Mancini insists he won't walk away despite blow
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May 7, 2010, Friday
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MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini rejected speculation about his future after his club missed out on a Champions League place.
Italian Mancini was appointed in December, with City chief executive Garry Cook admitting he was concerned that Mark Hughes would not bring Champions League football to the wealthy club.
But even though former Inter Milan coach Mancini has failed to deliver a top-four finish he said he was not concerned about his future. Asked if he was confident he will still be at Eastlands next season, he said: "Yes, why not?
"I think that I will stay here and why not? I've worked for five months and next season we will build a team and we can have something special.
"We are disappointed because we had the chances but at the same time we must be proud because we did a good season and we're not playing Champions League football next year but we will try in the Europa League.
"If we'd got fourth, we did a good job. When you miss fourth by one point or two points, we did a good job. I work because I want to win. Now we have a good team and we can improve next year."
City, which has not won a top flight league title since 1968, will now concentrate on bankrolling next season's assault on fourth place or higher.
Italian Mancini was appointed in December, with City chief executive Garry Cook admitting he was concerned that Mark Hughes would not bring Champions League football to the wealthy club.
But even though former Inter Milan coach Mancini has failed to deliver a top-four finish he said he was not concerned about his future. Asked if he was confident he will still be at Eastlands next season, he said: "Yes, why not?
"I think that I will stay here and why not? I've worked for five months and next season we will build a team and we can have something special.
"We are disappointed because we had the chances but at the same time we must be proud because we did a good season and we're not playing Champions League football next year but we will try in the Europa League.
"If we'd got fourth, we did a good job. When you miss fourth by one point or two points, we did a good job. I work because I want to win. Now we have a good team and we can improve next year."
City, which has not won a top flight league title since 1968, will now concentrate on bankrolling next season's assault on fourth place or higher.
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