The signs of nerves and frustration shown by Inter players in the form of arguments on the pitch do not necessarily have to be a negative for the team.
This is the view in today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, who argue that by letting the players vent their frustrations and push each other onwards, the team can find more intensity and motivation.
During a poor early season run of form, Inter’s on-pitch demeanour was often characterized by negative and sulking body language.
The constant gestures of frustration by midfielders Nicolo Barella and Marcelo Brozovic during the 3-2 loss to AC Milan in the September edition of the derby of a prime example of this.
The issue with this kind of behaviour, Tuttosport suggests, was not so much in the fact that the players were showing frustration with one another, as in the fact that the mood dragged on and bogged the team down.
In recent spats between Barella and striker Romelu Lukaku, and between striker Edin Dzeko and goalkeeper Andre Onana, there has been visible frustration between the teammates.
However, Tuttosport argues, this does not have to be a negative thing, so long as the players use it to motivate themselves to do better, and do not take it too personally.