Legendary former Inter defender Beppe Bergomi feels that the words of Lautaro Martinez after yesterday’s shock Serie A loss away to Bologna further highlight the importance of managing emotions behind the scenes for the Nerazzurri.
Speaking to Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, via FCInterNews, Bergomi noted that the Argentine’s remarks about getting back on track within the locker room came not long on the heels of flare-ups between a few Nerazzurri players on the pitch.
Martinez did not hold back with his remarks to the media after yesterday afternoon’s result.
The 25-year-old made a mea culpa and emphasized that the players cannot afford to approach matches the way they had done in Emilia-Romagna, and that they have to put their heads down and work.
Martinez’s words hinted at real frustration among the players, and for Bergomi, this cannot be isolated from some recent on-pitch arguments among the players.
“There are certain things that happen within the locker room that we just can’t really know,” the former Nerazzurri captain noted.
“But between the Lukaku-Barella incident, and then the Onana-Dzeko one and now this, it’s clear that the managing of emotions within the group has become a theme,” he continued.
“It’s hard for us to say whose responsibility this is from the outside,” he added.
“Inter are still in the running for the Coppa Italia and for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, it must be said however,” Bergomi added.
As far as the race for top four, the former defender stated that “Even if Inter slip up, all of their rivals still are as well, so they can still get there.”
Bergomi noted that “When the league resumed, Inter were behind Napoli and Milan.”
“After beating Napoli, they immediately drew away to Monza,” he continued.
“Inter are a strong team, but they always have to put in a lot of energy and play at their best in order to win matches,” the former defender went on.
“Sometimes that means they risk conceding goals, as they did against Udinese or Porto.”
“The goals that Inter have conceded this season, I think can be attributed to the team still reacting to the flaws from last season, they’ve looked impatient to win.”
“It takes very little for Napoli to do so, whereas Inter have to put in a tremendous effort to win, and playing every three days they can’t maintain the same intensity.”
“For me it’s a question of the characteristics of the players,” Bergomi added, “when they play their football they’re beautiful to watch.”