The Zlatan Thread

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 15:33:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:33:03 GMT Aug 24, 2017 13:39:58 GMT Deez said: Zlat's back United > England

Sméagol Moderator What a feeling what a night... Posts: 16,484	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 15:37:42 GMT ratbag likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sméagol on Aug 24, 2017 15:37:42 GMT 10 minute interview with the big man. www.espnfc.com/english-premier-league/23/video/3187463?ex_cid=UKSocial_GC_FB

ginjaninja United Youth Teamer United for life Posts: 142	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 15:42:06 GMT GeniusCantona likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ginjaninja on Aug 24, 2017 15:42:06 GMT Glad he re-signed. Love the ABU's... overrated? he was free. More than that though, how quickly would they change their tune to have Zlatan on their team for a free.

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The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 15:48:05 GMT

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Gonna be fun to see where he plays though and how much he plays, Jose will probably ease him back in after the injury so will be interesting to see his progress, especially with the start we've had. Certainly don't see him starting ahead of Lukaku, Martial, Rashford, Mikki, Pogba, Mata have all started the season well so my guessing is he will start off as an impact player. He'll certainly make an impact that's for sure.

Although I could imagine a front 2 of Lukaku and Ibra with Pogba behind them. Goals raining in

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 15:49:34 GMT ., juanveron, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:49:34 GMT Zlatan "Lukaku called me & asked if he could take the number 9 shirt. I said of course, that is not my level, I am now 10, I have upgraded my number". I've missed this

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The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 17:00:52 GMT Bestie, Jayrannasaurus, and 6 more like this

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Aug 24, 2017 15:49:34 GMT @cavelly2k said:

Zlatan "Lukaku called me & asked if he could take the number 9 shirt. I said of course, that is not my level, I am now 10, I have upgraded my number".

I've missed this

can I add to this?

GeniusCantona United Starting XI Posts: 4,950	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 17:53:26 GMT redcase likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by GeniusCantona on Aug 24, 2017 17:53:26 GMT Only one year and he already is a true United player. Wish we could have seen him play under Sir Alex. Would have been a treat to watch.

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The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 18:26:44 GMT Bestie, redcase, and 2 more like this

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www.football365.com/news/zlatan-ibrahimovic-the-ridiculous-statistics

Players with most club career trophies

37 – Maxwell
35 – Ryan Giggs
35 – Dani Alves
33 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Players with most club goals since turning 30

215 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic
189 – Henrik Larsson
185 – Antonio Di Natale
151 – Francesco Totti
141 – Didier Drogba
136 – Luca Toni
135 – Aritz Aduriz
124 – Teddy Sheringham
124 – Frank Lampard
119 – Cristiano Ronaldo
118 – Alan Shearer
102 – Gianfranco Zola
86 – Ruud van Nistelrooy

Players to score 10+ PL goals in season they turned 35

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United, 2016/17) – 17 goals, 35y 125d
Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United, 2000/01) – 15 goals, 35y 19d
Frank Lampard (Chelsea, 2012/13) – 15 goals, 34y 325d
Tony Cottee (Leicester, 1999/2000) – 13 goals, 34y 299d
Gary McAllister (Coventry, 1999/2000) – 11 goals, 35y 132d
Alan Shearer (Newcastle, 2005/06) – 10 goals, 35y 247d

Players with 50-goal seasons for European clubs since 1945

Cristiano Ronaldo (6 seasons, each for Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi (5 seasons, each for Barcelona)
Gerd Muller (5 seasons, each for Bayern Munich)
Mario Jardel (2 seasons, one for Porto, one for Sporting)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2015/16 for Paris Saint-Germain)
Henrik Larsson (2000/01 for Celtic)
Hector Yazalde (1973/74 for Sporting)
Eusebio (1967/68 for Benfica)
Ferenc Puskas (1947/48 for Kispest)

Fastest Manchester United player to 15 goals

19 games – Ruud van Nistelrooy
20 games – Dwight Yorke
21 games – Robin van Persie
23 games – Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Players with multiple Guldbollen awards for Swedish player of the year

11 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic
2- Freddie Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson, Patrik Andresson, Tomas Brolin, Glenn Hysén, Ralf Edström, Bo Larsson

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reached double figures for league goals in each of the last 11 consecutive seasons since 2006/07 – the current highest of any player. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can both only match him.

