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[인터풋볼] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39, AC Milan) showed how one player can change the team.
Zlatan returned to AC Milan in December 2019. Starting his career in Malmö, Zlatan wore the 2010 AC Milan uniform after going through Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan and Barcelona. After leaving AC Milan in 2012, he returned to AC Milan after seven years after playing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Manchester United, and LA Galaxy.
There was a suspicious gaze on Zlatan. Although he still had the skills and star power, the frequency of injuries increased with aging, and at the time AC Milan suffered a slump, so he questioned whether Zlatan could be a practical alternative. But Zlatan dominated Serie A by replacing the question mark with an exclamation point and changed AC Milan 180 degrees.
It is also revealed through records. According to the soccer statistics media’Squaka’, AC Milan played a total of 35 games in Serie A in 2020 when Zlatan was recruited, recording 23 wins, 10 draws and 2 losses. This is the most win and least defeat among the teams that played Serie A in the same period. Zlatan played 24 games at Serie A in 2020, scoring 20 goals and 6 assists, leading AC Milan’s attack.
As such, the Zlatan effect has revolutionized AC Milan. Director Stafeno Fioli, whose grades have risen vertically and even harder snowfall, has been revived. Following that, players who had been sluggish, such as Hakan Chalhanoglu, also succeeded in resurrection, and existing players such as Theo Hernandez, Simon Kier, and Hafael Leang also performed their best.
With everything normalized, AC Milan took the lead in Serie A this season. With 10 wins and 4 draws, he scored 34 points, overtaking Inter Milan and ranking first. AC Milan is the only team among the top five major European league teams that has not experienced a loss in the league this season. After 9 years after the 2011-12 season, the first half was successfully finished by maintaining the first place at Christmas time.
As such, after joining Zlatan, AC Milan has forgotten all the sluggishness of recent years and is showing a steep rise. Zlatan showed how much influence one player can have on the team. AC Milan continues this momentum and aims to win Serie A in 10 years.
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