Mancini: "I have only one goal, to win and to win trophies!"

The new Zenit boss, Roberto Mancini, gave us his first interview since becoming the blue-white-sky blue head coach, he told us his aims for his new team. 

Welcome to Zenit and St. Petersburg Roberto, How do you feel after signing the contract to be the new Zenit head coach?

Thank you very much, I feel very good, because I’m in a fantastic city and I’m at the best club in Russia!

What do you know about the club and the city?

I know the club because I have followed the team in the past. It’s a really good team with very good players. The city is one of the most famous in the world and I’m very happy to come to this city.

Have you been to St. Petersburg before?

I’ve never really seen St. Petersburg, so for this reason, l'll be happy to see the city, to learn about the monuments and the architecture and everything about the city.

Have you had a chance to look at the team? What can you say about the squad? And what changes are you looking to make?

This is difficult, because to see the team and the players on the pitch, is different from seeing them close up and getting to know them well. For me its important to get to know them very well in pre-season and only after that we can make all the decisions. now it’s not easy to say. In the last championship the team took third place, it’s a good team and they deserve more.

What are you hoping to achieve at Zenit and what goals have been set?

My goal is only one, to win, to win and to win! But for this we need to work very hard, we need to be serious, we need to have the same targets together, I think we can do this with the support of our fans, because I know that we have incredible fans and I’m sure that in one year, we’ll do our best and will win something important!

Is that a message to the fans also?

Yes, I say hello to all the Zenit fans and I can say that we will work very hard, because we want to win for them!