It's the mental / physical block of not being able to move via that knee. Pushing off, twisting, bending all are limited and saps your power.
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He just looks rusty but he’s not finished as some posters have said. It’s his first start in 8 months! He’s had a shot hit the bar and had a few touches which show his class.
He’ll need to phase back in slowly to be back on form for January.
He’ll need to phase back in slowly to be back on form for January.
I know it's his first game but we're kind of screwed if Lukaku gets injured and this play is first choice.
I don't think we have the games to phase him in. Maybe just FA Cup because if we progress here we've got a big game in the semis.
Aye, I mean exactly that but also he’s got to trust his knee. When a player leans into him he needs to know his knee isn’t going to crumble underneath him. That takes time. At the moment I think there is a bit of apprehension to fully trust it and he compensates for it which you can’t do in a competitive game.
Yeah that's what I mean, even without the injury, he probably wouldn't have been someone we would want to have after this season anyway, and this season was always going to be a squad player. With the injury there's not a chance in hell. Fair fecks to him for wanting to play on, but I think he'll have to go to Malmo or the MLS next season if he wants to go somewhere more accurate for his level.
It's his first start after 8 months out. People are too quick to write him off.
Boom.
And then he scores....
Needs to come off now. Been playing with 10 men. Not his fault. Rashford really should have the change to play up top on his own.
Edit. As I’m writing he scores! Should still come off!
Edit. As I’m writing he scores! Should still come off!
you silly fecksBoom!
Moaners gonna moan.
Well that was easy enough.
Atrocious keeping to be fair
Archetypal Ibrahimovic performance in truth.
He still knows how to shoot!!!
Fault of the wall
Took a deflection too.
Give him time ffs. He’s just back.
Just played his worst half in his career and without hesitation moves away the other guys to take a crucial free kick. Thats my Ibra.
Will do him a world of good to get on the scoresheet. Would love it if he can chip in with some goals and help us to more silverware this season.
I love Zlatan, but he looks pretty much spent
That goal honestly saved him from getting a 1 from me. Injury return or not he was awful.
One can see it was a long time since he played a competitive game. He still has ways to go before hes back. But I think we will see a pretty fast increase in quality if hes given time over xmas.
Haha so true.
Yeah, not so good from him.
Now that we're out of the League Cup he should not start ever again, and probably won't.
He scored but the team was a bit toothless in attack because of his static play.
Very rusty as you'd expect, needs games now.
Same Zlatan from last season, utter crap for a game but manages somehow to get a goal.
He's still a very long time from being match fit. Great FK though.
Good power on the free kick. He was poor (well rusty) but id rather see him start games like this than league games.
Think he needs minutes at end of league games.
Think he needs minutes at end of league games.
Keeper doing the simple mistake of moving towards the wall instead of staying in his place. He saves that if he doesnt take that step.
Needs to do better than that, but does deserve to be given a bit more time I think.
If he can't do better than that, then he's 'done' isn't it?
If he can't do better than that, then he's 'done' isn't it?
Was trying to force it and clearly isn't match fit, but good to see him get off the mark with a good strike.
Whilst clearly not match fit, still technically better than majority on this team.
I don't know if he's 'done' or lacking match fitness, but he did not look good. Good strike though tbf.
Should be a cameo option for now.
Should be a cameo option for now.
He will probably start along Lukaku when he gets fully match fit.
Feels like we have rushed him back, 2 months before he is ready. Some of his play was absolutely awful.
He's very rusty which isn't surprising but happy to see him get a goal. Usually you would say that the goal would help his confidence but hes ibra so...
Lukaku is better
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