Roberto Mancini believes his team needs to learn from the FA Cup draw and improve
Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323, the manager of Manchester City, was not impressed by his team’s performance against Leicester City in the FA Cup, and said that his team needs to make big improvements to certain areas of their game.
Mancini said that it is very important for the team to understand that things are not the same in every competition. He added that the style of play is very different when it comes to some competitions, and a good team always adjusts to changes. He further
said that whenever a team from the top division plays against a championship side, there is always potential for an upset. Leicester gave a good account of themselves in the game and pushed City to the limits. The Foxes will now visit Manchester City on the
19th of January for a 3rd round replay.
Roberto Mancini, while pointing out the flaws of his own team, did appreciate the efforts of Seven http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 manager certainly came with a plan, and his players made sure that they stuck to it. He added that in
the 2nd half, he was prompted to change his team’s formation, but Leicester adapted well to the change.
Mancini also said, "Leicester played very well, they did not deserve to lose this game... Joe made a mistake, but this can happen. He saved us in the first half and he has saved us in a lot of games."
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager said that conceding a goal early on was not easy, but it did help fire up his team to perform.
Manchester City have made a new signing in January- Edin Dzeko was signed from the German club, Wolfsburg, for 27 million pounds. He was present in the stands and watched the game as his team struggled to perform.
While commenting on the new signing, Mancini said that Dzeko will bring a new dimension to their team. He added that the current 3 strikers in his team were quite different than him.
The Italian said that it is a busy season with matches coming thick and fast, and the squad needs to be strong and ready for anything.
Roberto Mancini joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 with a lot of expectations on his shoulders. City spent 180 million in the summer window and brought in a number of big names from all around Europe. Mancini said that despite what others say, his team is fighting for the title
and them being in 2nd place on the table is clear evidence of that. Roberto ended by saying that people like Sir Alex Ferguson and some pundits continue to play down his team’s potential to challenge them for the title, but he would refrain from
getting into the verbal battle and would prefer to let the results do the talking.
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