Source: Team_Talk
Mancini: Time to win some silverware
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is determined to clinch a place in the top four next season, and says 'it's time to win some trophies'.[LNB] The Italian saw his side finish fifth in the last campaign, just missing out on a Champions League place, while they also reached the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.[LNB]Mancini has strengthened his squad by bringing in Germany international Jerome Boateng from Hamburg, Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure from Barcelona and Spain's David Silva from Valencia.[LNB]Silva has a World Cup final against Holland to look forward to on Sunday while Boateng and Toure were also on duty for their countries in South Africa.[LNB]Mancini is counting down the days until August.[LNB]"Excited? Yes I am," he told City's website. "Even before I see where we finish in the transfer market and which players come here, I think it will be a good season for us.[LNB]"I think we have a squad for success, and our supporters deserve this. Last year we did have a good season.[LNB]"We didn't get to the Champions League, but we still had a good season. Now it is time that some trophies came to this club."[LNB]Mancini is pleased with his additions and said: "We have got Boateng, Yaya Toure and David Silva, all three of them are good players. Silva and Boateng are very young, a good investment for the club.[LNB]"And Yaya has fantastic experience with Barcelona, where he won a lot of trophies.[LNB]"We need to have the players if we want to reduce the gap with the other teams. We need to bring in players with good quality."[LNB]Explaining the decision to name David Platt as first-team coach, Mancini said: "He played with me at Sampdoria for two years. He was captain of the national team and manager of the Under-21s.[LNB]"He will be important to us this year. If we want to start to win trophies, if we want to start a new era at City, then it is important to improve the team and to improve the staff."
