Coach Vincenzo Montella is concerned that Sampdoria may 'show fear' against Inter: 'We can't afford that'.
The game kicks off tomorrow night at 19:45. The Blucerchiati are only three points above the relegation zone and will need to show grit against the Biscione if they don't want that distance to narrow any further.
“In terms of character we've shown in certain games that we have players of value,” he told the Press. “On Sunday, as soon as we got a pass wrong, we showed a bit of fear.
Coach Vincenzo Montella is concerned that Sampdoria may 'show fear' against Inter: 'We can't afford that'.
The game kicks off tomorrow night at 19:45. The Blucerchiati are only three points above the relegation zone and will need to show grit against the Biscione if they don't want that distance to narrow any further.
“In terms of character we've shown in certain games that we have players of value,” he told the Press. “On Sunday, as soon as we got a pass wrong, we showed a bit of fear.
“We need to play with courage to reach our objective and this fear has to be erased.
“Depending on the strategy of the game and the type of game I want to play, I know who's going to play in attack.
“We have several players with different characteristics. I have the possibility of choosing.
“[Joaquin] Correa is playing well, he puts a lot of effort in and he has room for a lot of growth. He may skip a game every now and them, like the others.
“I thought the former Interisti would be many. I expect some will want revenge and others will be more detached.
“Our previous game, against Atalanta, went the way I expected it to. Tomorrow we're facing a team that is really driven to win and has players of greater quality compared to Atalanta.”
Finally, Montella was asked if he was worried about the fact that Frosinone, a team in the relegation zone, was only three points behind them.
“We have to walk our path regardless of what our opponents do. We can't afford to think that we'll only be saved if the others lose. We must save ourselves with our performance.
“I hope this can be an incentive for us, the same way that Juventus managed to make 100 points when they had Roma biting their heels.”