Comments on: Who Will Have The Biggest Impact: Cristiano, Ricky or Zlatan?

By: Kd

Kd — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:05:42 +0000

I fully agree with Brian. Inter hardly had a playmaker. Zlatan had to do all by himself. Very similar was his situation at Juve with an aging Nedved. Ditto with the national side. And with a side boasting of Xavi, Iniesta and Messi I doubt he’d have problems scoring goals.
My prediction is he will be a 20+ goal scorer this season and I think with the tactics a bit tweaked and full backs delivering more crosses in the box a lot more headers.
Visca el Barca

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:14:04 +0000

..Or Benzema?

By: Corbin

Corbin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:46:05 +0000

wheres the michael owen option?

By: Alexis

Alexis — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:30:33 +0000

In my opinion, desppite being a Barca fan, it will be Ronaldo and Kaka. Why? They were so awful as a team last year that any minimum improvement will be highly noticed. They both are top class players.

As per Barcelona, it is the opposite. It will be really hard to equal last season’s football and silverware.

However, I rate Zlatan as the best improvement for Barcelona. They were accused of not having plan B against teams like Chelsea…well, now they have plan B, C and D.

By: Oli Davies

Oli Davies — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:30:42 +0000

Kaka will definately have the biggest impact, because there is so much to do at Real. He will be the reason Real have a chance this season.

Ronaldo can produce a wonderful moment, but can’t really run a team, and can’t match up to Messi.

Zlatan could well be just what players like Messi and Iniesta need to really be their best, and will have a huge inpact, but, because there is already a efficient attacking force at Barca, he won’t be running the show.

By: luna

luna — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:04:38 +0000

Ok all of this talk of Zlatan not being able to play in big games is annoying. I think this is posted from people who don’t watch Serie A. A narrative gets spun and people pick up on it…like yeah you know Obama was not born in the United States, LMAO!

By: elle

elle — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:39:20 +0000

Zlatan, based on process of elimination. I think that all the superstars at Real will just end up stepping on each others boots. Kaka and Ronaldo are used to being the center of the team at their respective clubs, and they’re definately not going to be anymore.

p.s. I am prepared to eat my words.

By: brian

brian — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:27:55 +0000

i feel as though many of you aren’t giving zlatan a fair assessment. all of inter’s offense ran through him. he had to create just about every chance for himself. during these big games that he supposedly chokes he has had zero service. how can you expect him to make somethign out of nothin every game? he won’t have those problems now with xavi and co.

that being said i dont know if zlatan will have the biggest impact of the three since barca was so much better than real to begin with. i do think that barca will still be better with zlatan than real with both ronnie and kaka and thats all that really matters i suppose.

By: Muhammed

Muhammed — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:20 +0000

Benzema will have the biggest impact. Him and Higuain wills core goals galore for Real.

By: Applesauce

Applesauce — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:41:50 +0000

Individually, I believe Ibra to be the most flawed out of the bunch. However, within the systems I easily see him making the most impact. Like chris noted, Barça operates fine without him, and for that reason I think he will be able to play his game up front. It sure doesn’t hurt to have Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta surrounding you.