Inter's Mauro Icardi says he's not Serie A's best striker yet, and thanks Coach Roberto Mancini for having developed him.

With 22 goals to his name, the Argentinian youngster was the highlight of the Nerazzurri's last season, though he recognised their final results could have been better.

“Unfortunately it wasn't a great season for the team as a whole,” he told FcInterNews. “But personally I think I've achieved a lot and I hope to keep improving every year.

Inter's Mauro Icardi says he's not Serie A's best striker yet, and thanks Coach Roberto Mancini for having developed him.

With 22 goals to his name, the Argentinian youngster was the highlight of the Nerazzurri's last season, though he recognised their final results could have been better.

“Unfortunately it wasn't a great season for the team as a whole,” he told FcInterNews. “But personally I think I've achieved a lot and I hope to keep improving every year.

“When I'm playing as a lone striker there's more work to do because you represent the entire attacking department.

“When I play with [Rodrigo] Palacio by my side, we have an immediate understanding.

“He isn't a poacher like me, he acts as second striker and this works to my advantage as well as the team's.”

Icardi was then asked about his relationship with Coach Roberto Mancini.

“I have a great debt towards him because he got me doing things that I didn't know how to do before, like coming out of the box to create opportunities for my teammates.

“He asked me that from day one, we worked on it and I improved a great deal.

“I'm not the best striker in Italy, there are very many who are strong.

“But certainly now that [Carlos] Tevez is gone there's one less adversary for the top scorer's title, assuming [Hellas Verona striker Luca] Toni lets anyone win it.

“[Geoffrey] Kondogbia? He's been running like crazy from the first day and I'm certain he'll lend us a hand.

“He does a lot of pressing on our adversaries, he's strong.

“My targets? For a striker the main objective is always to score and help the team.

“Having said that, if we new objectives like the Scudetto or a cup come in sight, we can only be happy about that.”

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