Manuel Akanji and Marcus Thuram failed to live up to expectations in last night’s Champions League clash between Inter Milan and Bodo/Glimt.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInterNews, the star duo struggled to bring their A-game to the table.
Despite enjoying a superb debut season in Serie A, Manuel Akanji emerged as the main culprit for Inter’s European fiasco.
Indeed, his unfathomable mistake set the tone for Bodo/Glimt’s unexpected triumph at San Siro.
Furthermore, his feeble attempt to atone for that error came a cropped, with the woodwork denying his low shot late in the game.
Akanji & Thuram Flop in Inter Milan 1-2 Bodo/Glimt Heartbreak
Inter mustered 30 shots, including seven on target, generating an impressive 2.14 xG.
However, the absence of star striker Lautaro Martinez ultimately left them without the cutting edge required to turn dominance into progression.
Indeed, Francesco Pio Esposito and Thuram failed to live up to the billing, struggling to fill the void left by their injured captain.
Despite scoring in the first leg, the Italian center-forward never put Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin to the test tonight.
On the other hand, Thuram endured another underwhelming European night.
Thuram looked not interested again by not being sharp in headers or tap ins. Bony was more lively and delivered different crosses but no one anticipated his movement as they were just lazy to try to win the ball. Especially Thuram who won many headers but never thought to aim to put it in good position for other instead aiming for the goal which was harder considering he was marked everywhere. Lautaro it seems is much smarter than he’s given credit because he doesn’t try one thing the whole match but tries to mix it up
Vrakela, what about another two “fantastic” players ZIelenski and Esposito ? Did they struggled to bring their A-game to the table too or it is tabu to talk about them ?