon afterwards and was fined a week’s wages.
He said: “Considering what I did, the manager was well within his rights to sack me and do whatever he wanted to do with me.
“I went to apologise as soon as I realised I’d made a massive mistake.
“He fined me the maximum and that was it — the story was over and I think I played the next game.’’
Meanwhile Edin Dzeko has apologised to Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini for his reaction to being substituted in Munich.
Although Tevez topped the crime sheet with his refusal to play, Mancini delivered some harsh words in Dzeko’s direction too.
The Bosnian complained bitterly after being replaced by Nigel de Jong 10 minutes into the second-half of the 2-0 defeat to Bayern.
He was still complaining as he took his place on the bench and continued his moans as the match went on.
Mancini was not impressed and stated afterwards it was the “last time any player behaved like that” after being substituted.
Dzeko refused to speak to reporters as he left the stadium.
However, having had chance to consider his actions, he has now said sorry to Mancini and his team-mates.
“I know my reaction (to being taken off) was bad,” he said.
“I have spoken to the guys and to the coach as well.
“I have apologised for the reaction and Roberto has accepted it and said that everything is OK and that we have to be positive for the next game.”
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