Mancini 'ready’ for Juve
Roberto Mancini has thrown his hat into the ring to become the next Coach of Juventus. “I’m ready,” he said.
In an interview with Tuttosport on Friday, the former Fiorentina, Lazio and Inter tactician has made himself available should things go from bad to worse for current incumbent Ciro Ferrara.
“Juventus want me? I’m ready,” he declared. “Even when I was at Inter I made no secret of the fact that as a kid I supported the Bianconeri.”
Although Mancini seemingly has the qualifications to take charge of the Old Lady, his Inter past would be a stumbling block.
Fans already turned nasty when Juve showed an interest in Dejan Stankovic and Mancini had plenty to say during the Calciopoli tsunami.
“Fans should play the roles of fans, clubs the role of clubs,” he added. “I have never spoken badly of Juventus, the polemic was more to do with certain employees of the club.
“I say that with respect of Juventus and of the truth.”
Ferrara finds himself under immense pressure regardless of a 2-1 win over Inter. Despite reducing the gap between the leaders and themselves to five points last weekend, Juve crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday.
“I thought they would stay closer to Inter and comfortably progress in the Champions League,” explained Mancio. “I’m disappointed for Ciro who is not going through a great moment.”
Mancini also suggested that he already has clear ideas about what the side needs and is confident that the Brazilian duo of Diego and Felipe Melo can be of use.
“I know who to buy,” added the former Italian international. “As for Diego and Melo, Diego is an above average player and greats such as [Michel] Platini and [Zinedine] Zidane had tough first months in Italy.
“Melo is a really good player. If he makes one too many mistakes then things don’t go well, but he’s a Brazilian international.”
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