Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Manciniis an Italian football manager and former player, currently the head coach of Inter Milan. As a player, Mancini played as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped the team win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italia titles, and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He was capped 36 times for Italy, taking part at UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup,...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth27 November 1964
absence fans pay playing surreal
We'll have to pay a lot of attention, we'll be playing in a surreal situation. It will be important to try and not think about the absence of fans in the stands.
against fight focusing match open start tough until
Now we'll start focusing on the match against Ajax. It will be an open and tough match and we will have to fight until the end to get through the round.
both gave management players win winning
It was very important for us to win this cup. After so many years of winning nothing, it gave both the players and the management a real boost.
both champions games good league lost result tough won
They play well, they should have won both of their Champions League games and they lost both, ... They need a good result and so do we. It will be a tough game.
problem remains
The problem remains that we have to play here in these conditions. It's really unreal.
ahead blended four last months players pleased point team
I'm very pleased by how the team has been preparing, and the way the new players have blended in. We're four months ahead of where we were at this point last year.
handful keeps playing
He's rediscovered his place, he's fit, and if he keeps on playing this that he'll be a handful for any opponent.
four good others player stay
He's a player like all others and can stay out. We have four forwards, all good and reliable.
dominated effort half points second team
It's two points lost, we should have won, ... We dominated the second half and there was only one team in it. It's a lot of effort for little reward.
best played together until
They've played together for a year. The more they play together the better they'll get until they become one of the best duos in the world.
game
This is a very important game for us.
soccer team tense
You can't play soccer like this. It's unbelievable. The team was very tense having to play without fans. It's really absurd.
campaign game games left sixth
This is only the sixth game of the campaign and there are still 32 games left to play.
confident derby winning
The Derby is a special, unpredictable match. We are confident of winning it.