on one other forum i am affectionly known as a "ibra lover", even though i don't accept that, since i am supporting the club for 10 years, and zlatan is in juve for less than 2 seasons. i just respect him as a player, him and his abilities.
that said, i must say there is always a dose of hypocrisy when people bash zlatan this season. why? cause in my eyes dp has had over 5 underachieveing seasons after his injury, hell in my eyes this is his first up to par season after that horrible injury. as i remember it when he came back it took him over a season to score a goal from play, he scored about 7 penalties if my memory serves me right, and his last goal that season came from play, a free kick actually in the last game of the championship. yet his starting shirt was never questioned, perhaps by the media but by the coaches, and they are the ones that matter, no. injury or no injury, that is just a horrible display from someone who is a starter for such a good club as juve. next season he became average, nothing more, nothing less. he scored less than 15 goals per season.
only from this season, at least i feel that way, he is really that pinturichio we all remember, the one that outshined baggio. still he has never got such bad treatment from the fans like zlatan has know. yes dp is a trully amazing man and deserves all the respect he gets from the fans, but he should have lost his starting shirt more than once in the last few years, yet he didn's loose it, not once.
therefore i find it hypocrisy that people attack zlatan because of this season, where he is playing below par, even though the team is doing great, he's a number one target, and his status is questioned. every mistake of his is highlighted. it kind of reminds me of del piero all those years back.
players have bad periods, zlatan is going through one. even though i personally am pleased with his overall performance this season, though the numbers don't show it, he has a much bigger impact on this juventus team that those 9 goals and 8 assists.
i know some will say zlatan is "a pain" this season, dp is better this season, he trully is amazing this season, but zlatan is the future, and you don't throw your future away. yes, some have supported zlatan and bashed dp last season, and now changed their minds, but fact is, fans will always hold a grudge against zlatan cause he took the spotlight away from del piero, and will always think more of his errors than of someone elses.
Buy on AliExpress.com
