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Ten years ago Arrigo Sacchi involuntarily offended Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after a Champions League match with Auxerre in which he had scored two goals, the first of them by touching the ball with the tip of his foot, because according to him he had brought several shoes smaller than her 46 or 47 (that is, if she had smaller feet) she wouldn’t have gotten there. After the October derby, won by Milan 2-1 with a double by Ibra, Sacchi told Gazzetta that, in addition to the goals, he was “phenomenal” also because of how he won all the physical duels of the match. In short, the years go by and Ibrahimovic continues to be too for opposing defenses: with the foot too long, too high, too big, too strong. But it’s not so much the physical advantage per se, nor the technique, that makes Ibra special, but rather the unique way he’s always used them. Muscle elasticity and shooting technique are qualities that others also have, but how many have used them to score on a shot from midfield with the goalkeeper off the posts? Or, looking at the goal scored against Napoli, ask yourself: how many forwards would not only have anticipated Koulibaly so high, but also tipped the ball with that force?
The fact is that if to score you only need to lift the ball to the edge of the area and your tip crushes it at the far post, soccer becomes a really easy game. The red line linking the various stages of Ibrahimovic’s career, what has distinguished him throughout and which he has maintained even now at 39, is the ability to make things seem simpler than they really are. His charisma, which must be terrifying live, which must have a petrifying effect on defenders, also comes from that aura of superiority, similar to what great players must have when they are demoted or, even more so, when they finish. playing with fans. Except that Zlatan has never left the category, he is always part of the elite. The defender he jumped to in front of him is considered among the best in the world. The goalkeeper is in the lap of the Italian team. However, close to him they seem … normal human beings. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is part of that very small category of players who really seem to come from a different planet than their opponents.
