Top 111 Quotes & Sayings by Roberto Mancini - Page 2

In every team, there are players that don't seem important, but in the end, they prove to be one of the most important players. These players are quiet but can play in every position. They help the manager and their team-mates and are always available. They fight for every ball.

I was lucky enough to experience an exceptional period with City. We won so much and played great football.

It's important to work with a team if you believe in the project. If I'm not happy, I leave. This is true for everyone in every job.

When you have a team that has won for 20 years, the mentality is strong. When you don't play well, you still know you are a strong team.

January is an odd month for everyone because of the transfer market, while it can happen during a season to have a momentary wobble.

English football is very different from Italian; it's more physical, and matches are always very open.

Young people are our future, and I always want to help them to grow.

I like to take up difficult challenges and work hard towards achieving my goals.

The Scottish fans are the best in the world. I love them.

If Celtic were to build a team strong enough to regularly compete in the Champions League, I might decide to manage them one day.

You can win with strong players, but you cannot win with angels.

To lead your country is the crowning ambition for any coach.

Ibrahimovic? In my opinion, Ibra is the best striker in Europe. It makes me laugh when people say he misses crucial chances.

I do not think I will go to China. They called me, but I said no because, for me, the real place for football is in Europe.

Sometimes I had bad behaviour with managers that I loved at Sampdoria, like Vujadin Boskov and Sven-Goran Eriksson. I understand that this can happen during the game or when you are substituted.

I know only one way: work hard.

In every city where there are two teams, the rivalry is very intense. Rome, Milan, everywhere - it's very strong.

I like to work on the pitch, and only in this way can you beat important teams. If you don't believe in yourself and your job, it's difficult.

Trequartista is an important position in the team.

I think that Balotelli could be as good as Torres - and even better than him.

It is very difficult when I have to choose a first 11 because I understand the feelings that players gave when players are on the bench; it is very difficult.

You can only win if you have good players.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

When you're abroad, you always miss your country.

Sarri is a racist, and men like him should be drummed out of football.

Torres is a fantastic striker, and I think it was difficult for Liverpool to sell him because he's such an important player for them.

I believe I have demonstrated the ability to coach and work well under pressure.

You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.

You are born with the talent; then you work with it. You develop the right mentality.

At Inter, I earned my wages based on the results on the field.

People talk about the speed of the English game, but in Italy, referees blow their whistles very often, so you cannot build up speed. In England, referees wave play on, and so it becomes faster.

When you lose, people don't understand why you play this way or don't pick that player.

In the national team, the armband always goes to the player with the most caps.

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

When you win, you are at the top, and when you lose, you are a stupid manager.

Balotelli can play as a striker, as a winger.

I won with Fiorentina, Lazio, and Inter.

I always win. I think, one season with Lazio, we didn't win anything, but our premier target was to take the Champions League place, and we got into the Champions League.

When I was a player, I was always interested in management.

Sometimes the choices you make are good and other times it goes the other way. I take full responsibility as coach.

We certainly have to improve on our performances especially up front. It's not that the strikers are not in form, as all four of them are; they just have to be more accurate.

A piece of football history. A unique coach [Sir Alex Ferguson], among the greatest of all-time.

We were almost getting used to playing without fans in the Champions League. Jokes aside though, I think help from our fans will be indispensable for such a big match.

What's the secret to such a long and happy relationship? I don't know. Maybe because I work a lot.

It's always easy to judge from afar

In football, if you don't score a goal then you cannot win.

I'm not Arsene Wenger. We're different. I want to win

Barcelona players are passing the ball at least 25 times to reach the goal, while Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso is doing this all in a single pass.

United have more experience but we have a much better team and play much better football.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.