The City boss has often deployed club captain Carlos Tevez as a lone frontman this season, preferring instead to pack the midfield. Argentine strike ace Tevez has not taken too kindly to being asked to plug away on his own, with the fiery South American becoming embroiled in a dressing room bust-up with his manager during Sunday's meeting with Newcastle. Mancini, though, is standing by his selection policy, insisting he is doing the best he can with those available to him. With a number of key men sidelined, or working their way back to full fitness, he has called on his players to be patient as he pieces together his strongest starting XI. The Italian has hinted that he will adopt a more direct approach once the Eastlands treatment room has emptied, reassuring Tevez that he will soon have a partner to help carry the goalscoring burden. "It's out of necessity," said Mancini on his current tactics. "Emmanuel Adebayor has just recovered from injury, but Mario Balotelli hasn't. "And without flying full-backs like Jerome Boateng and Aleksandar Kolarov, who can push forward, I've had to adjust the team to get results. But only until everyone is back and fit."
