Fabio Pecchia: Attacking Verona to return to Serie A

Verona were relegated from the top flight last season, finishing bottom with just five wins from 38 matches.

Head coach Luigi Delneri subsequently departed, with Pecchia taking over on a one-year deal after leaving his role as Rafael Benitez's assistant at Newcastle United, themselves relegated from the Premier League to the Championship.

"I'm very excited, it was a conscious choice. I had a major contract with Newcastle but I strongly wanted to coach Verona," Pecchia said in a media conference on Tuesday.

"We will work to have a mentality and a strong group to better face the league and any rough patches.

"My idea is to propose a proactive, starting formation of 4-3-3 but I will not focus too much on the numbers, we will always take to the pitch to win.

"Verona is a team that has values. I am to lay the foundations to do well. The fans of Verona have the same mentality of English supporters. We have to carry the public with our attitude on the pitch."