Former Inter director Ernesto Paolillo has spoken on how Inter must deal with the current situation with regard to the uncertain future of manager Antonio Conte following his many outbursts this season.
“In big clubs this always happens, but it must be resolved internally also because there is a risk of making Inter appear worse this season than they actually have been,” he explained in an interview with Italian radio station TMW Radio, earlier on today.
He was then asked how he would react if he was at Inter and Conte had the outbursts that he has had during the 2019/20 season.
“I already found myself there befre. After Inter vs Liverpool, there was an unfortunate outburst from the coach and at the end of the season we decided to separate.”
Next Paolillo spoke on how Inter are doing as a club when it comes to dealing with the situation.
“The club is doing very well. There has been no comment from anyone, neither the president nor Marotta nor the other managers. This is what they have to do.
“We should know what really happened and the reason for the dispute. At this point the president and Marotta must know things. They will have to make the decision. I trust they will find the right solution.”
Next Paolillo was asked whether such outbursts ultimately become a limit for Conte as a manager.
“For a manager, yes, because there are too many character precedents. At that point you need to take the right precautions, even contractual. This is not nice and I’m sorry because I respect Conte very much, and already in unsuspecting times, I won’t hide it, I would have liked to have seen him at Inter earlier.”
In conclusion he spoke on Inter and AC Milan’s stadium sharing and whether the clubs having separate stadiums would be viable.
“In theory, two stadiums would be needed, but in practice think how many inhabitants Milan has, do you think they could fill these two stadiums using them seven days a week? They would be a luxury that Milan could not afford.
“Let’s start with having one that may be beautiful and valid. If one of the two clubs then sees the possibility of investing alternatively, at a later time maybe you can think of two stadiums. Milan, however, is not London. I fear that two stadiums would struggle to survive.”
Paolillo served as a director at Inter between the mid-2000s to early 2010s and was with the club during an extremely successful time. He left the club in 2012.
