http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/story-13472138-detail/story.html? IT WOULD have done Carlos Tevez good to tune in to Stoke City's Europa League clash with Besiktas last week. It would have taught him a valuable lesson about how to conduct yourself as a professional player. Just 48 hours after Tevez refused â or "misunderstood" â an instruction to come on as a second-half substitute during Manchester City's Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich, Stoke striker Jonathan Walters, pictured below, found himself out of the starting line-up at the Britannia. Did Walters sulk or refuse to play? Not a chance. Tony Pulis threw on the Republic of Ireland international in the second half and he emerged with a smile on his face and made a huge impact on the game. He immediately caused Besiktas problems with his movement, and later scored the match-winner from the spot to become the night's hero. Someone should tell Tevez that is what it is all about â showing pride and determination to achieve a result for your club, your team-mates and your supporters. He's obviously suffered the pain of being on the bench, the poor lad, and someone has then had the nerve to ask him to go on and help his team! He may have been miffed he wasn't starting, but he could at least console himself with compensation to the tune of £240,000 at the end of the week... He's there to do his job as a footballer because, let's be frank, Tevez isn't paid that much for his looks. There are no excuses and simply no defence for the way he has acted, but it is not an isolated problem in today's game. QPR'S Adel Tarrabt was substituted at half-time in their 6-0 thumping at Fulham on Sunday, immediately left the ground and was spotted at a bus stop waiting for a lift home. I struggle to see what these players are thinking, and the only shred of explanation is they are being badly advised. The money in football has rocketed to astronomical levels in recent years and people like Tevez are no longer footballers, but merely money-making machines for the businessmen behind them. Players used to depend on their next pay packet to keep up with mortgage payments and other bills, but that's no longer the case. The likes of Tevez are more likely to weigh their money than count it these days, so being fined two weeks' wages, as the Argentinian has been, won't make a jot of difference to him. Of course, a lot of players do still realise how lucky they are to be in this profession, and appreciate they are well rewarded for their efforts. And I'm surprised Tevez isn't one of them. Argentina is a poor country and he came from a less-than-wealthy background, so you'd have thought he'd be counting his lucky stars about the wages he earns. Unfortunately, it doesn't look as though he is. The sad situation is that I don't think Tevez's Manchester City career is completely done and dusted. The money he earns means few other clubs can afford him, so City will probably have to welcome him back into the fold unless they are prepared to give him away come January just to get rid. It will become like a game of poker, but I'm sure if Roberto Mancini had his way, Tevez's contract would be ripped up and he'd never be seen at the club again. However, the owners are the ones who pump the money into the club and will want to see some form of compensation for their outlay. The only winner is Tevez. He will still pick up his money, regardless of whether he's playing or not. The ironic thing is, that when he was at Manchester United he spent most of his time on the bench, but now he's stuck on there at City he starts playing up. When you leave a big club like United it is for one of two reasons. Either something was wrong on the player's part or Sir Alex Ferguson saw something he didn't like. It is pretty clear to me that the problem is Tevez himself. The Man City fans have nailed their colours to the mast by coming out in support of Mancini during their game at Blackburn on Saturday. Those supporters have followed the club in the dark days and, now things are looking up for them, they're not going to accept a little fella from Argentina disrupting progress. The stark reality is that Tevez isn't such a wonderful player. He's not going to guarantee you trophies every year, but one thing he will guarantee you is disruption in the dressing room.
