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Roberto Mancini has indicated that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino would never have received the time and patience he has in north London, had he been coaching in Italy.

Pochettino has been gradually building up the Tottenham side since he took over in 2014 and they have reached their first Champions League semi-final this season.









The Tottenham boss is yet to win a trophy for the club, but has overseen a massive development of the squad and their move to the new swanky Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

His performance has been widely praised despite the lack of trophies, but Mancini lamented had he been Italy, he would have never received the time and patience that he has enjoyed at Tottenham.





The Azzurri boss feels that in his homeland every victory or defeat is widely exaggerated.







Mancini told Italian radio station Radio 24: “He has been at Tottenham for five years and hasn’t won anything with a very strong team.

“Would they wait for five years in Italy?



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“Here, in Italy, people exaggerate everything.

"It is never easy to win.”

Mancini won the Premier League title with Manchester City but burned his fingers with a return to Inter, where he was eventually sacked.

He took charge of Italy after they failed to qualify for the World Cup last year.

