I can't imagine people who are against this signing has seen Zlatan play much over the years. Signing Zlatan will make us title favourites for me. This is a player who will be a huge huge success here i'm sure. Would be the best player in the Premier League.
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The most important part is that Falcao with Kondogbia were probably their worst players in the first part of the season, Monaco were flying and Falcao somehow statiscally benefitted from it. But I have to admit, I thought that he would be a great signing.
No. In 2013/14 he scored 9 goals/0 assist in 17 games in Ligue 1.
Yeah. I seem to remember Falcao just scored a few goals and didn't bring anything else to the team. Zlatan is a totally different player. To compare them like people do here is just pathetic.
Why the Falcao comparisons, why.... You guys are just spitting numbers when the truth is staring you right in the face - Falcao was ruined by a severe injury, not by age!
I really, really don't know what people expect us, as a 5th placed club with no CL football next season, to be able to acquire in the striker market.
If not for Mourinho, Ibrahimovic wouldn't even be giving us a second glance under the conditions we're facing next season, so why, or how can people be looking down on this transfer, seriously?
The people that don't want Ibrahimovic: who do you think we could get in of his standing this summer?
If not for Mourinho, Ibrahimovic wouldn't even be giving us a second glance under the conditions we're facing next season, so why, or how can people be looking down on this transfer, seriously?
The people that don't want Ibrahimovic: who do you think we could get in of his standing this summer?
He was probably depressed to play in an empty small stadium.
Then, in January 2014: severe injury and out for 7 months. There is a pre-injury Falcao and a post-injury Falcao. Not the same player.
Amazing no one's mentioned the size of his nose. People are pretending it's not a factor in the hope that it will just go away or something.
Yes, as has been pointed out many times since my post.
But as I said above, just change my post to "Falcao scored 9 in 17 in the league with 0 assists and then injured his ACL which put paid to him as a footballer, Zlatan in comparison has just scored 38 in 31 in the league, with 13 assists and is in the best shape imaginable."
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And don't forget the assists with Falcao 0 assists and Zlatan 13 as well as scoring 38(!) goals in 31 games in the league! In all competitions Zlatan 50+19 in 51.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/zlatan-ibrahimovic/profil/spieler/3455
It's possibly the most frustrating comparison I've come across on here. Falcao was quite clearly a busted flush and it was only pure blind (and stupid) hope that he would be a success here.
He seems to mean a lot to that mob
Can someone explain to me why Zlatan is potentially a bad signing because Falcao was a flop? Last time I checked they were not the same person. I mean I don't see anyone saying that Martial will be shit next season because Hazard went from being Chelsea's best player to doing nothing this year..
What another player did or didn't do is so irrelevant that I'm having problems finding the words to describe it.
What another player did or didn't do is so irrelevant that I'm having problems finding the words to describe it.
No, they cannot
"Logical fallacy" or "Utter bullshit". Hope that helps.
This.
I also find it strange that people are trying to belittle what Zlatan has achieved in Ligue 1, especially after what Mahrez and Payet did after coming to England from France.
Zlatan has been a success everywhere he has played. It would be shocking if a man of his size, strength, skill and shooting ability failed to set the Premier League alight.
There are so many reasons why signing Zlatan makes sense for Manchester United. The quicker the deal is done the better!
What a player he is, absolutely perfect for Utd. I'm not worried about the age, Ibra is a freak of nature.
Arguably, the English league isn't a much more physical league than the French league
Lets also not forgot that the team Falcao played in is no where near the quality Ibra had at PSGYup, read those stats wrong again... tough morning
9 league goals in 17 games for Monaco wasn't great though for a player like him in that league, and it was followed by an ACL injury that basically put an end to him. Zlatan has just scored 31 league goals in 30 games and is in better shape than ever.
The whole comparison with buying a guy in perfect physical shape who has just scored a career high 50 goals is a silly one.
It was a very good team and in terms of performances they were pretty close.
Not near? PSG had 89 points while Monaco had 80 points that season. Zlatan's stats was 26+15 in 33 games. You should try again but no point because all the stats tell Zlatan is so much better.
Spot on.
So far I've heard from opposition fans that he will have similar difficulties to Falcao because he was also a high profile striker from the French league, Schweinsteiger because he also was our manager's favourite from a previous club, Di Maria cause he also had his best career season before moving to United. And all 3 cause they were all big names as well.
Strange that there are obvious conflicts that go unmentioned like Schweinsteiger and Falcao joining after injury hit seasons or Martial joining from the French league and tearing it up straight away. Those positive "comparisons" are equally useless but you don't see people who place stock in such shit bring those ones out.
I completely get what you mean about it being hard to put into words how irrelevant it is considering they're different fecking human beings.
Giroud Montpellier VS Giroud Arsenal // Discount of 33%
Season 2011/12: Giroud best striker of the French league with 21 goals - Montpellier champion - 25 goals all competitions with Montpellier
Season 2012/13: Giroud 17 goals in 52 games with Arsenal - 17 goals all competitions with Arsenal
Giroud VS Zlatan
Season 2011/12: Giroud best striker of the French league with 21 goals - Montpellier champion - 25 goals all competitions with Montpellier
Season 2012/13: Ibrahimovic best striker of the French league with 30 goals - Psg champion - 35 goals all competitions
Season 2015/16: Ibrahimovic best striker of the French league with 38 goals - Psg champion - 50 goals all competitions with PSG
Gameiro
Season 2010/11: Gameiro best striker of the French league with 22 goals.
Season 2015/16: Gameiro 29 goals in 52 games with Sevilla
Season 2011/12: Giroud best striker of the French league with 21 goals - Montpellier champion - 25 goals all competitions with Montpellier
Season 2012/13: Giroud 17 goals in 52 games with Arsenal - 17 goals all competitions with Arsenal
Giroud VS Zlatan
Season 2011/12: Giroud best striker of the French league with 21 goals - Montpellier champion - 25 goals all competitions with Montpellier
Season 2012/13: Ibrahimovic best striker of the French league with 30 goals - Psg champion - 35 goals all competitions
Season 2015/16: Ibrahimovic best striker of the French league with 38 goals - Psg champion - 50 goals all competitions with PSG
Gameiro
Season 2010/11: Gameiro best striker of the French league with 22 goals.
Season 2015/16: Gameiro 29 goals in 52 games with Sevilla
Is it cocks out time yet?
I agree with this of course but you still need him to bang in 20+ goals if he's our main striker and we want to win the league. It's naive to think that he will be influential if he's out of form and not scoring goals. How can teammates listen to what he is saying when he's not doing it himself.
I voted NO because I think he's done at top level.
Not true at all.
Agree. 50+19 in 51 games is not enough.
I agree with you. I know a young player from your academy: he is 14 years old and deserves his chance.
And that will stop the minute he pitches up in PL. Not a chance. French league is mickey mouse.
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You really think Zlatan will continue at anything like that rate? You can't compare Martial and Zlatan, they're at opposite ends of their careers.
Why not? Zlatan has just had his best season ever. Why can't he continue like that, because he's 39?
Zlatan and Mourinho will win us the league next season.
NoYeeeeeeeeees!!
Cross knows his stuff, right?
Excuse me, he's 49.
Zlatan will decline at some point but he hasn't shown any signs that it would happen soon. The french league isn't good for old and declining players, it's a physical league better suited to young players, so Zlatan is an anomaly.
I'm really not sure about us signing a 59 year old.
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