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"Manchester City" club strategist Roberto Mancini did not miss the opportunity to jab at "Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger. The Italian stated that he is not afraid to publicly criticize his players, unlike A. Wenger, who usually defends his footballers in front of the media. "I am not Arsene Wenger. We are different. I want to feel the joy of victory. I believe that every player must be strong enough to take responsibility for their actions. This way, footballers improve," Mancini said to "The Guardian." "You cannot improve if your coach says: don't worry, you made a mistake, but it doesn't matter." R. Mancini is also convinced that the continuity of the coach's work is very important for the club's achievements, citing Sir Alex Ferguson as an example and stating that "Chelsea's" decision to fire coach Carlo Ancelotti was incomprehensible. "To me, Carlo Ancelotti's dismissal was strange. In my opinion, he is one of the best coaches in the world. With "Chelsea," he won the league and the FA Cup and then was fired," the strategist continued. "It is difficult for a team that changes its coach every year or two. Sir Alex Ferguson's situation is different because he started working at a different time. Now he is like the spirit of the stadium. Ferguson is part of the 'Manchester United' club," the Italian praised his opponent. R. Mancini expressed a desire to continue working in the Premier League and called it a place where every coach would want to be. "I want to continue my work. I always wanted to work in England. I feel good here. Maybe there aren't 100 restaurants here, but that's not a problem for me. I like riding my bike. I spend 2-3 hours on the road. Then I think everything over. In Italy, the media is different from what it is here because there journalists think they are coaches. Not just journalists, to be honest. In Italy, we have 55 million football strategists. Everything is different in England. It is a place where every coach wants to stand in front of 40-50 thousand people every week. It's amazing," the Italian expressed his thoughts.