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only player to score in the UEFA Champions League with six different teams: Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of only two players, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, to have scored a goal in every minute of an official football game during their careers.

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only non-Italian to be crowned Serie A’s highest goalscorer with two different teams (Inter in 2008/09 and Milan in 2011/12).

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only player to score in his first five La Liga matches for Barcelona.

* Only ten players have been named in more UEFA Teams of the Year than Zlatan Ibrahimovic (4).

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the Sweden national team’s top goalscorer with 62 goals. Second is Sven Rydell (1923-32) with 49.

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the all-time top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain with 156 goals (180 games). Second is Edinson Cavani with 133 (202 games).

* The heaviest defeat Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ever suffered was with Manchester United in the 4-0 defeat to Chelsea in October 2016.

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored more goals for club and country since turning 30 (250) than he did before hitting the milestone (232).

* Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored more club goals since turning 30 (215) than Robbie Fowler (208) did in the entirety of his career.

Kojak Moderator Posts: 7,014	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 19:52:29 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Kojak on Aug 24, 2017 19:52:29 GMT I do wonder how he's going to fit in or rather if he'll be happy as a sub, but you can't really gripe about having Zlatan in your squad can you. It's great news.

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The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 20:17:12 GMT

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Post by AcrossThePondRed on Aug 24, 2017 20:17:12 GMT

Excited to have him back, but I'm curious to see how Jose uses the Big Swede. Doubt he'd be happy backing up Lukaku, but I think Mkhi's a better option in the #10 role with his quickness. Does Jose change the formation to accommodate two strikers?

I wrote a longer post about it here: www.acrossthepondreds.com/single-post/2017/08/24/Zlatans-Role

I'd be interested in getting everyone's thoughts.

Sméagol Moderator What a feeling what a night... Posts: 16,484	The Zlatan Thread Aug 24, 2017 22:02:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sméagol on Aug 24, 2017 22:02:59 GMT Apparently he took pay cut of more than 200k per week, going from 350k to 125k.

Jayrannasaurus Moderator "don't ever quit unless something is really hard" Posts: 14,598	The Zlatan Thread Aug 25, 2017 6:07:43 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jayrannasaurus on Aug 25, 2017 6:07:43 GMT Aug 24, 2017 22:02:59 GMT Sméagol said: Apparently he took pay cut of more than 200k per week, going from 350k to 125k. Source? Pretty great if true.
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The Zlatan Thread Aug 25, 2017 6:55:40 GMT Sméagol likes this

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Aug 25, 2017 6:07:43 GMT Jayrannasaurus said:

Aug 24, 2017 22:02:59 GMT Sméagol said:

Apparently he took pay cut of more than 200k per week, going from 350k to 125k.

Source? Pretty great if true.

Like you said, great if true.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken a pay cut of more than £200,000 a week to rejoin Manchester United.

The 35-year-old forward’s return was announced yesterday after he signed a one-year deal that, it is understood, amounts to about £125,000 a week, compared with the £350,000-a-week contract that brought him to Old Trafford last summer..............

www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/zlatan-ibrahimovics-200k-a-week-pay-cut-to-stay-at-manchester-united-c3tvfm9v5

redcase Eric Cantona RIP Mamba Posts: 22,855	The Zlatan Thread Aug 25, 2017 7:00:40 GMT Jayrannasaurus, Deez, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by redcase on Aug 25, 2017 7:00:40 GMT The word beast gets thrown around quite a bit nowadays. Not in the case of this man. He's fucking awesome. Welcome back you utter STUD.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	The Zlatan Thread Aug 25, 2017 7:17:40 GMT via mobile Deez likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 7:17:40 GMT Zlatan hasn't won the PL and UCL yet. So he actually has an unfinished business in Manchester. I hope he is goona finish that here.