Antonio Conte insisted he is not a political person though recognised he is not particularly diplomatic as the Inter head coach tried to draw a line under his criticism of the Nerazzurri.
Doubts circulated over the future of Conte at San Siro after he delivered a withering assessment of the little protection he felt his Inter side received amid question marks over performances of the Serie A team.
That led to speculation Conte s tenure could come to end after just a solitary season, with Massimiliano Allegri and Mauricio Pochettino emerging as reported targets to take over.
Conte later preached unity, though, and has engineered Inter s route to the Europa League final, which included a 5-0 battering of Shakhtar Donetsk in the last four on Monday.
Inter president Steven Zhang flew into Germany to be with the Serie A runners-up and Conte was asked if the situation has now been resolved.
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I don t feel like going back over certain situations. I felt some things at the time and felt the need to say it, he told Sky Sport Italia.
What I say is always aimed at being constructive. The media likes to emphasise some situations more than others, but at the same time, I know we have to go through certain steps to become what Inter want to be in future.
I am not a political person. I stick to facts and action, not being particularly diplomatic, but I try to be constructive and not to offend anyone.
Inter face Sevilla in Friday s final in Cologne as they aim to win a first trophy since 2011.
