He was good enough if given the proper role. One of Pep's mistakes for sure.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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He was good enough if given the proper role. One of Pep's mistakes for sure.
khaled_a_d
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It wasn't a matter of being good enough as Ibra is one of the best ,it was a matter of fitting into the team
MagIX
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100% right, I totally agree with you
Internazionale
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I don't know why people think Ibra hates Messi. He has always praised him
Libra bromance >>>>>>
Libra bromance >>>>>>
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what the hell im reading. Ibra did not succed in Barcelona because pep played him out of position(due to messi perhaps or perhaps not ,we dont know). Ibra is one of the best striker who have ever lived.
CatalinR10
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shame he doesn't have a CL trophy , he deserves one. Maybe one day he'll return at Barca as a backup stricker.
Internazionale
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Can we not do the whole Ibra-Pep again 
CesDel
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At Barca, Ibra only played as a CF. Messi only really started to play as a false 9 when Ibra left.
SeloBarca
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Not beeing able to adapt is a sign of not beeing good enough.
Co0ter
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I have to disagree here. I don't think Ibra was the BEST fit for Barca, but a player of his quality could of always fit in. As many players we have recently bought, early on in the season they do great because the team doesn't really have a system including them yet or the coach hasn't decided how to use them yet. Cesc did great when he first got here, so did Ibra. Both quality players who just did what they knew how to do.
Eventually, Cesc started being played as a false 9 for some reason....his performance declined dramatically. After the beginning of the season, Ibra just sat at the last defenders. I can tell you with 100% certainty that it wasn't Ibra's idea...he was being told to do that by Pep- probably to draw defenders to him and open up the wings.
I don't think Ibra was used correctly, Cesc wasn't either...but they are gone now, so who really cares
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silentwaves
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I saw them doing this together at least (or Ibra doing it), just after a short while... can't get him out of my imagination, thinking what they could've done more together. In theory, the perfect duo. Both have imagination that is not from this planet.
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raskolnikov
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I have to disagree here. I don't think Ibra was the BEST fit for Barca, but a player of his quality could of always fit in. As many players we have recently bought, early on in the season they do great because the team doesn't really have a system including them yet or the coach hasn't decided how to use them yet. Cesc did great when he first got here, so did Ibra. Both quality players who just did what they knew how to do.
Eventually, Cesc started being played as a false 9 for some reason....his performance declined dramatically. After the beginning of the season, Ibra just sat at the last defenders. I can tell you with 100% certainty that it wasn't Ibra's idea...he was being told to do that by Pep- probably to draw defenders to him and open up the wings.
I don't think Ibra was used correctly, Cesc wasn't either...but they are gone now, so who really cares
Cesc only played false 9 when Messi was injured, he usually played at either Xavi/Iniesta's position, he failed for the reason why most do, lack of space.
Lack of space means you need to think extremely fast and be technically solid, everyone is better with more space and time, and since we lack it in almoste very game most players dont fit and are less good than they should.
Cesc and Alexis are our best examples. Thats why I feel players like Messi and Iniesta would kill the epl, they excel at playing in tight spaces let alone if they get more time and space...
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DN: You have previously mentioned Muhammad Ali, Petter Northug and Ronaldo as sports people you rank highly. Who would have finished on the podium if you had ranked the best Swedish sports people of all time?
Zlatan: On that list I would have been No1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, with due respect to the others
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/23/zlatan-ibrahimovic-angry-second-swedish-sportspeople
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Zlatan: On that list I would have been No1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, with due respect to the others
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/23/zlatan-ibrahimovic-angry-second-swedish-sportspeople
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