Mancini : We can win

<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">                     <u><span style="color: red;">City boss believes Bayern can be beaten</span></u></span></strong><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a_wQzdC-qfgjwcYO3mrPH6Hu6siHuc-Aq5ns0XDo3NskQBBSddE9LHsVTNzry-Wm3WjE2LPa5ApnYdlYon39BbpE4J1GnrJW29tw8uyfCMspmPQ4Ox0U__IFiUEV4Sl0KkY-yOVemkxJ/s1600/Manchester-City-Roberto-Mancini1_2650673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a_wQzdC-qfgjwcYO3mrPH6Hu6siHuc-Aq5ns0XDo3NskQBBSddE9LHsVTNzry-Wm3WjE2LPa5ApnYdlYon39BbpE4J1GnrJW29tw8uyfCMspmPQ4Ox0U__IFiUEV4Sl0KkY-yOVemkxJ/s400/Manchester-City-Roberto-Mancini1_2650673.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="v5-txt-cpt"><strong><em><u><span style="font-size: small;">"<span style="color: red;">Mancini</span>: Insists City head to the Allianz Arena looking to pick up three points"</span></u></em></strong></div><div class="v5-txt-cpt"><br /></div><div class="v5-txt-strong"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Roberto Mancini</span> is confident Manchester City are capable of picking up a positive result away at </strong><a href="http://citiesandteams.blogspot.com/2011/09/fc-bayern-munich-munich.html"><strong><span style="color: red;">Bayern</span> <span style="color: red;">Munich</span></strong></a><strong> on Tuesday. </strong></span></div><span class="lingo_region"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The <span style="color: #214cb8;">Blues</span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> face their toughest test of the season so far in midweek when they travel to the <span style="color: red;">Allianz Arena</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">A bright start to the Premier League season bodes well for the Blues, but their opponents are also in fine form at the moment.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">City are set to face a side that has won its last nine fixtures, scoring 26 goals and conceding none during that run.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Mancini</span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> is aware that his team are still inexperienced when it comes to competing in Europe's premier club competition, but believes they have the ability to win every game they play.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">"Why not?" he said when asked if City were capable of picking up their first Champions League victory on German soil.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">"We are not here to lose. We know it will be difficult but we want to win if possible.</span></strong></span><br /><h4><u><em><span style="font-size: large;">Progress</span></em></u></h4><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"I am certainly satisfied with the progress we have made, even if we need to improve a lot.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"This is the second game for us in the Champions League. Now we are a good team.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"But if we want to arrive on the top like <span style="color: #214cb8;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://citiesandteams.blogspot.com/2011/09/fc-bayern-munich-munich.html">Bayern Munich</a></span>,</span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> who have such a big history, we need to work very hard."</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Mancini is yet to settle on his starting XI for a mouth-watering clash with Bayern, but he has hinted that <span style="color: red;">Carlos Tevez</span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> could be recalled.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The Argentine has had to settle for a place on the bench since expressing a desire to leave the club over the summer, but his experience could prove to be invaluable in midweek.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"I have four fantastic strikers," said Mancini, whose conundrum is eased slightly by the absence of <span style="color: #214cb8;"><span style="color: red;">Mario</span> <span style="color: red;">Balotelli</span></span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> through suspension.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"I can't play four strikers in all the games.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u><strong>Selection</strong></u></span><br /><br /><div sizcache="17519" sizset="0"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Mario played against <span style="color: #214cb8;"><span style="color: red;">Everton</span>. </span>Carlos, tomorrow, could have a chance.</strong></span></div><div class="v5-txt-quote lingo_nolink"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"We are not here to lose. We know it will be difficult but we want to win if possible." <br />Roberto Mancini Quotes of the week </strong></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"I will decide the team tomorrow. I am sure that I can choose well because I have Carlos, <span style="color: red;">Edin (Dzeko)</span> and Sergio (Aguero) to pick from."</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Mancini is refusing to buy into the belief that City have to take something from their trip to Bayern after drawing their opening game against <span style="color: red;">Napoli</span><span style="color: #214cb8;"><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /></span> on home soil, with it his opinion that three wins and a draw from six fixtures will be enough to see the Blues into the knockout stage.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"We wanted to beat Napoli but we need to understand that in the Champions League you can also draw at home," he said.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"The most important thing is that we get 10 points to reach the second stage.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Against Napoli we just wanted to win. With that pressure you can make some mistakes.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Here it will be different because we know it will be a tough game. I am sure we will do well tomorrow."</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table> 

Mancini : We can win

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