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Inter manager Roberto Mancini says fourth place is "what we deserve" after a disappointing second half to the season. The Nerazzurri, who spent time atop Serie A earlier this campaign, will miss out on qualification for the Champions League next season, though they secured their Europa League place on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Empoli. Mancini chose to look on the bright side while acknowledging that Inter only have themselves to blame for letting the top spots slip away. "We would not have finished fourth if we did everything right. The position is what we deserve, because we threw away what we had done for the first six months," Mancini said, according to Tuttomercatoweb. "In Italy we are quick to criticise all aspects of a team, but instead you have to see the good things that a team does, and we have made progress. "We will seek to strengthen the team [in the transfer window], but this is still the best season of the last five years. "We thank the fans who came to San Siro, we hope next year to be able to give them some extra satisfaction." Mancini admitted that Juventus are far and away the best team in Italy, and that his side will have to vastly improve in order to keep pace. "We have to improve many things, the technical quality, the desire to fight and we must learn not to give anything away in times of difficulty, like how Juve do," he said. "Surely we have to improve our quality, this is crucial. The gap between Juve and the other teams is huge."
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