Inter Milan stars Manuel Akanji and Nicolo Barella flopped in last night’s underwhelming 2-1 home defeat to Bodo/Glimt.
According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInterNews, the former’s rookie mistake denied Inter a chance to turn the Champions League tie on its head.
Despite establishing himself as a key figure in Cristian Chivu’s defense this season, Manuel Akanji faltered when it mattered most.
Indeed, his reckless back pass helped Bodo/Glimt find the opening goal, putting the Nerazzurri in a virtually impossible situation.
Down by three goals with less than 30 minutes on the clock, Inter could not recover.
Akanji & Barella Struggle in Inter Milan 1-2 Bodo/Glimt Defeat
Akanji’s mistake heavily contributed to Inter’s European elimination.
Even though he tried to make amends, the woodwork denied what would’ve been a consolation goal anyway.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team failed to live up to expectations.
Indeed, stand-in captain Nicolo Barella fell short of his high standard, often struggling to find the final ball.
Though he put on another energetic performance, imprecision and erratic decision plagued his attacking output.
Infer fans will still blame on Acerbi.They think Akanji, Bicek and Bastoni are better than Acerbi.In reality, Acerbi(weakness is too old) is still better than this 3 combines.I would get rid of all of them. Got 4 buy new younger center back, 2 wingers, 1 atacking midfieder and gook.Get rid of Thuram, Chahanaglou, Barella, Fretassi, and Mikitariyan,
He was not below his standard. I’ve seen him play with man city that’s what he does, big costly mistakes is why guardiola got rid of him.
even though this was a huge mistake, honestly, it did not change the course of the game, we were as far from winning as ever during the two matches against Bodo. The team had already given up, so Akanji’s mistake, however grave, was not decisive.
4-4-2 for Inter in certain games.
Our defense is not as strong as it was.
4-4-2 for Inter in certain games.
I do not understand why the players did not try to shoot more often. This is probably from the coach.
Tight blocks require fast shots.
The Inter owners not buying a good player in the Winter transfer or even during the summer just lost more money from this exit.