Roberto Mancini says Inter aren't ready in spite of improvements, and explains why Geoffrey Kondogbia doesn't start.

Inter are joint-first with Fiorentina at the top of the Serie A table, but Mancini looked skeptical when he was asked whether the Nerazzurri had finally reached the level he envisioned for them.

“I always said it was going to take 10-15 games,” he said in today's Press conference. “We're not as uncertain as we were a few weeks ago, but we've still got work to do.

Roberto Mancini says Inter aren't ready in spite of improvements, and explains why Geoffrey Kondogbia doesn't start.

Inter are joint-first with Fiorentina at the top of the Serie A table, but Mancini looked skeptical when he was asked whether the Nerazzurri had finally reached the level he envisioned for them.

“I always said it was going to take 10-15 games,” he said in today's Press conference. “We're not as uncertain as we were a few weeks ago, but we've still got work to do.

“Gary Medel is in a great condition, there are no problems for him to play.

“If I'd take anyone away from Juventus? Nobody, because the beauty of football is going up against strong opponents.

“I think our team always got better as the game progressed. But our condition is improving, so that's normal.

“As for Geoffrey Kondogbia, he still has to get to know football. We often forget that he's very young.

“He needs time, he's shy and sensitive. So he must improve, but it's only a matter of time. He makes some mistakes, as does everyone, but he has quality.”

The 50-year-old was then asked whether he'd stay with Inter as a director, after President Erick Thohir's statement that he would like Mancini to stay for 10-15 years.

“Talking of spells of 10-15 years in Italy is impossible. Now we must think about the present, and as for the future, nobody can know that.

“I've already been at Inter a few years, nowadays it's hard to stay in a club for much longer periods than that.”

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