Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic a world class player ?


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Del Piero's inability to perform for Italy is more than made up for by his world class form at Sydney FC.
 

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I think the whole discussion about a player being word class or not just does not make any sense. There is no a commonly accepted definition of what world class is, it is purely subjective. If you define "world class" by the ability to change the outcome of a game then Ibra is definitely world class, he is the player who can turn the game around with his magic (Parma-Inter, 2008). If you define "world class" by the ability to win the national championships then Ibra is definitely world class again, he was delivering national titles wherever he was playing at, and most often he was the main driving force behind the teams. If you define world class by the performances in the European and international competitions then Ibra is a flop, he failed to perform in big games in the CL and his international career with Sweden is nothing outstanding. The bottom line is it's up to you whether Ibra is a world class or not, and there will never be consensus on this matter.
 

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It's an arguement where there are numerous ways that it can be interpreted and defined, all interpretations can be seen as being right and wrong.

Let's just move on and stop giving Ibra the attention he whores for.
 

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dont understand the logic if he scores in a one of game against valenca in the cl semi final then he suddenly becomes world class. anyway thourght i would just say that before work. man i need a girlfriend
 

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dont understand the logic if he scores in a one of game against valenca in the cl semi final then he suddenly becomes world class.


pretty sure i never said that.

---------- Post added at 13:07 ---------- Previous post was at 13:06 ----------

That settles it for me. Players like CRonaldo, RvP, Suarez, Tevez, Aguero, Messi, you can count on to deliver on big, must-win or garner a result games, whether its by scoring goals or influencing the players around you. You look at players like Beckham, Veron, Cannavaro, Kahn, Ballack, Crespo they had influence, when shit was going down that's who everyone looked to conjure something up... whether a freekick goal, last ditch poacher goal, or domineering performance in defence.

Ibra isn't like that, maybe a personality trait but I mostly put it down on mentality. Ibra is fantastic player to watch and a player you can rely on for a full season, but where will you find him in a UCL semi-final match against a top tier side when things are going stale? Again I am not talking about goals but "influence"/assertiveness.

But then what of Totti, Del Piero and Henry on the international stage?


Indeed, exactly right.
 

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Ibra's next tattoo is rumoured to be his entire autobiography tattooed to his nose














































...in 3 different languages :slick:
 

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hoe looks better

Raul duke is a hoe, a thank hoe
 

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That was a world class stomp.
 

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that was damn rough. if only he wouldn't have such a terrible attitude on the pitch, he would've enormous respect among the people.

i felt sorry for Lovren though
 

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Btw, have you guys read his autobiography?

I read it and my respect to this guy increased several degrees. What a fucking story. No one believed in him but he fought through it all and now he's there, best paid footballer of the planet? For example Xavi, Messi, Iniesta, they're just a product of the Barcelona football factory. Zlatan did it by himself (of course later got help from many coaches and managers but in his early years he really did it himself).

The Guardiola case was also very interesting to read. After reading it, I don't ever want that man to coach Inter. He clearly doesn't have a clue how to handle different personalities. Only those Barcelona puppies. Like Zlatan called the whole Barcelona team, it's like a boarding school. :lol:
 
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