Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini brushed aside questions over his future as he urged his side to be "strong" for Wednesday's "final" against Tottenham.
That fixture could effectively prove a play-off for fourth spot, currently occupied by Spurs, a point above City.
"Everyone asks me this but I don't know," said the 45-year-old Mancini, referring to his future at Eastlands.
"It's not important for me, it's important the squad win the next game and get fourth," added Mancini.
The Italian, who has said he wants to stay at City "200%", took over from Mark Hughes in December on a three-and-a-half year contract.
But his future at City has come under constant speculation, which is likely to intensify if the club fail to qualify for the Champions League.
I'm convinced we've got another gear, perhaps two, that we can step up into and I hope that's what we show on Wednesday
Hughes was ditched by the club's owners and board as they believed City's Champions League qualification campaign had stalled.
"The race for fourth is not done yet," said Mancini. "Wednesday is a final. It will probably be City's most important game in 10 years. We must beat Spurs.
"We must concentrate like we did against Aston Villa," added the Italian. "It is important we put on a performance. If the Villa match was a semi-final, then Wednesday is a final."
We need to release a statement soon and get behind the man.sam the drummer said:I was going to start a similar topic, I really want Mancini to stay regardless of us getting 4th or not. I know some don't, but I really like the way he plays, he just currently doesn't have the right players to play it exactly the way he wants.
Fair enough mate, but do you think it will be fair if Mancini is sacked for a 5th place finish when the stats clearly show, on Mancini's points per game basis, had he been here for the full season we would be 3rd?.bizzbo said:don't you get it? no-one gets a pass until it's done. mancini has do everything to get his target. so do the players. they're all in the same boat. everyone is the same, asking themselves if they've done enough this season. if not, what didn't I do? what can I do now? the answer for each and everyone of them is the same: beat spurs.
10.Goater_Legend said:Fair enough mate, but do you think it will be fair if Mancini is sacked for a 5th place finish when the stats clearly show, on Mancini's points per game basis, had he been here for the full season we would be 3rd?.bizzbo said:don't you get it? no-one gets a pass until it's done. mancini has do everything to get his target. so do the players. they're all in the same boat. everyone is the same, asking themselves if they've done enough this season. if not, what didn't I do? what can I do now? the answer for each and everyone of them is the same: beat spurs.
City need to keep this man he is top notch.
Fair enough pal.bizzbo said:10.Goater_Legend said:Fair enough mate, but do you think it will be fair if Mancini is sacked for a 5th place finish when the stats clearly show, on Mancini's points per game basis, had he been here for the full season we would be 3rd?.
City need to keep this man he is top notch.
maybe, in fact, I was saying the same thing last week, but that's not the way we have to think about it now. all that matters is giving absolutely everything towards beating spurs and west ham. if we...... errrrrr... the players and management don't do that, then they will have failed themselves and the club. we've done well enough so far, mancini's done well enough so far, IMO. but the fight is on, going through the motions now would be as criminal as never getting to the fight in the first place.