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Roberto Mancini: Too Many Clubs Roll Over For Manchester United

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/08/manchester-city-roberto-mancini-manchester-united



Roberto Mancini has attacked the rest of the Premier League and attempted to undermine Manchester United's impending title triumph by accusing teams of cowering with fear before Sir Alex Ferguson's team.

United take a 15-point lead over their neighbours and reigning champions into tonight's Manchester derby at Old Trafford, a margin the Manchester City manager believes is unjust and would not have materialised had his transfer targets been achieved last summer. While criticism of his team's limp title defence has been circumspect, with Mancini highlighting a lack of goals as the main difference between last season and this, the Italian was unsparing in his condemnation of the rest of the Premier League.

The City manager believes United's commanding lead is a product of the aura that Ferguson has created, with teams consistently facing the league leaders with an inferiority complex.

"No one plays well against United because they only play with fear," said Mancini when asked his opinion of Sunderland's performance in what proved Martin O'Neill's final game as manager the Saturday before last.

"United are strong now because of their importance as a team, their importance as a club. Every team that plays against United plays very soft because they think the game is difficult, that they can't beat them. It is not true.

"If they play strong against United, they can beat them like they can beat us. This is normal, this is football, because United have been a strong team for a long time. For the other teams they play against it is difficult. I'm not saying they don't play 100% but their mentality is poor in that game. They think they can do nothing but ... I don't think that is true. If you play with a good mentality, in football you can beat every team."



I think he has a valid point!
 

Mancini probably heard that Ferguson said pretty much the same thing about Newcastle several years ago and it worked. Don't think it will work this time though
 
Mancini is right. The same could be said about when some teams play LFC - fear based on a reputation. The way WE play against LFC can be summed up by what Mancini said.
 

He is spot on, however it's probably easier to say from a position where you have spent over £400m
 
Wouldn't say we've ever rolled over for Manu........ But in saying that, plenty of clubs seem to be beaten before the whistle when lining out before Manu or even the rs!
 
True. Most sides are beat before they go on the pitch. Look at UNITED and in more than a few positions they've got average players.
 
badger blue said:
Wouldn't say we've ever rolled over for Manu........ But in saying that, plenty of clubs seem to be beaten before the whistle when lining out before Manu or even the rs!
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We were very meek at old trafford this year. But yeah we tend to do well against title contenders at goodison as Mancini knows too well.
 

Mancini has come across as a right tit this year.

United arent this, United haven't got that. Wah wah wah.

United are gonna win the league by bloody miles so just shut up you meff.
 
mancini is a t1t, i like in his interviews when he goes 'no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no....noo' and the question isnt a yes or no answer
 

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