Comments on: The Tuesday Portrait: Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deportivo la Coruna 1-3 Barcelona: The Last Pass — Bob Lalasz http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-8363 Deportivo la Coruna 1-3 Barcelona: The Last Pass — Bob Lalasz Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:21:44 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-8363 [...] of the El Clasico goal, but also because the game is so clearly on his boot when he has the ball. As Brian Phillips has pointed out, he stops better than anyone in the game. He stops, considers, calculates…then passes — [...] [...] of the El Clasico goal, but also because the game is so clearly on his boot when he has the ball. As Brian Phillips has pointed out, he stops better than anyone in the game. He stops, considers, calculates…then passes — [...]

]]> By: A. http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-729 A. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:11:48 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-729 Bet Blogger, let's just keep in mind that Drogba has had only one good season in his whole career-and he's thirty; Henry has never been a big game player for mine and his five *HUGE* finals appearances for zero goals confirms that; Totti is another one who has sometimes disappointed on the big stage, especially for the Azzuri. I'm not sure if Brian had this in mind but at the least they are apt on this account. Bet Blogger,

let’s just keep in mind that Drogba has had only one good season in his whole career-and he’s thirty; Henry has never been a big game player for mine and his five *HUGE* finals appearances for zero goals confirms that; Totti is another one who has sometimes disappointed on the big stage, especially for the Azzuri. I’m not sure if Brian had this in mind but at the least they are apt on this account.

]]> By: roswitha http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-727 roswitha Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:56:26 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-727 Again - he's a revelation. Some of them make you love football more for what they can do with the game, some make you love it more with how they play it, and Zlatan fulfils both criteria for me, in a way that goes beyond caring what the tangible consequences of his being on the pitch are. I can't think of anyone else in football who does that for me -- Pirlo, a little, but he deals a bit more in ineffable geometries than Zlatan does, which can make him less effective and less of a made-for-TV delight [as you once said yourself, I think.] Again – he’s a revelation. Some of them make you love football more for what they can do with the game, some make you love it more with how they play it, and Zlatan fulfils both criteria for me, in a way that goes beyond caring what the tangible consequences of his being on the pitch are. I can’t think of anyone else in football who does that for me — Pirlo, a little, but he deals a bit more in ineffable geometries than Zlatan does, which can make him less effective and less of a made-for-TV delight [as you once said yourself, I think.]

]]> By: Bet Blogger http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-726 Bet Blogger Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:13:31 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-726 A charming article, but I'm not sure Ibrahimovic is in the same class as some of the other strikers you mention. He'll never be make the impact Henry, Ronaldinho, Totti or Drogba has and, after seeing him disappear for 90 minutes against Liverpool last week, he needs to deliver on the biggest stage on a regular basis to convince me I'm afraid. A charming article, but I’m not sure Ibrahimovic is in the same class as some of the other strikers you mention. He’ll never be make the impact Henry, Ronaldinho, Totti or Drogba has and, after seeing him disappear for 90 minutes against Liverpool last week, he needs to deliver on the biggest stage on a regular basis to convince me I’m afraid.

]]> By: JohnST http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-724 JohnST Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:23:02 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/26/the-tuesday-portrait-zlatan-ibrahimovic-2/#comment-724 Another great post, Brian. You put it eloquently the few seconds of pause. Indeed, there are so many possibilities in the hands of a master, to make a pass, to burst through, do a shimmy, to shoot... His individual skills are a sight to behold but his effect on the team is not as profound as what I will like to see. Another great post, Brian. You put it eloquently the few seconds of pause. Indeed, there are so many possibilities in the hands of a master, to make a pass, to burst through, do a shimmy, to shoot…

His individual skills are a sight to behold but his effect on the team is not as profound as what I will like to see.

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