Today I am going to analyze and write about what were the main reasons why the king of most acrobatic and spectacular goals in football history Zlatan Ibrahimovic up there with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Like we all now Lionel Messi got 8 Ballon D’or and Cristiano Ronaldo got 5. And why and what did Zlatan to got up there with those 2?
There are many small reasons. That were contributed to Zlatan and those 2 top top players. But I will only focus and write about 4 main reasons. Why I think and believe Zlatan were lacking and missing.
There were 3 main reasons:
1.The invisible factor and reason: The bank of good karma and luck
+ Zlatan didn’t play for a owner and club that play most money to get the football players out there. Like Real Madrid were buying the best football players out there. All back to Zidane, Kaka, Brazil Ronaldo, Modric, Bale and etc etc.
And I think average wages of Ronaldo and Messi were higher than Zlatan too. Having a owner and club that pay you a lot in wage. It just tell you how good karma and luck you have and how much good karma you did in the past and previous lives.
And you create your own luck and good karma. It will make things goes your way, lead and keep you on the right path. And let you avoid serious injuries.
On this subject, ingredient and reason. No doubt. Messi and Ronaldo were above Zlatan on this reason.
Like having some Saudi Arabian willing to pay you 200 millions in the end of you career. It just show how much bank of good karma and luck Ronaldo did create.
And those 2 boys bank of good karma or on the same level of kings and peoples of those highest status. Reason why they have relation and connection to each others. Law of attractions.
2.The level of and qualities of Ronaldo’s and Messi’s teammates were higher. It will increase and rise your chance to win Champion league, World cup and later Ballon D’or.
And this second reason do relate to the first reason. Like I mentioned how much the owner, president of the club and the club are willing to pay to get the best players out there. Top world class players.
Of course Zlatan did had top and some were world class players too. But the time C Ronaldo and Messi were playing at Real Madrid and Barcelona. Were just top of the cake. Even when Zlatan joining Barcelona he did said that. Playing with Messi, Iniesta, Xavi. He knew he was joining one of the best club in the world.
Now, just take a look of some of Cristiano Roanldo teammates. First at United that won champion league.
At United where he won first Ballon D’or:
Top CBs in Rio and Vidic, top CM in Scholes, Top CF in Rooney and the top Duracell CF in Tevez.
Teammates at Real Madrid: Ramos & Pepe = 2 rock solid CBs, top CMs in Modric, Casemiro and Kroos. Top attacking players in Bale.
With Lionel Messi. Where he won most Ballon D’or with Barcelona. Because of the qualities of his teammates:
Iniesta, Puyol, Macherano, Busguets, Xavi, Eto, Henry. And what happened to Messi and Barcelona after the retirement of Iniesta and Xavi. Messi didn’t win much with Barcelona then. Special in champion league.
And Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t win champion league with Juventus after Real Madrid. Because the level of his teammates at Juventus drop compare to the level of his ex teammates from Real Madrid.
Of course Zlatan joined the best club in the country and he won domestic league everywhere he was playing. But Zlatan didn’t won champion league.
And this is the one of the main reason why he didn’t. Zlatan didn’t had the same and top qualities of teammates as Ronaldo and Messi.
3.The third main reason is. “The physical “. Zlatan was lacking the top explosives and top acceleration compare to Messi and Ronaldo. Of course over a long distance Zlatan was quick too, when he comes up to his top speed.
But in football. Top acceleration and quickness in the first metres is one of the most important physical attribute of a football players.
What top acceleration and explosiveness will help and give you advantage on a football pitch?
+ It will help you to get away from aggressive defenders. And give you the space and time you need to score or got passed them.
I know Zlatan beside playing football. Was training Tae Kwon Do and had black belt. TKDo did help him with acceleration and explosiveness.
Because in TKDo and Martial arts in general. You get to have top explosives and quickness. Both with feets and hands. Why in this kind of sports. They train exercises that help and increase the explosiveness a lot. Just like in Boxing.
Like you get to be really quick and explosive to block the punch or you will get hit on the face.
So Tae Kwon Do did help Zlatan in some degree when it come to explosiveness.
And reasons why we saw some of Zlatan’s Kung fu and Bruce Lee goals on the football pitches. Zlatan brought TKDo and Kung Fu/Shaolin to football.
But the main reason and obstacle that hold back Zlatan to got the top acceleration and explosiveness was his own natural body shape. How his body was build, naturally.
Zlatan was a tall and big guy. Taller and bigger than Ronaldo and Messi.
Zlatan height: 195 cm
Ronaldo : 187 cm
Messi : 170 cm
And we all knows. The tallest guy will not be the quickest guy in the first metres.
Like in 100 m sprint for men.
Usain Bolt’s height: 195 cm
Bolt wasn’t quickest in the first metres. But Bolt over 100 will reduce the advantage, overcome and beat others sprinters.
And beside football skills. Top explosiveness and acceleration was one of Messi top attributes, advantage. The quickness in change of direction + combine with his football skills. Made it really really hard to defenders to stop and handle him, illegal.
About Cristiano Ronaldo, who I was following from his first days at Manchester United to end of his career.
How his physical body/mass was developed.
From a thinny 17 years old boy-------> to a guy and player with bigger muscle. Then he start to loss his top acceleration and explosiveness.
From a top and super quick, explosive winger-----> more to a poacher and a goalscorer/CF.
Again. Zlatan had top reaction and he was reacting and made decision really quick in his head. Because of the advantage of TWDo and martial beside playing football.
But again, compare to Messi. Zlatan didn’t had the top explosiveness and acceleration as Messi.
That were the 3 main reasons that Zlatan didn’t had, lacked, missed or whatever we call. To be up there with Messi and Ronaldo.
3 big big ingredients, reasons and factors. That did play big big part.
Without the best and top qualities teammates/best weapons in football. Both in the defend and attack. You will come short.
And without the owner that had money to buy those top weapons. You will come short too.
And when your own natural born physical body, was an obstacle. To get you up there. Not a chance Zlatan could be up there with Messi and Ronaldo.
It was just Ronaldo and Messi time and era. If not the biggest rivals.
Because mentality qualities and abilities. This big big reasons. Like hunger, determination, dedication, top guts/drive, hard work and fighting spirit & winning mentality. I believe and rate Zlatan had top winning mentality as Ronaldo and Messi :
Guts, huger and fighting/winning mentality :
Ronaldo = Zlatan = Messi = equal high/same
That were the 3 first reasons mentioned above that different Zlatan from Ronaldo and Messi. 3 too big big reasons. And did play big big part. Why Zlatan weren’t up there with those 2 top of the cake players. 2 of the best of the best players. GOAT.
But in the end. When it come to most acrobatic amd most spectacular goals in football history. There was one and only Zlatan.
The king of most spectacular goals. No one close to him. Zlatan brought Kung Fu and Shaolin soccer to the football. One of his advantage. That no others football players had. How quick he was to react to all the situations on the football pitch and what was the best solution to all every moments.
Zlatan did had a consistent really really high level too. But Messi and Ronaldo were just above. Because they had what it require and demand to be at theirs levels. Like I explained and mentioned above.
Thank you for reading
Zlatan was quick, but not that quick like Messi. When it come to change of direction and explosiveness. One of Zlatan best goal.
