Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Rate the player

  • 10 - Will be one of the absolutely best players in the history of the game (think Meazza, Matheus)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 9 - Will be one of the club legends, and become one of the best players in the world of their era

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 2 - Close to a useless player, who will add nothing to the team besides filling the CL quota

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 1 - Crap, shit, useless player, worst business ever, Mancini, Quaresma and Gresko combined

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    42
  • Poll closed .

interman

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With all good things he has, on counters he is like an amateur, 80% of the counters are ruined because of him. He does 2 things in most cases, loses the ball to opponent that was 10 meters behind, or does very unnecessary(but safe) side pass.
Sad that Zielinski failed
 

wera

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it's football, 80% counters not ending in goal is kinda the norm

yes we would be better in attack with a younger Mkhitaryan-esque player, but I doubt we'd be so good in defence as well

(we do need his replacement to be bought this summer)
 

bubba zanetti

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Maybe its age or cause he runs all the time, I remember this guy was once fucking beast upfront, assists, goals..
 

Suraj

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it's football, 80% counters not ending in goal is kinda the norm

yes we would be better in attack with a younger Mkhitaryan-esque player, but I doubt we'd be so good in defence as well

(we do need his replacement to be bought this summer)

i think we're still one of the worst on counters it's not mkhi specific, has to do more with us being the slowest and oldest team in europe
 

Besnik

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We played better with him on the pitch. Zalewski was impactful aswell, but Mkhi's presence in midfield has no competition, unfortunately.

There's still an evident decline on his game though. But he's still so productive and difficult to be outplayed from starting line-up. Just goes to show how important he is to Inzaghi's football.
 

Broseph

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I read on Reddit that this guy might retire at the end of the season. Now other teams can charge us twice for his potential replacement
 

#NotForMe

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Even with unlimited budget, I cannot think of who to get to replace things he does, I can only think of higher tier players, who is not in the exact role can do it, like Vitinha, Veratti etc.
Basically looking for someone that has good first touches and techniques , not necessarily fancy dribbling, and know the right time to do progressive carry/passes without stalling, not killer passes or Kaka's type of runs.

Sounds simple, but really rare.

Frattesi and Zielinski stall too much on the ball when they progress.
 

BasedGodPunk

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I read on Reddit that this guy might retire at the end of the season. Now other teams can charge us twice for his potential replacement
Cannot imagine the incentives Inzaghi will provide for him to change his mind.
 

bubba zanetti

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Even with unlimited budget, I cannot think of who to get to replace things he does, I can only think of higher tier players, who is not in the exact role can do it, like Vitinha, Veratti etc.
Basically looking for someone that has good first touches and techniques , not necessarily fancy dribbling, and know the right time to do progressive carry/passes without stalling, not killer passes or Kaka's type of runs.

Sounds simple, but really rare.
You are describing Kovačić.
 

bubba zanetti

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Early Kovačić, not Kovačić of today
Nope. Kovačić of today, who is much more better player then early Kovačić. You obviously dont watch or at least follow him. Friggin Mhiki wouldnt fit in roster of 25 City players today, Kovačić is space shuttle compared to him. He would thrive under Inzaghi and his system.
 

Broseph

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Is gundogan any good this season?
 

IL Fenomeno

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Even with unlimited budget, I cannot think of who to get to replace things he does, I can only think of higher tier players, who is not in the exact role can do it, like Vitinha, Veratti etc.
Basically looking for someone that has good first touches and techniques , not necessarily fancy dribbling, and know the right time to do progressive carry/passes without stalling, not killer passes or Kaka's type of runs.

Sounds simple, but really rare.

Frattesi and Zielinski stall too much on the ball when they progress.
well I agree with you but you dont always have to replace a player with one who has exactly the same abilities. we can adapt
 

Nyall

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Gonna miss him.


Sucic apparently has an engine so in theory should be able to replace him well
 

Armes

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I read on Reddit that this guy might retire at the end of the season. Now other teams can charge us twice for his potential replacement

Just watched the press conference and yeah he did kind of mentioned it in ambiguity . Question was smth along the lines of age and fatigue with so many game to which he replied agreed but it's also a pleasure to play this many games. Then they asked if this run in CL is even more so important for the older players (jokingly in italian used the word vecchietti) to which he replied with yeah it's a factor for motivation, who knows how many years I have left, maybe one or two more.
 

IL Fenomeno

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Just watched the press conference and yeah he did kind of mentioned it in ambiguity . Question was smth along the lines of age and fatigue with so many game to which he replied agreed but it's also a pleasure to play this many games. Then they asked if this run in CL is even more so important for the older players (jokingly in italian used the word vecchietti) to which he replied with yeah it's a factor for motivation, who knows how many years I have left, maybe one or two more.
doesnt mean he is retiring after this season
 

CraigM

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I'm not nostalgic when it comes to being decisive in picking a time when you think a veteran should not be renewed, but I think it would be good for us to keep him for another season - as long as he starts to be phased out during that season rather than playing every minute of every important game.
 

wera

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That was the plan for this season, him and Zielinski were owning the LCM spot. It started pretty well, then Zielinski got injured once, played worse, got injured the second time and we are still waiting for him
 

BasedGodPunk

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Regardless of if he retires or not, this should push management to prioritize his replacement. Zielinski/Mikhi can maybe cover for one more season but we need to find his replacement sooner than later.
 
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