The Italian said: "I think when you are a top team and you have good players, you should be very strong when you win or lose. This doesn't change.Mancini has continued to bemoan his team's shortcomings - most notably a failure to convert goalscoring chances - but trusts and expects his players to respond.Also, when you can't win a title you can have other situations that you can improve.We have Chelsea four points behind, Tottenham five points. For this reason it is important we keep going hard, working well.For this reason it is very important to do our best in the next nine games.Newcastle, who are through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, also need to finish strongly to end any lingering fear of relegation.We have the FA Cup and we have to get second position.Captain Vincent Kompany, who irritated Mancini by playing for Belgium in midweek, looks set to return after an eight-week absence with a calf injury.I am sure Chelsea or Tottenham want to take second. We need to do our best for this reason, we want to stay there.Meanwhile, Shola Ameobi has admitted Newcastle's frustration at their failure to repeat last season's thrilling Barclays Premier League charge.If we take second position and have a chance to win the FA Cup - I think in the end, with all the problems we have had this year, I think this could be a good season.City return to action for the first time since a damaging 2-0 loss at Everton a fortnight ago as Newcastle visit Eastlands this weekend.
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