Italy CT Roberto Mancini said the Azzurri ‘never lacked important players’ and claimed he only gave ‘them confidence and a chance to play’.
The former Fiorentina, Lazio and Inter coach has kickstarted the Italian national team and after the perfect qualifiers for Euro 2020, he has confirmed he will oversee the next two major championships.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini has claimed Monza forward Mario Balotelli still has time to earn a return to the Azzurri. 'He has the best technique in Italy'.
The striker left Brescia after the relegation to Serie B and has moved to Monza in the same division, but he has struggled with injuries since his move.
Balotelli, who has experience from Inter, Manchester City, Milan, Liverpool and Nice, scored in his only appearance in the second tie.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini has announced he steps down from the position after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and suggested three names to succeed him.
The current CT has helped the Azzurri revive their position in European football and qualified for Euro 2020 with 10 out of 10 wins in the group stage.
The coach has made it known he wants a return to club football after the World Cup in 2022 and told Tiki Taka: “I will no longer be the coach of the national team after the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
“I will return to coaching a club.”
Italy CT Roberto Mancini claims Fiorentina bound Aleksandr Kokorin ‘had the quality to play for Real Madrid.’
Mancini coached the Russian striker at Zenit in the 2017-18 campaign, when Kokorin scored 19 goals in 35 games.
“I can only speak highly of him, both as a footballer and as a person,” Mancini told La Nazione.
“Kokorin is a champion, he had the quality to play for any club, including Real Madrid,” he added.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini explains why Lorenzo Insigne isn’t quite as effective this evening for Napoli against Juventus. ‘He has too much ground to cover.’
The CT spoke to RAI Sport at half-time, when it was 0-0 in the Supercoppa at the Mapei Stadium.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini defends Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo after the derby defeat to Inter. ‘It’s normal to have difficulties at the beginning’.
Inter secured a 2-0 win over the Bianconeri on Sunday and currently sit seven points above the Old Lady, who have a game in hand.
Mancini was pleased to see Italy international Nicolò Barella score and said he enjoyed watching ‘a good game’.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini was ‘happy’ to see Nicolò Barella scoring against Juventus and warned Andrea Pirlo ‘coaching is not like playing.’
The Azzurri coach shared his thoughts on the Scudetto race in an interview with Domenica Sportiva after Inter-Juventus.
“It was a nice game and I was happy to see Barella scoring. It’s a nice victory for Inter," Mancini said.
“Juventus can play a bad game once in a while, it happens in football,” he added.
In the second part of his interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Roberto Mancini claims Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri should make Serie A return and reveals who is the ‘less replaceable’ Italy player.
The Chelsea full-back has been linked with a move to Inter and Napoli in the January transfer window.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini believes Inter-Juve is ‘almost decisive’ for Andrea Pirlo’s side and says Gigio Donnarumma is the best goalkeeper in the world.
Inter and Juventus meet at the Stadio Meazza on Sunday and the Azzurri coach has shared his thoughts on the game in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Inter have improved over the years and they are ready to win, but Juventus have the most competitive team and the experience coming from nine straight Serie A titles," Mancini said.
Italy CT Roberto Mancini says there is only one thing that makes Federico Chiesa and his father Enrico similar and suggests Mattia Zaccagni and Matteo Lovato should join a top team ‘when the right moment comes.’
Chiesa, who joined Juventus from Fiorentina for €60m last summer scored a brace in the Old Lady’s 3-1 win over Milan on Wednesday, but Mancini believes the Bianconeri winger can’t be compared with his father Enrico, a former Fiorentina, Parma and Sampdoria star.
