Can Ibrahimovic Finally Silence his Critics?
Tom Oldfield Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a man who divides opinion like few others – he is the Marmite of European football, if you like. Considering that the big clubs have come knocking for the Swede time and time again, he must be doing plenty right but Ibrahimovic is no stranger to criticism. Having left both good and bad memories at Ajax, Juventus and Inter Milan, the 6″5 front man was handed another golden opportunity to prove his worth when Barcelona snapped him up this summer, sending Samuel Eto’o and £40M to Inter in exchange. It was a transfer that changed the dynamic of the European champions and it would have received even larger headlines had deadly rivals Real Madrid not opened their chequebook to land Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. Ibrahimovic was left with big boots to fill. Eto’o scored a hatful of important goals while wearing the Barcelona shirt, including strikes in the Champions League finals of 2006 and 2009, and the Swede needed a bright start. The Barça fans know their f
