Quotes from Roberto Mancini

We need to remember that simply being Inter is not enough to win football matches.

You don't lose matches because the president lives elsewhere.

I don't like to participate at anything and not finish first.

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.

Racist behaviour must be stigmatised so that it can be no more.

At Inter, I earned my wages based on the results on the field.

In my day, 20-year-olds already had 150 first-team appearances under their belts.

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.

When you lose, people don't understand why you play this way or don't pick that player.

I'm against cigarettes, always.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.

I'm sorry to see Balotelli waste his talent the way he does, but I think he can keep people entertained by scoring goals.

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 like to work on the pitch, and only in this way can you beat important teams. If you don't believe in yourself and your job, it's difficult.

What's the secret to such a long and happy relationship? I don't know. Maybe because I work a lot.

Manchester is the same as Milan. The weather is the same, and you have two big clubs fighting against each other.

What do you think I am in Manchester for, the weather? I am here to win - only to win, always to win.

To lead your country is the crowning ambition for any coach.

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

It is normal to be under pressure in England and Italy when you arrive in the last two months of the season. Every manager is talked about, and their squad is examined.

In Italy, everyone is talking about the referee for three days before the game - 'We don't like him. He is no good.'

After you win a Premier League, the second year is more difficult.

Balotelli I have known since I gave him his debut at 17.

There are players whose only target is their day off, and that is a big problem.