Inzaghi introduces himself: "My Salernitana will give its all"

“We are a team full of talent, capable of competing on all fields.

"We'll play well or badly, I don't know. I think this team is strong, I enjoyed it last year, they didn't lose anyone and they have to find their way again. Now we have to prove it on the pitch starting from delicate direct clashes. A team with ten national teams shouldn't fight to avoid relegation."

“I have been coaching for ten years – added Inzaghi, making his debut on the Granata bench at home against Cagliari next October 22nd – and the problem is that footballers sometimes feel less strong than they are. It will be my job to make them give their best, deserving the commitment of the club".

Inzaghi: “We’ll save ourselves, but Dia must score at least 15 goals”

“I was tired of resting, I couldn’t take it anymore.” Filippo Inzaghi jokes on the day of his presentation in Salerno. Then he gets serious: “I no longer knew if this football deserved my honesty and my professionalism. You can win or lose but you have to be intellectually honest. I looked at my phone every moment and waited for the call of people like Iervolino and De Sanctis”.

Affection for the Granata fans: “I already know what kind of crowd there is, I scored twice in this stadium in 1998. During the warm-up I couldn't even talk to my teammates, in Monza there were 3000 people and this struck me”. The future depends on work: "It's not with names that we save ourselves. Today I can't make any promises of any kind. If they say we don't fight I'll go home. I don't know if we'll play well or badly, I challenge anyone to say otherwise. But we have to be good at getting points, that's what makes a team great. Last year it was nice to see the Salernitana, has maintained the same structure and good players have arrived. The young players need to be supported and we will try to convey confidence. I am sure that we can save ourselves but we have to prove it”.

A lot is asked of Dia: "For me he's a first striker, but he can also play alongside another striker or attacking midfielder. He's a player who needs to be recovered, he needs to score 15 goals otherwise we won't be able to bring home the feathers." Why Salerno: “When I went to Brescia they called me crazy, when I went from Milan in Serie A to Venezia in Serie C they told me I was crazy. Now they ask me who made me do it since Salernitana is second to last. I am the happiest person in the world. When I understand what I represent for people, my sadness goes away, I want to convey what I am. As a coach I have won and lost, but I want to get back up with strength. I never stop learning, I change my mind without getting stuck on a single concept. There are people who bring home the Champions League and then are fired after a few months. It is up to me to do as little damage as possible, we coaches get carried away and think we invented football but the players go out on the pitch. I have to enhance their potential, without giving alibis. With a club like that we cannot cling to any excuses”.