Maicon salutes Mancini fire

Posted Thursday, September 27, 2012 by thesun.co.uk

Maicon salutes Mancini fire
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MAICON reckons Roberto Mancini’s passion for glory leads to his high-profile touchline spats.

It is a year to the day since the Italian had his bust-up with Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko in Munich.

Mancini has also clashed with David Moyes, Alex Ferguson and, on Tuesday, Paul Lambert.

But Manchester City new-boy Maicon said: “All winning managers show this passion as they really want to win — and the players can feel that. Roberto is no different.”

Brazil star Maicon, 31, part of Mancini’s success at Inter Milan, added: “That is the way he should be. You want to see a passionate coach who sets high standards. If he gets angry, he reminds everybody of the standards required.”

Kolo Toure has admitted his City future looks bleak with less than a year left on his contract.

But the ex-Arsenal defender, 31, means to stay in this country.

Toure, who turned down Galatasaray and Bursaspor in the summer, said: “I love England. Some good Turkish clubs came in with good offers but I want to stay in the Premier League.”

Maicon was speaking at a City in the Community ‘Futsal’ programme which aims to introduce young people to all levels of the game.