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Ex-Man City defender Bridge: Why I HATE Italy coach Mancini

Former Manchester City fullback Wayne Bridge admits he's no fan of Italy coach Roberto Mancini.

Bridge has revealed England's Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy was even more painful because he hates Roberto Mancini.

Bridge told bettingexpert's The Big Stage: "It really hurt me because I hate Mancini, everyone knows I have no love for him.

"I wouldn't say he's the worst I've had, but tactically he isn't that great. What he did was good, which hurts to say.

"Not only was my family cheering for England, they were cheering that Mancini was losing, so it hurt us even more. I never really got him as a manager.

"I fell out with him. I was there for a few months and we got on well but I didn't enjoy training at all.

"We did team shape against mannequins and as a full back we're told 'you're going to pass it to him or to him, if you pass it there then run that way, if you pass it to him go that way,' you'd have two options and that was it and playing against mannequins isn't football.

"[Craig] Bellamy was trying to ask a question 'what happens if this happens in a game', and Mancini would say "shut up, be quiet" and in the end he sent him home and he wouldn't have him back at training.

"As a manager, I really don't get it."

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