I agree the team needs to take some of the goalscoring burden onto themselves, it was just frustrating to watch him try and do it on his own when he had good options available.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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I agree the team needs to take some of the goalscoring burden onto themselves, it was just frustrating to watch him try and do it on his own when he had good options available.
My gosh…
He needs to be a lot less selfish, it would benefit the team enormously.
That he's top scorer here, there and everywhere but has never won the CL says a lot I think.
That he's top scorer here, there and everywhere but has never won the CL says a lot I think.
You're not really adding anything vaguely substantial here.
Agree with. He just had a "bad" 15 minutes or so in the start and was a bit frustrated at times during the game. Other than that he played really well, with good intentions in the match. Not his best game, but certainly not his worst, not even close. 41 appearances and having 35 (goals+assists) - a really good figure. Hopefully this rest will do him some good and he'll be great these last games of the season.I thought he played well actually.
Selfish, yeah. Hit the woodwork twice and kept the ball moving in the first half especially
I at least hope that he'll stay for 1 more year, even 2 if he can do what he's done this season the next one. Do some people not want him because of his age or what's the reason? Other than that I can't see what makes Lukaku better than Ibra. Add to this, the enormous fee, I'd rather have Mourinho invest in someone else this summer - maybe Dybala - he'd hopefully be able to help Ibrahimovic with both goals and assists.
It's just shocking that you're actually trying to explain how it was an deliberate assist.
He had identical fail against some other team, can't really remember which game was it in.
What chance was this?
People arguing if he meant that assist?
Really?
Really?
Its actually shocking that you think it was anything other than intentional.
He clearly didn't go for goal and knew where Mata was as they both entered the box in central and left positions, knowing where the other was. Ibra even glanced over at him as he entered the box.
Pretty typical Zlatan performance ... got himself into position to score a hatrick and ended up with a match-winning helper instead ... inadvertent or otherwise.
That's just the kind of player he is ... end of!
And yes we DO need at least one more top notch goal scorer!
That's just the kind of player he is ... end of!
And yes we DO need at least one more top notch goal scorer!
Are you on a WUM ? I'm being completely serious.
Does he actually have the most assists for us this season?
Agreed - its obvious we become too one dimensional when we rely solely on him. Martial and Rashford haven't been productive and Mkhi and Mata are not contributing enough goals to offset Zlatan's 26.
Absolutely obvious it was deliberate, both in real-time & on the replay.
It worked out well when we done the same thing with Ruud. Problem with some of you is you're too narrow minded and can't see the bigger picture. .
You're being ridiculous dude. No way in hell was his intention to assist, especially after he was so selfish entire game.
Few weeks ago he was in a completely identical chance, he miss-hit the backheel and it ended up being an assist.
Comical.
I didn't think your pro Zlatan bias could go any further but you've peaked here.
It's a typical finish from a striker when the ball is slightly behind him. He just didn't quite connect properly. Luckily for us Mata was there.
You don't have to defend absolutely everything about him Raoul.
I'm not going to criticise him tonight for being selfish at times. It was such a chore for the team as a whole that I can't blame him for trying to get the breakthrough on his own.
I don't have a pro-Zlatan bias. I just call it as I see it within the context of supporting the players. As for the assist, it was as intentional as it gets. Who else do you think he was passing to if not Mata ?
It wasn't intentional 
I don't care though. A goal is a goal and an assist is an assist. Thought he actually did fine today.
I don't care though. A goal is a goal and an assist is an assist. Thought he actually did fine today.
Sounds like you're marinating in your own Zlatan hate. It was clearly intentional. Its not even vaguely debatable.
The most frustrating WC forward I've ever seen.
I don't know how some of you can feel so strongly about it.. I'm still unsure either way after watching replay. If it was a pass, then it's a risky one because Mata was behind the defender. The right thing to do was to try to deflect it into the far corner before the keeper can react.
Jovan Kirovski has a CL-medal...
You can paint it any way you like but dude you're actually trying to persuade people that it was an intentional assist.
No further comment required tbh.
He was quite selfish tonight at times and missed a very good free header. The assist is debatable as to whether it was intentional or not.
I personally don't think he had a good game tonight. Not by his standards, for sure.
I personally don't think he had a good game tonight. Not by his standards, for sure.
Of course it was intentional. Who else would he be passing it to if not Mata, who he already knew was lurking at the far post. Watch it again
He tried to score, without question. The fact he tried something extremely exuberant says he tried to score.
So after being selfish as a fek for entirely of the game he somehow decided to make a backheel pass to Mata?
We can agree to disagree. I didn't remotely think he was going for goal. His body wasn't positioned for it, but it was positioned to flick it to the next player.
Does it really matter? Pass or shot, it was beautiful. Can't we just be glad that Ibrahimovic plays for Manchester United?
I could see it being intentional and unintentional.
I don't think it's straightforward either way.
I don't think it's straightforward either way.
So after being selfish as a fek for entirely of the game he somehow decided to make a backheel pass to Mata?
Even if he was completely selfish in other situations that doesn't prove he was going for goal here. Watch it again.
Him and Rooney have the most if I remember correctly.
Spoken like a true internet boss. What that crystal ball of yours tells you more about the future ?
There's no chance that was intentional
Nope. He needs to leave like Ruud because bigger picture and other hot prophecies.
Rewind to 3:01 guess that was intentional too only he didn't wanna touch it so that Martial can get an assist.
Agree it doesn't matter at all. Pretty sure we can debate the intention of a flick and still be glad he's here.
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