Give Genoa credit, most teams who face us just sit and counter. We don't face teams who play such constant intensity, which is to be expected. Couple that with a few changes and a slightly lacklustre approach and that spells trouble.
Football isn't as easy as just getting the personnel right. We could field a dozen different teams and they are all better than what Genoa have on paper, but getting an XI to work instantly is not always easy.
We can't expect to turn up and just win, not when the opposition wants to win so badly.