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Z. Ibrahimovičius, 39, is the most productive soccer player in the Italian “Serie A” championship with seven goals in just four games, equally astute in the penalty area and still surprising with acrobatic tricks.
Z. Ibrahimovičius, who recently defeated the coronavirus, has already managed to return to the lineup in Italy and last weekend he congratulated Udine’s rivals with a goal through himself in the air. The Swede, who scored in the 83rd minute, scored three points for the Milan club – the match ended with a 2: 1 victory.
Last weekend’s goal for Ibra was the twelfth scored in the last eight games of the Serie A championship, including last season’s results. Such achievements in one of the most powerful leagues in the world and the impeccable physical form of an aging attacker are also of interest to the medical field.
“His injured knee is very strong, the doctors have not seen anything like it. After 20 years of soccer career, it is almost impossible to have that path. Zlatan is so strong that doctors want to retrieve him and examine him. After the end of Zlatan’s career, we will reopen it for investigation, “Mino Raiola’s agent Z. Ibrahimovičius told the Swedish daily Expressen.
Returning to the top, Ibra surprised many. While playing for Manchester United, he suffered a serious ligament injury and was hardly optimistic in the eyes of the Swedish fans.
300 days without football
The match between the 2017 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals and Anderlecht club in Brussels was crucial for the Swede. Ibra, who at the time was playing in the Man United jersey, was injured in the last minute of main time, when he faced the rival defender in a fight for a high ball. The match after extra time ended in favor of the Spanish 2: 1, but there was little joy.
Just before the decisive battles, Ibra was the absolute leader of the club in attack that season: 28 goals in 45 games. After losing the Ibra, Man United won the UEFA Europa League but won only two of the remaining seven Premier League matches and fell to sixth place.
For his part, Z. Ibrahimovičius, who had long been removed from the lineup, did not forget English; Although the contract ended at the end of the same failed season, Ibra received a new one-year offer from Man United and accepted it.
The injury to the ligaments in Ibra’s knee was serious, but the attacker was injured in 2017. In April, in November of the same year, he returned to the line-up and played in several games after being substituted. However, the forward, who sped up the process, was soon injured and again – in December he suffered a knee injury, which left the Swede without football for several more months before 2018. He terminated his contract with Man United in March and moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy.
It seemed that Z. Ibrahimovičius, who had spent more than 300 days without football in the ranks of Man United due to injuries, chose the easy path.
Probably, many Ibra fans and football experts expected the Swedish career curve to break at that time: the 36-year-old footballer would go to the United States in search of easy earnings and meet the twilight of his career in the rays of American fame. Still, Ibra responded to the skeptics.
During the two seasons in the MLS Championship, the Swede showed that his athletic form, even after a year without football, even well into his forties, has not disappeared. In 58 games, USA Ibra scored 53 goals and had 15 assists.
“I feel like a Ferrari among Fiat here,” the forward told MLS about the experience.
For Ibrahimovic, the game in America was like a walk in the park, so it was only a matter of time before he returned to Europe. We received the answer last December, when the roads of the forward and AC Milan crossed for the third time.
Authoritarian training
“I don’t have to ask Zlatano if he wants to play, I always know the answer,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli said. The 39-year-old’s arrival in Milan was the best thing that could happen to a helmsman of Italian descent.
“I know that Zlatan is an authoritarian when it comes to communicating with teammates, but I never intervene and let him do that, he has a positive aspect in training. It is very easy and good to work with champions like him ”, added the strategist.
Maybe it’s not so quick and sudden anymore, but ball control technique, vigilance on the field, the ability to create opportunities out of thin air on your own, and of course hard work in the gym and training are all. which even propels Ibra into his forties.
“I have trained great champions in my career, from Oliver Bierhoff or George Weah to Adrian, but I regret one thing: I never trained Z. Ibrahimovičius. He is immortal. In Italy, he has a much greater influence than Cristiano Ronaldo,” Alberto said. Zaccheroni, former strategist for the Milan and Juventus clubs in Turin, on the Swede.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic named October Player of the Month in Serie A. By the way, he is 39 years old. 🦁🥂 pic.twitter.com/uSj6oF72bP
– BeksFCB (@Joshua_Ubeku) November 7, 2020
Elevated orbits of Milan in Italy
With the second coach on the field, the Milan team is showing a great game in Italy so far. The young and motivated team lined up around Z. Ibrahimovičius finally shines in all its beauty and, under pressure in the wardrobe of an undoubted authority, demonstrates results not seen in many years.
The Swede, who sent seven shots in the Italian championship this season, allows Milan to be the sole leader in Italy. In six games, S. Pioli students have won five times, once in a draw and have 16 points on the field.
The last time they lost the match on the home front in Milan was on March 8, when they did not hold 1: 2 against Genoa at home. Other fronts have also stumbled smoothly until Thursday’s 0: 3 UEFA Europa League game against Lille.
The return of Z. Ibrahimovičius is not the only reason for the excellent results. The Swede is an invaluable cell of the team, but he is surrounded by quality both on and off the field.
The contribution of strategist S. Pioli cannot be missed. The former Inter Milan coach, who was not well received at the beginning of the fans, creates a winning team in Milan and draws on the core of young footballers. Finally, the young talents of Milan – Theo Hernández, Franck Kessie or Ismael Bennacer – who have a great psychologist on the bench – shine in full force.
The arrival of Z. Ibrahimovičius also freed such attacking players from the team as Hakan Calhanoglu or Rafael Leao. With the Swedish field in Milan, the game is difficult to predict for all teams, so teammates are in a hurry to take advantage of it.
“Ibra is like a little brother to me. It helps me become a better player. With him, you can feel the difference on the field, “said R. Leao, who scored two goals this season in the ranks of” Milan “.
It remains to be seen if it will be clear whether the difference will ultimately be in Milan’s results this season. The team last felt the taste of trophies in 2016, when they won the Italian Super Cup. The league title was last lifted in 2011 when Ibra himself played for the club. Such a trophy drought is not in the Swedish style.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 39, and Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, remain in Serie A 👴
Old but golden 👑 pic.twitter.com/PMMYoO7TvN
– Goal (@goal) November 2, 2020
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