Avoid uncomfortable questions (few, actually), give away a few titles, but they all make noise. The media debut of the new national coach, whose contract was signed just ten minutes before entering the press room, is in perfect Conte style. Aggressive, without many frills and outspoken, even with some ironic digression and an elegant thanks to his predecessor Cesare Prandelli.
Let's start with the warning sent to the navigators of the ball, the players: “No one will be called up regardless, anyone will have to earn this shirt, on and off the pitch. Know that I always prefer a great man to a good footballer. Mario Balotelli, mentioned in the journalist's question, will have his ears ringed. “I would like – adds Conte – that the players would return to having the anxiety of being called up, the one I had, because here nothing will be taken for granted to anyone”. He doesn't talk about the singles, apart from a passage about Pirlo, which is actually a bit chilly: "Andrea is obviously among the players who can be called up, but he and I will have to talk." To then also close on the question of any external interference, sponsors or media pressure: "I will decide everything: nothing and no one will ever influence my choices".
