[NEW UPDATE] Roberto Mancini Sacked: Who Will Take Him Now?
Roberto Mancini, Manchester City manager, has been sacked on 13 May 2013. The 48-year-old Italian has been with Manchester City since 2009 and has led the club to win the Premier League title in 2012. Manchester City ended the 2013 season without any silverware as the club failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year. Mancini's sacking was greeted with mixed reactions, with some expressing relief, and others, questions. Was sacking Roberto Mancini the right decision? Take part in our poll and tell us your views.
By suehanah — 15 May 2013, 06:27 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
Where will Mancini go next? Football analysts say one of these clubs:
Manchester City news: Roberto Mancini bids farewell to Blues supporters via the Manchester Evening News
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MONACO: The south of France club are looking to bring in a man capable of developing the side further and coach familiar with the task of handling the big egos Monaco hope to lure over the summer.
mirror.co.ukNAPOLI: His wife Federica hails from the city whose enterprising side have guaranteed themselves a second-placed finish behind Juventus and therefore ensuring more Champions League football, while Mancini could finally link up with long-term City target Edinson Cavani
PARIS ST GERMAIN: French newspaper L’Equipe, has noted that ‘according to their information’, the Management of the club have tracked Mancini with a view to hire him since it’s unlikely they can persuade Arsene Wenger to abandon his duties at Arsenal.
mirror.co.ukCHELSEA: Mancini represents a viable alternative having tasted Premier League success in recent years. The Italian's poor record in continental competition could prove off-putting to the Russian billionaire, though.
Balotelli says he's not surprised Mancini got sacked
Man City's boss got sacked this week and ex City striker Balotelli is not surprised!
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Clash: Balotelli and Mancini didn't always have a great relationship while in Manchester together.
Image via dailymail.co.ukAC Milan's Balotelli who played a part in City's Premier League title success as City finished top for the first time in 44 years endured a love-hate relationship with his former manager before his move to Italy.
cnn.com"I am not really surprised but when I was with him he was a great manager and we had one of the best teams I have played with, the best players."
dailymail.co.uk"I love Mario because for many years we have worked and lived together," Mancini told the British media in January. "I've seen him grow. But the professional relationship is another thing and I've told Mario what I need from him."
cnn.comManchester City's boss Robert Mancini gets sacked one year after winning the EPL
Roberto Mancini has been sacked as manager of Manchester City on 13 May 2013, almost a year after the club won the the English Premier League title.
The club said that apart from qualifying for next season's Champions League, Mancini has failed to achieve any of the clubs targets this year. Manchester City finished a distant second in the Premier League behind Manchester United.
Manchester City has failed to progress from the group stage of the Champions League for the second successive season. They were also beaten 1-0 by Wigan in the FA Cup final on 11 May 2013.
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Mancini's sacking gets mixed reactions
Manchester City's first team squad expressed 'relief' and 'delight' at Mancini's dismissal. Senior players were reported to have privately voiced out their annoyance with Mancini’s training and management methods.
It was reported that Mancini failed to create togetherness between himself and the players, and made no attempt to have any relationship with any of his players.
Manchester City's former kit man tweeted that Roberto Mancini was "arrogant, vain and self-centred" and called his dismissal as "karma".
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Manchester City fans are reported to disagree with the decision to sack Mancini. Robbie Savage, a footballer who played with Mancini at Leicester City, was not too happy either.
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Roberto Mancini's previous achievements
Manchester City won their first FA Cup since 1969 under Roberto Mancini's management. The club beat Stoke City 1-0 to clinch their first major trophy is years.
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Roberto Mancini's Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in 2012 to win their first FA Community Shield after 40 years.
Roberto Mancini led Manchester City to win their first Premier League title in 44 years in 2012. Manchester City won 3-2 against Queens Park Rangers in the finale match on 13 May 2012.
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