Source: Team_Talk
Platt backs boss to ride City storm
Roberto Mancini will get it right at Manchester City, says first-team coach David Platt, who feels reports over his future are 'exaggerated'.[LNB] The Italian boss is coming under increasing pressure following the club's third straight defeat. City lost 3-1 to Lech Poznan in the Europa League in Poland after going down to Arsenal and Wolves at the weekend.[LNB]Next up are West Brom at The Hawthorns on Sunday, followed by a home derby with Manchester United on Wednesday.[LNB]It would appear to be a crucial week for a club with ambitions of a Champions League place but Platt, who played alongside Mancini in Italy with Sampdoria in the 90s, has dismissed speculation the manager's job is on the line.[LNB]Platt told BBC Radio Manchester: "The reports are either false sometimes or certainly exaggerated.[LNB]"I have known Roberto Mancini for 20 years and he puts pressure on himself to succeed. We all do.[LNB]"That's why we have good players at the club. They want to win. They want to succeed. That's why defeats knock them down."[LNB]Dimitrije Injac gave the hosts the lead but Emmanuel Adebayor pulled City level against a team they had defeated 3-1 at Eastlands. However, late goals from Manuel Arboleda and Mateusz Mozdzen saw the Poles gain revenge in front of a partisan crowd.[LNB]Platt added: "They (the players) will put their boots back on in the morning and get back up very quickly."
