APPIANO GENTILE - "There have been enough words, enough promises, now we must provide answers on the pitch." Serious, authoritative, confident: that was Andrea Stramaccioni as he opened his press conference before the Inter v Genoa game with those words. You can sense that he can't wait to get out on the pitch, because he's the sort who lives for the pitch. And now he's ready for the pitch with Inter. You can see it and you can hear it.
He continued: "I am and I feel like the Inter coach, and what I say to the fans is that there have been enough words, now we must play like Inter. Actions are more important than words. That's what I want and what the players want. They are incredible professionals and determined to invert the trend. From tomorrow at 3 pm we'll give everything and more to offer our fans some joy."
He may say 'no more words' but the ones he uses are rousing and striking. Which is what we hope his Inter team will be like tomorrow. After all, the signs have been good this week: "It's been a good week and I'm satisfied. We've worked well and started to get to know each other. I'm satisfied and ready for tomorrow. These players are magnificent, they give 100%. They give 100% for Stramaccioni, they gave it before and they would have given it for whichever coach was chosen, because they are great professionals.
"In any case, although I'm young and inexperienced," the coach smiled, "I know I'll find out whether it's a good or a bad week about 5 pm, just before 5 pm on Sunday..."
