Ex Arsenal & Man United Criticized For Sluggish & Sloppy Display In Inter Milan 1-0 Genoa Serie A Clash | OneFootball

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has faced some criticism for a sluggish and sloppy display for Inter Milan against Genoa yesterday evening.

L’Interista highlight the player ratings for the match, which argue that there were too many errors from the Armenian. He was also extremely fortunate to avoid a booking.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan started for Inter Milan in yesterday’s Serie A clash with Genoa.

The former Arsenal and Roma midfielder went into the match one booking away from suspension.

Therefore, there was certainly a risk to having Mkhitaryan in the starting eleven. Were he to have picked up a yellow card, he would be missing next weekend’s crunch clash with Napoli.

However, Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi decided to trust Mkhitaryan.

Mkhitaryan Under Fire For Sloppy Display In Inter Milan 1-0 Genoa Clash

In truth, it was perhaps not worth the trouble of starting Mkhitaryan.

The 36-year-old certainly put in his usual workrate and application yesterday.

GENOA, ITALY – AUGUST 17: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Inter greets the crowd during a warm-up session prior to kick-off in the Serie A match between Genoa and Inter at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on August 17, 2024 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

However, there was a bit of a lack of intensity. Mkhitaryan seemed to be a half a second late to every ball, and also misplaced some passes that would have normally been easy for him.

Meanwhile, Mkhitaryan was extremely lucky to avoid a booking.

The Armenian seemed to commit a blatant tactical foul on Genoa midfielder Fabio Miretti. However, referee Marco Piccinini showed extraordinary leniency to not book him.