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 Mar 11 2011, 07:22 AM
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Loves Greek Women esp Fay  Group: Moderators Posts: 14,924 Joined: 19-May 06 From: Bangalore,India Member No.: 1,865  |
Hee. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Mar 11 2011, 07:42 AM
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Berretti  Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (drucurl @ Mar 11 2011, 12:05 AM)  Rumor has it that Galliani stopped playing the Champions League anthem to fire up the team after iBra started having difficulty breathing each time the music came on Nice one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Mar 11 2011, 10:07 AM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
He does underperform in the CL and he needs to improve. But I don't agree with all the criticism he gets. There's 11 guys on that field and none of them others managed to put the ball in the back of the net either. Having to rely on him is not his problem, it's the teams.
Unfortunately he's the one that has the most assists and the most goals. It's like everything we do goes through him. |
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Mar 11 2011, 12:38 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
Ouch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Saw this piece earlier today:
QUOTE By Peter Staunton
Mar 10, 2011 12:30:00 PM Zlatan Ibrahimovic will never win a Champions League Arrigo Sacchi, the coach of a Milan side which won two European Cups, observed that one can be a 'great footballer but perhaps not a great player'. Watching Milan founder at continental level brings to mind the great tactician's words. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a prodigiously gifted footballer. His combination of bulk, touch and strength gives him a head start on most players in his position but the Swede would not have got close to making Sacchi's winning team. In Serie A, when relied upon to find the net against the likes of Lecce, Catania and Cesena, 'Ibra' cuts an immense figure; ruthless, aggressive and capable of winning matches on his own. But the elite level of competition, the Champions League, needs not these qualities. Champions League winning sides require their players to buy into the idea of competing for the collective. In recent times, Manchester United, Barcelona and Inter had that quality. Players in those teams had, or still have, an innate sense of the right thing to do. It is no coincidence that Inter won the trophy the first season Zlatan deserted. It is no coincidence that Barca ditched him after a season. His sort is becoming increasingly obsolete at the top level of the modern game; stationary strikers who demand the ball to feet. His team-mates are instructed to play their offensive game only on his terms. Against Tottenham, Ibra was typically ineffective. That is 23 Champions League knockout matches that have yielded only three goals. His team scored only seven times in eight European fixtures this season. And his lumbering presence is one of the key reasons behind that. He uses the ball too inefficiently, refuses to be involved close to the half-way line and at the top level is a one-dimensional, ponderous player. Champions League winning teams do not buy players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They sell them. |
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Mar 11 2011, 12:41 PM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
That's a pretty stupid arguement, to say he held teams back.
I suppose Ronaldo was ajust someone that held teams back too? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) It's just cool to rip on Ibra because of who he is. Nobody rips on Pato for his poor CL record and rightfully so, what does it matter if he scores a tonne of goals in the league? This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Mar 11 2011, 12:43 PM |
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Mar 11 2011, 01:00 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
Yeah, a bit of a silly and over-the-top article. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Then again Pato is still young, he has time on his hand until the lad is 25 for us to be able to judge where he stands. Ibra on the other hand should really step up in the knockout matches. If he can't score, then at least play a bit behind than usual, set other strikers up and play as an AM.
He is in and around the age of 30, the time when players start the downhill slide. |
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Mar 11 2011, 01:40 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Mar 11 2011, 04:41 PM) I suppose Ronaldo was ajust someone that held teams back too? Apologies for the double post, ladies and gentlemen, but this I had to ask. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Which Ronaldo? The original or the Portuguese remake. The genuine article was just a bit unlucky when it came to the CL. He never had much of a chance at inter, when he transferred to Madrid, they had won a couple a few years back, then onto Milan and he was not part of the squad that won in 2007. Though he did try as hard as anyone, being the champion he is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif) I have never forgotten this night: Ronaldo : Manchester vs. Real Madrid 23.04.2003 (Hattrick) 4:3 |
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Mar 11 2011, 01:46 PM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
The original I was talking about. Teams have played for won it when he wasn't there, but couldn't do it with him. It doesn't make him bad or a choker though, just like it doesn't with Zlatan.
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Mar 11 2011, 01:53 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Mar 11 2011, 05:46 PM) The original I was talking about. Teams have played for won it when he wasn't there, but couldn't do it with him. It doesn't make him bad or a choker though, just like it doesn't with Zlatan. True. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I think to get a better picture we may just have to compare both player's stats. Ibra is at 23 or 24 games with just 3 goals in the knockout ties, two of them with Barca against Arsenal last season. Though then again he missed some very close chances with inter against United a couple of years back. It is not totally about not winning the darn thing, but the goal scored ratio for an out and out striker is a decent enough indication. It does not tell the whole story though, and while I am of the view that he can't pull it off in the matches that count, it would be stupid to blame it all on Ibra when his team falters. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Choke he does, but then again, by the same token the whole team chokes, not just the Swede. It's a bit worrisome, to say the least, if not totally outrageous! |
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Mar 11 2011, 02:35 PM
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Giovanissimi Regionali B Group: Full Members Posts: 1,490 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 4,041 |
the article is unnecessarily harsh and wildly unscientific. However the observation is correct. Champions league winning teams SELL iBra. How much this has to do with his presence or departure is debatable but I personally don't think of him as a "genuine" Milan player. There is a type of player that screams at you for every small mistake you make but is does equal amounts of $h!t for free. Seriously it's only a matter of time before more of our squad tire of his antics.
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Mar 11 2011, 03:41 PM
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Primavera Group: Helpers Posts: 18,058 Joined: 9-February 06 Member No.: 1,265 |
DP!
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Mar 11 2011, 04:34 PM
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Primavera Group: Moderators Posts: 23,206 Joined: 20-November 05 From: Athens, Hellas Member No.: 911 |
A giant against the midgets, a midget against the giants... and Tottenham.
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Mar 11 2011, 08:09 PM
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Giovanissimi Regionali B Group: Full Members Posts: 1,490 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 4,041 |
QUOTE (Zed.D @ Mar 11 2011, 10:41 AM) DP! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) dirty boy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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Mar 11 2011, 10:58 PM
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zlatan is the best player in the world (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Mar 11 2011, 11:05 PM
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Allievi Nazionali Group: Helpers Posts: 8,465 Joined: 9-March 06 Member No.: 1,388 |
Hitler was the nicest person ever.
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