Comments on: Friday afternoon question: Does Ibrahimovic deserve more credit?

By: Chrisitan Steve Brown

Chrisitan Steve Brown — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:50:19 +0000

I think Slatan is a very good striker but he had a poor world cup performance in 2006 and after that did not to great things but had a average performance.

I think now he’s back on top but needs to proove his level at the 2008 Euro and in the Champions league.

By: Shyam

Shyam — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:12:02 +0000

I think the concept of an ‘Italian striker’ is a oxymoron in itself inspite of him being a swede… the fact that italian football emphasizes on the catennacio form of play makes it difficult to pinpoint a great striker… whereas in la liga, eredivise and premiership the striker takes it all…. maybe that is why they get more recognition…

p.s: just my viewpoint, i could be wrong….would love to be proved otherwise

By: Kb

Kb — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:11:27 +0000

l saw the potential when he was at Ajax. he is really good but yet to hit the form of the Drogbas and Etos of this world

By: davex

davex — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:32:48 +0000

Decent player, obviously, and he was in the UEFA team of the year, so he is getting plenty of respect, inf act. Simple fact is he’s not quite golden ball material. Needs a big tournament with Sweden and you suspect it’s nto going to happen.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:19:59 +0000

Mark, I think you’re totally wrong. Ibrahimovic gets a lot of credit and will be awarded with a big trophy of some kind in the future. It has taken a while for him to move from Juve to Inter and rise above the rancor spewed toward him by football fans for what was perceived to be abandonment (forgetting that it might have been the other way around, the club letting the players down - but that is for another discussion). I think he is mentioned among the top 3 strikers in the world unanimously. Ask around. You’ll see. He may display the wrong attitude, and if he does shame on him. But that does not detract from the recognition he gets around the world.

By: Cy Nical

Cy Nical — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:15:20 +0000

Self prophecy,built on his self-hype of the past.He would have received more credit if he was more humble.

By: Betting Blue Boy

Betting Blue Boy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:28:13 +0000

The question is does it really matter that Zlatan is not getting the credit that he deserves? If he his netting goals week-in week-out for Inter and pleasing their fans and manager alike he will get his rewards through trophies, it just depends whether that is enough for the Swede or if he yearns for recognition from fellow pro’s and coaches.
Because he doesn’t get the attention he deserves it could well work in his favour, perhaps he can go about his business without unwanted interruptions.

By: Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:33:30 +0000

I guess any moodiness has been hidden by the fact Inter are unbeaten. Generally though he has matured a lot.
Torres is quicker but is only now proving himself with another team while Ibra has had success with Ajax, Juve,Inter and to an extent Sweden.

Now if Crouch was as good on the floor as in the air….

By: Padraic Halpin

Padraic Halpin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:26:37 +0000

The problem with Ibrahimovic has always seemed to be his attitude and temperament when not playing in a winning team though that does appear to be changing.

His stock would rise dramatically if Inter could put their dodgy European pedigree behind them and have a decent run this year. Despite predicting otherwise in December, I fancy they’ll get past Liverpool at least.

As far as out-and-out strikers go, I’m a Fernando Torres man. The guy’s got everything.

By: Kev

Kev — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:20:03 +0000

It’s funny. He’s obviously a big star to half of Europe, but a lot of people know him only by reputation. I expect Liverpool fans will know a bit more about him in a couple of weeks or so. The defence will have to do better than they did against Villa if they’re going to stop him.