All bruised: Zlatan always plays as an outsider, but this injury wins him over. Photo: REUTERS
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always presented himself as a super man. Certainly he was left with the desire to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar but, at the age of 40, the Swedish striker is one step away from becoming champion again in Milan, where he arrived for the first time 12 years ago. ago (when he was 28 years old) and, after passing through Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, had a stint in the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS (which seemed to be approaching him in retirement) and had his successful return to the Rossoneri that there was a campaign that he was a pointer to two end dates.
But, the Swede has been dragging the injury for a month which has left him in bad shape. And, apparently, the pain it caused became unbearable, to the point that Ibra could not complete training sessions with his teammates in Milan and could no longer last more than ten minutes on the pitch.
According to the Skay Italia chain, Ibrahimovic decided to stop training with the other squad and replace the job with MIlan’s physical trainers with a personal routine that prevents swelling of his knee. He only joins tactical work every Saturday, before the date.
Ibra and a clash in a fight with Bologna that caused him to bleed. Photo: AFP
Zlatan has played 22 games in the current edition of Serie A, but he barely completed the 988 minutes in which he scored eight goals. In addition, he played 161 minutes in the Champions League.
The decrease in his physique was noticeable. He barely played 90 minutes in seven games and that happened at the end of last year. This year he barely played a full game.
There is a lot of speculation about Zlatan’s future and many are saying that his career could end by the end of this season. What is he saying? “I decide my future, when to stop or when to retire, exactly like I decide where I’m going to kick the ball.”
The Swede converted 510 goals in 859 games he has played in his career. In addition, he won titles at all his clubs, except Malmo, where he made his Swedish league debut. It is necessary to see if he can continue to increase his stats or his knee will end in a brilliant career.
Source: Clarin