[quote=“Monkey Allen”]I read an interview with Capello lately where he said the three best players he ever managed were Maldini, Baresi and Van Basten.
Looks like those of us who claim Van Basten was better are right after all (considering none of us here can argue with Capello).
Fabio Capello, the England coach who helped him to two league titles at Juventus, told Italy’s La Repubblica: "When Zlatan arrived in Italy he was a rough diamond. But now he is very complete, the best striker in the world and impossible to mark inside the penalty area. I know comparing Van Basten to Ibrahimovic is like comparing Picasso to Rothko, but I believe that because of his power and his technique Zlatan will become stronger than Marco.
you’re not reading between the lines fake crake…Zlatan obviously lacks confidence…all his managers go public to big him up in an effort to restore that confidence…:rolleyes:
[quote=“croppy_boy”]Amazingly offside 90% of the time and very good at standing in a stationary position so Pirlo could aim to richochet the ball into the goal off him.[/quote] If only the oppisition managers saw that at the time!
He is a great great goalscorer - if you want to worship non entities so be it but he is one of the finest strikers of the last 50 years[/quote]
he would be among the ilk of Andy Cole and Ian Rush for being a good opportunist without ever scoring a spectacular effort or showing much imagination or a deft touch on the field of play.
Zlatan differs in that when he gets tired he might just pull on the ball and hope for the best. That and the fact that he’s fat.
[quote=“croppy_boy”]he would be among the ilk of Andy Cole and Ian Rush for being a good opportunist without ever scoring a spectacular effort or showing much imagination or a deft touch on the field of play.
Zlatan differs in that when he gets tired he might just pull on the ball and hope for the best. That and the fact that he’s fat.[/quote]And has a huuuge nose!
If only the oppisition managers saw that at the time!