APPIANO GENTILE – Inter coach Roberto Mancini held a press conference this lunchtime ahead of tomorrow’s away match against Hellas Verona. Mancini began by setting out his expectations for the game: "I want to see a positive attitude from the side. I don’t expect them to play like they did against Parma.
"We need to rediscover our desire to play and the toughness we showed in Genoa and in other matches. There’s always a chance you can lose, but we need to show our desire to win. That’s the only way to pick up a good result.
"Despite recent results, the team is putting in a lot of hard work. I’ve been a bit harder on them this week to make them understand that often you only get the result if you put in more effort than your opponents on the pitch. We need to remember that simply being Inter is not enough to win football matches. We need some success in the next nine matches to set ourselves up well for next season.
"Is Thohir angry? The president is always very positive. Having said that, like everyone, he doesn’t like it when things don’t go so well. But that’s a natural, human reaction. The club is working hard to change things. With Thohir, Bolingbroke and Fassone we’re building for the future and there’s no problem with the president being a distance away. You don’t lose matches because the president lives elsewhere.
"Do we need a revolution? All I did was answer a question. We don’t need to change 25 players, we just need the right mentality," declared Mancini.
The Nerazzurri boss also looked to the future: "I’m at a huge club and I came back because I believe we can get back to the top again. Inter is still Inter. Not playing in Europe for a season wouldn’t be a disaster, it means we’ll work hard to build a stronger team.
"D’Ambrosio could return. We have three midfielders at risk of suspension, so one of them will probably start from the bench. Kovacic? I decide where Mateo plays. We have faith in him – he recently renewed his contract. We’re looking to him for the future, but he needs to find something extra. Camara, Puscas, Baldini, Dimarco and Gnoukouri have been training with us for some time because they’ve shown quality. They’ll get their chance, but this isn’t the best time for it," concluded Mancini.
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