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Yeah, injured before Christmas. Expected back in early Feb, IIRC.
Is that tattoo on his back ?
I think it's his forearm
Personally think we're better even with a misfiring Lukaku. Ibra plays like he thinks he's the #10, #8 and #9. Also seems to think he's a better playmaker/midfield dictator than he really is
I think it's impossible to judge him on those few appearances this season if he wasn't fit enough. With Lukaku, I think it's just a matter of necessity, he can't be playing every single game.
Was actually talking about his last season's performances. Yes I know what his stats looks like
Grant you that he slowed us down, but I also think he brought the team something it was lacking, a spine. 28 goals wasn't bad either. And he bruised quite a few defenders. He's better at holding up the ball than Romelu (judging by last season). Again, if he can regain the same level of fitness, he'd be a very good option coming from the bench when we're leading, giving Rom a bit of a rest IMV.
Amen. It will be great moment to close his career playing for United.
Honestly, I feel like that would be the only way to salvage his time at the club. Otherwise I think he'll be forgotten. Hasn't convinced that many despite having a strong first season, which was ruined a bit early mostly because Mourinho overused Ibra and all his energy got 'drained' way too fast.
It's legit, he`s in Stip with his son.
Yes apparently in Stip, that's what the source claimed. You are from Macedonia? Anything else that wasn't reported about his trip here?
Yes I am. He told some kids that he's on a hunting trip and is leaving on Tuesday.
Close ? , he wont finish playing football for us , he will go to the US and reading reports he could well go in this window.Amen. It will be great moment to close his career playing for United.
If Zlatan isn't here on a pay per play then Ed wants his bumps feeling.
Believe he's back in Training.....hope to see him at the weekend.
He's done at this level... you can't come back from an acl tear at his age. This season was basically going to be his last at this level and only as a squad player anyway, but then he tore his ACL so this season is a write off.
Funny you should say that. I had a discussion just last week with my professor(consultant for Inter) who said it actually is possible to come back to almost pre-injury levels of fitness, even at his age, as long as the body's biology is respected and the rehab process isn't rushed. 6 months was the absolute minimum time mentioned for post op rehab, followed by a couple of months of football related rehab/conditioning. Unfortunately, footballers are treated as financial assets these days and they're usually rushed through rehab to get them playing as soon as possible, and that obviously is ill advised. This was the very reason Ghoulam of Napoli injured his knee again, after a successful ACL reconstruction.
Technically, yeah it is always possible to come back to pre-injury levels. It takes a long time though. At his age, he's declining pretty rapidly anyway, and that doesn't just pause because he's injured and then restart once he gets back to training. It's going on while he's out. But not only is it to do with the physical injury and getting yourself fit again. It's getting accustomed to your knee being "fixed" but knowing it's not quite the same, trusting your knee and yourself with everything, and many other mental aspects. I've had the injury (twice now, going to have my second surgery in the summer sadly), and obviously I'm no professional footballer, but it took me about a year to get back to playing football, and then another year to actually getting to a level where I was happy with how I was playing and felt like I was at a good level. Another few months until I trusted myself crossing the ball with my left foot while running with it down the wing (left leg was my weaker leg). If anything, probably made it easier for me since I mainly used my right leg anyway so that leg wasn't affected (now I tore my right ACL so we'll see how that goes). I'm not sure which one Ibrahimovic tore, but at the professional level, you really have to be at peak fitness to deal with how physical the game can be and little nudges can throw you off balance and get you worried about re-injuring your knee. Especially in the premier league where there were pretty clear signs last season that Ibra was starting to feel the pace of the game and look more and more fatigued as the season went on.
Agree with you about the mental aspects and age related decline. Sorry to hear about your injuries. If it's any consolation, I'm getting my left ACL reconstructed in May and I can't fecking wait to be done with the whole thing so I can play football again.
Yeah I tore mine last summer, getting it repaired at the end of May so first month will be spent watching the world cup anyway so not a huge deal
But yeah it's annoying needing to go through the recovery all over again, but for Ibra, it's definitely a case of him being done at the highest level. If it's a 25 year old that tears his ACL, it's still complicated, but they can get back to their best after probably 18 months (9 months to get back to playing, another half season getting form back to get back to their best).Sad to hear about both yours and @van der star ACL tears, I hope you guys get back to playing if you wish too. I'm at home atm recovering from also my second ACL tear in the same knee, so safe for me to say football is done for me sadly.Yeah I tore mine last summer, getting it repaired at the end of May so first month will be spent watching the world cup anyway so not a huge deal
