Ibrahimovic – never enough?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic just can’t get enough. In combination with his agent Mino Raiola, they seem like good cop and bad cop. Their machine for taking money from Massimo Moratti works pretty simply.

Using Inter’s dominance in Serie A and the dream of the Champions League, in the end of every season the Swede starts implying how he might leave Meazza. Then his agent starts talking about other club’s offers, and the bluff usually works; frightened Moratti gives a pay rise to Ibrahimovic to keep him in the club.

The nonsense about how the striker wishes to change the environment, eager to meet new challenges in other countries and try to reach the Golden ball in the jersey of a club able to conquer Europe can work only in Inter.

For Ibra money is everything, there is never enough of it. Not many people actually now that even without farsopoli Zlatan was on the verge of leaving Juventus. Moggi and the team wanted to sell him as they refused to be blackmailed. Relegation to Serie B was another reason and the necessary excuse for the player to leave Torino.

After scoring a fantastic goal with his heel against Atalanta, the statements that he has won all that could be won in Italy, that he doesn’t like to stick around in one club also had the purpose of taking few more millions from Moratti.

The myth that pathetic Italian journalists created about Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s quality is based on his performance against the weak rivals. The Swede is a genius in the matches against Lecce, Torino, Atalanta and Bologna. But when his team faces serious clubs, he is invisible.

It is enough to take a look at Inter’s matches in the Champions League, where they had luck to reach the opportunity for Manchester United to humiliate them in the round of 16. Ibrahimovic was just another average player in such games.

The stats of Italian derbies or what is left of once great clashes in Serie A do not favour him either; he is simply not the player for big games. He is the pillar of today’s Inter but lo scudetto is won by beating small teams. Ibra is priceless for such Inter but with his ego and fear of the big scene, Italian champion won’t come even close to fighting for the Champions League.

Today, there are rumours about how Barcelona will offer Etoo and money for Ibrahimovic. That would be the climax; Cameroon player has won two Champions leagues so far and terrorized keepers across Spain. We understand that the fans want to see new faces but Ibrahimovic works for money and he likes to be in the centre of attention which doesn’t agree with the policy that Barca is more than just a club.

If Massimo Moratti were a bit braver, he might test the market and earn a lot on his best player. And for lot less money he can definitely find a player to score against Bologna or Catania. It doesn’t have to bee a beautiful shot, as long as it is bringing points.

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