Baldini focuses on the 'magic' of the Adriatic and on the trust in young people to beat Poland and qualify for the Under 21 European Championship

Silvio Baldini trusts not only in his "special" boys, but also in the "magic" of the Adriatico stadium in Pescara to overcome the difficult obstacle Polonia, in the last match of the Under 21 European Championship qualifiers next year. Tomorrow Italy must win and with a two goal difference if they want to finish first in the group and gain direct access to the tournament. "I have unlimited trust in these guys, it's as if they were my family, they are special and will remain so no matter what happens", assures the coach in the press conference.

The match against Poland closes a cycle and Baldini feels he has to send a message to the players who have accompanied him this far: "I have already told them that I will not stand by and watch the result, because in a particular moment of my life I was given the opportunity to be a happy person, giving me great wealth, not only technically, but also internally".

So far, 7,300 tickets have been sold and Baldini invites his Under players to "feel the magic of this stadium", recalling that yes, "winning matters, but also understanding where you are. There is magic here, the people of Pescara love football and their favorite team". "I don't feel like a coach, but rather a prompter", he is keen to say. In Yerevan, Italy made him suffer, before finding the all-important goal with Cissé in injury time. "Matches like the one we played in Armenia exist and most of the time they are lost - he underlines - Instead they won it because even the attackers and midfielders were able to chase their opponents in the moments in which they were looking for counterattacks".

Baldini expects a strong Poland, "who will play like in the first leg", with the 4-2-3-1 and long balls to skip the defensive line. But he has faith in the young Italians: "We spent 15 days together and I saw great commitment. I feel that among them there is the belief that they will win, that they want to play it without any regrets".

The coach also mentioned his brief experience on the bench of the senior national team, after Gattuso's resignation: "I was happy to have been chosen for those two friendlies, 19 U.21 players made their debut". But he is convinced that Roberto Mancini is the right person in the right place: "After the defeat against Belgium he managed to overturn all the negativity that had arisen and only someone who is born a leader can do this. I feel that my experience would not have been sufficient to make the choices that Mancini made". It seems that young people are starting to have more space in blue: "I believe that the wind has changed. After Belgium Mancini has brought freshness and I hope that this spirit is fueled by the clubs".