APPIANO GENTILE - "I'm fired up, clear-headed, moderately angry but calm. You have to go along with the rules of the game: when you win you get the plaudits, when you lose you hear all sorts... But what interests me is that coach, players, president and fans are all heading in the same direction. That's what I'm interested in." Andrea Stramaccioni described his mood ahead of tomorrow's encounter with Chievo as he spoke to Inter Channel after today's press conference.
The coach was asked how Joel Obi and Rodrigo Palacio are shaping up: "Obi is in the squad so he'll be on the bench tomorrow, although he's not back to full fitness yet. Palacio is working his way back but not rushing things."
Finally, a comment on the possibility of adopting a three-man defence: "If the time comes when we decide to switch to that system we would do so to give us more defensive solidity when we're on the attack."