A biography for Roberto Mancinihasn’t been written yet.
“I always try to work hard and well if it's possible.”
“Sometimes a player thinks it's enough what they did the year before and doesn't understand that every day they should improve.”
“For a player, it is important to work and work well and improve every day in pre-season.”
“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.”
“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.”
“In my day, 20-year-olds already had 150 first-team appearances under their belts.”
“Balotelli I have known since I gave him his debut at 17.”
“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.”
“I think a player like Van Persie can play for every team because he's a top player.”
“In every club, 11 players are happy and the others unhappy. This is correct because if one player doesn't play and is happy, he's crazy.”
“I played for Sampdoria and stayed there 15 years. Of course, I could have gone to Juventus, to AC Milan, to Inter Milan many times, but I preferred to remain because Sampdoria were my family, from the owners to the players.”
“I like English football because you play all the games from the start of the Premier League to the very last game always 100%. Even when squads in the last two or three games have just been relegated, they still play 100%.”
“If you have a top winger, you are going to win a lot of games.”
“I have said many times that I was a Juventus fan when I was a child.”
“Sometimes it is difficult to understand why some players have certain agents.”
“We need to remember that simply being Inter is not enough to win football matches.”
“Sometimes you think that a reconstruction project can be done more quickly than you expected.”
“When you win, you are at the top, and when you lose, you are a stupid manager.”
“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.”