I'm not joining the Rooney vs Ibra debate. But your only arguments about Zlatan is: "requires time on the ball" and "plays poorly off ball". You say these things like it's the only thing a attacker must do.
Yeah dude, it's called being a more complete striker. You can play Rooney with anyone and win. Got a star winger? Cool he'll play false #9
Got an awesome poacher? Cool he'll play #10
Got no one? Cool he'll just score 30+ (something zlatan hasnt done)
Team play has never been his strong point and it's a MAJOR part of the game.
Zlatan is undoubtedly most TALENTED striker in the world, but he has some serious flaws in his games SERIOUS ones. It's why he cannot get far in UCL, cause his talent alone should win matches in rd. of 16. But like I said, stalling on ball and not moving vs. TOP teams is how you are ineffective. How is that NOT A BIG PROBLEM?
Although you exaggerate very much just to try and prove your point, those things has never been Ibra's strengths. He needs a striker beside him who's good at that stuff. But this doesn't mean Ibra don't have other strengths.
I know this is very fundamental football logic, and that I shouldn't even be telling you this, but somehow you leave all this out of your arguments.
Ok... but Rooney DOESNT require this. Does he? So who is better. The guy who can win in every system or the guy who requires a team constructed to him?
That's VERY fundamental football logic.
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At least do it in a good way. It's to obvious.
Before your ban you were only saying good stuff about him, M84. After the ban your biased as hell. And stop referring to that Bari game, yes he sucked in that game, we know.
This is just pathetic cop out on your part (per normal this forum). Claiming it's some sort of 'bias'
I have made VERY clear, very consise points to why Zlatan is not better. I'm not saying 'he sucks cause i dont think he's good.' like some logic, i actually bet some effort into explaining my position on his game.
I've NEVER denied Zlatan's talent. For me Zlatan is potentially more talented than Messi or Ronaldo. I mean he can do things they simply cannot. That no one can. He's monstrously huge with the skillz of a midget.
But that doesn't make him a great. He's an underachiever RELATED TO HIS TALENT because of flaws he has. And I want to make that clear, RELATED TO HIS POTENTIAL/TALENT he has not lived up. He could be an all-time great. Does anyone REALLY think he'll go down in history along side Ronaldo, Van Basten? Cause he is talented enough to... there's no denying that. But he's missing little subtleties of refining his game to make him truly complete player to EVER compare with those
edit: Anyone you see what started this whole thing. Cause some idiot said tevez isn't 'a game changer' and is just 'argentine rooney.... aka runs a lot but not anything good'. To which I reply Cool... rooney isa top 5 striker in world.... funny how that digresses