About Roberto Mancini

Mancini is a very ambitious coach, he wants to win and he has said he wants to win the Champions League. He has won the English Premier League and Serie A titles, he manages the players well and now we need to create a very good team with the enthusiasm to move towards our goals. 

About Mircea Lucescu

Mircea Lucescu is actually a very good man. I talked with him a lot, every day for the last week. He had a bad relationship with some of his players, this may be due to his gentle nature and now he is badly hurt. After all, he had always been a winner. 

On foreign players 

We cannot do without foreign players, but we should have more of our own players, this is an important principle. You cannot buy a foreign player who is weaker than the strongest of our own in Russian football. Over the past year, we sold three strong players and we received some serious money for them. We have a stock of players now and we are going to try very hard to buy at least two very good players who can decide a game. If we want to achieve results in Europe, then we need such players. As for Noboa, he is now one of the best midfielders in the Russian championship. We've checked his fitness, he is young still and will contribute a lot. 

About the team's medical staff team

We have now changed the head doctor of the team and Yuri Kozlov is a very knowledgeable physician. I checked with a huge number of people not related to football, and they all said that the appointment of Kozlov is a huge success for Zenit, because he is a fantastic professional. We also retained the services of our masseur Sergei Kolesnikov, who, I think, needs no introduction. He has worked with athletes from the Olympic team and is the best in his profession. 

About Sarsaniya

The club have bought back Konstantin Sarsaniya, whom I consider the greatest professional in Russian football. He has developed every club he has ever worked at. He rarely makes mistakes and I trust him completely. 

About the supporters

My main goal is spectacular football and working with the fans. If there are no fans, there will be nothing. I was chairman of the marketing department at UEFA, I know the economy of football, I know how the interaction between the club and the fans works. The priority for me will always be the fans, I promise you this. We will meet regularly, for me it is very interesting and important to know your opinions and we will be constantly in contact. 

About the stadium

Of course, the stadium has some defects and shortcomings. After the Confederations Cup we will start to correct them. The main thing is that all the spectators are catered for and feel comfortable. For example, the poor acoustics, we will try to fix this problem. All constructive suggestions will be listened to, we just need a rational approach to all matters and that it does not impact on anyone's safety or comfort. Your suggestions can be left on the website or posted directly to the club. 

About the upcoming season

Last season was a good lesson. We lost it to Spartak ourselves. We will be meaner now and we need to win each game by a clear advantage. This will be our main task. Everyone in the team understands this and I promise it will happen.