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2016-17 Performances


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6.2 Season Average Rating
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46
Goals
28
Assists
9
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derace

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shit? he made sensational passes and scored 2 goals. how was he shit?
 

wr8_utd

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Really liked him in the second half. He passed more, didn't take unnecessary shots and linkup play was very good and also managed not to miss a sitter. Also, his understanding with Rooney is really really good.
 

Kill 'em all

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Even if he ends the season with 25+ goals, I would bet many would still not be happy with him because he's keeping their darling Rashford out of the team.
 

Eddy_JukeZ

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Great game from Ibra.

Love the celebration for 4-1 too :drool:

Should have went over to the West Ham fans too.
 

Ballache

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Other than his 2 goals and that godly pass to Valencia which led to a goal he was shit. am I doing this right ?
 

Mike09

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Much better in second half. No moaning anymore since he scored two today.
 

podurban2

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He was very selfish in the first half
Didn't see much of the first half, but Zlatan is not selfish. The later stages in his career has for the most part revolved around creating and open up chances to others as a striker while scoring as well. He is one of the least selfish strikers/#9s out there IMO.
 

Dir Wangem

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I challenge anyone to name a better striker that we could realistically sign.

I'll save you the trouble: there are none.
 

Mciahel Goodman

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11 goals, 3 assists, and in all honesty, he should have scored at least 5 or 6 more. So we've had Zlatan at what is below par for him. I'd say tonight was his best performance, the complete Zlatan performance. That goal he made with the pass to Valencia was the best thing he did, and he scored two goals besides.
 

CM

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Didn't see much of the first half, but Zlatan is not selfish. The later stages in his career has for the most part revolved around creating and open up chances to others as a striker while scoring as well. He is one of the least selfish strikers/#9s out there IMO.
Maybe, but it was a fair assessment to say he was selfish in the context of that first half.
 

Devil may care

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He had a few selfish moments tonight but most top strikers do, however his play was much better and his pass to Valencia that led to Martial's 2nd was sublime, he certainly seems to appreciate the movement and urgency of Mkhi.
 

Stookie

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His hold up play is fantastic. He never panics when there are players around him and somehow manages to get the ball out.
 

BIGbadBOO4

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Still a little inconsistent. When he is standing and players running off him his passing and vision are fantastic but when we break and he runs with the ball he delays too long and tries to do something fancy instead of making a quick incisive pass. He played well tonight but I did get frustrated with poor choices i.e. shooting when a pass was better option.
 

PSingh

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He seems to play better when he's allowed to drop deeper. At times he can be lethargic but his link up play is second to none.
 

VeevaVee

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His decision making seems to be taking just slightly too long at the most important times and I think that's what's been affecting him recently. Sometimes it's just a split second in front of goal that means the defender/keeper is better positioned/knows where he's going.
I've said previously that it's as though he's trying to be too natural about things sometimes to the point where it isn't. I dunno if he's overthinking it or underthinking it, but a little sharper and he'll be lethal.
To have the stats he does already AND to have had a drought is quite something. Love having him in the side.
 

predator

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Class, experience and ability all in one. If everyone was on his wavelength then we would be close to unbeatable (tbf our players were great tonight).
 

Acole9

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You're right.
Also, on another day, we'd have turned that Stoke draw into a win....
Also, on another day, wed have turned that Burnley....
Arsenal...
West Ham..
Two goals tonight, you was saying ;).
 

Bogga

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Can someone please ( @Olly ) make a gif of two moments. Both were in the end of the game. The first one was his look at Blind at the corner when the ball went straight through because of Blinds missed header. The second was Zlatan holding the ref away so he couldn't reach angry Rooney who had been kicked. Two hilarious moments from my fellow swede :D
 

Sylar

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I honestly think we will see him score more and more goals if we use Martial, Mata, Mkhi behind him (and at times Rooney). The three linking up (rather than just hogging a side) works and it also helps Zlatan come deep to pass to them as they all get into the box.

Hes been a bit wasteful for us over the season and im sure he will admit that himself. But I really think we should use him as a starter and then bring on Rashford up top if we need a goal (especially when hes fresh). Think having another striker on the bench would be great too.

Glad he wasnt injured by that challenge from the keeper. Ugh.
 

Raw

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The guy just doesn't get injured does he? Thought he was done for when Adrian put a boot to his knee but he soldiered on and still played really well.
 

Olly Gunnar Solskjær

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Can someone please ( @Olly ) make a gif of two moments. Both were in the end of the game. The first one was his look at Blind at the corner when the ball went straight through because of Blinds missed header. The second was Zlatan holding the ref away so he couldn't reach angry Rooney who had been kicked. Two hilarious moments from my fellow swede :D
 

ti vu

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11 goals, 3 assists, and in all honesty, he should have scored at least 5 or 6 more. So we've had Zlatan at what is below par for him. I'd say tonight was his best performance, the complete Zlatan performance. That goal he made with the pass to Valencia was the best thing he did, and he scored two goals besides.
I don't follow the French league closely so I don't have full context of his conversion rate, but as far as I remember him playing in Serie A, he's always quite wasteful for a striker in the same bracket. What I expected from Zlatan is beside his goals (while being wasteful) is occupy the opponents' CB, Zlatan's overall play to get other into game and score goal to offset his wastefulness, the leadership on the pitch and in the dressing room... If someone is fooled into the PSG's stat and discount the quality gap between that team and their league as well as regarding Zlatan as a more physical RVP, RVN, Higuain... Today is very typical Zlatan performance I know.
 

RedPnutz

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The problem is, no striker in the world will ever be as clinical as the caf expects them to be. He didn't miss any "sitters" today at all.
Nonsense, I see these types of clinical strikers all the time. On FIFA and PES. And Eder, scorer of goal.
 
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