#4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan needs no introduction. Standing at 6’5”, the big Swede is an ideal striker for a midfielder to play the ball up to and then run off. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is pretty much the perfect No. 9.
The 35-year-old Manchester United striker has been one of the most feared strikers in the game throughout his time at Juventus, Inter, AC Milan, Barcelona, PSG and now in Manchester, and much of the reason for that is because of his technical acumen and the outstanding general nature of his first touch.
“I love Zlatan Ibrahimovic, exquisite touch & technique, unique playing style & an excellent finish, he’s got everything. Simply world class.”
– Laurent Blanc
Ibrahimovic’s ability to control whatever kind of ball is fired into him – with whatever part of his body it arrives at – is pretty much unrivalled among forwards across the planet. Using his imposing figure, along with a very flexible body even at this age, he plucks the balls out of thin air as if it were a stroll through a park leaving our beloved, Sir Isaac Newton, in some serious doubts over validities of his Laws of Gravitation and Motion.
Going strong at the age of 35 and still improving like a fine wine, let’s hope that we can see Ibra in full flow for many more years to come.
