Although Zlatan Ibrahimovic still maintains his brilliance and scoring goals with Milan in the Italian League, as he approaches his 40th birthday, some of them wonder about the impact that the Swedish giant left in the world of football, and whether it could be considered a legend of the game.

A report published by the website "90 Minutes" (90Min), in its French version, stated that some of them believe that the answer to this question is no, and they see that there are many reasons and statistics that do not qualify Ibrahimovic to be a football legend.

Missed major dates

The writer says that the constant thing is that Zlatan remains a big name in the world of the round witch, as he has won more than 30 titles and scored more than 500 goals in his career.

It is therefore difficult to claim that Zlatan did not leave an imprint in the history of football, not only thanks to his beautiful goals, but also to his controversial statements and positions for more than 20 years.

But when it comes to sitting at the table of the best strikers in the last decade, it will be a matter of contention, as there are other names such as Karim Benzema, Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski, who have scored more goals.

And they, unlike Zlatan, were able to attend big dates such as the European Champions League, a title held by each of these three strikers.

As for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he played 124 matches in the most expensive club competition in the world, but he never reached the final.

And then the question arises about the rationale for placing his name on the list of football legends, even though he has never held the cup with ears.

Although Zlatan emerged in the most glorious European Cup competitions, he did not score more than 10 goals in the playoffs, compared to 38 goals in the group stage, and this is a weak return compared to the rest of the attackers who were active in the old continent.

It is noteworthy that another player was also unable to carry the European Champions League, which is the Brazilian star Ronaldo, but he made up for that by holding the World Cup on two occasions and the Golden Ball on two occasions, and these are coronations that Zlatan never won.

No big-name titles

Looking at Zlatan's score, we can see that the Europa League title he held in 2017 with Manchester United against Ajax Amsterdam is the biggest title he won in his career.

Moreover, he was not present in that final match, and he had never won the World Cup, the Champions League, the Golden Ball, or the European Nations Cup, which are the major titles that a player like him can get.

The report also indicates that Zlatan's footprint was limited, as the teams he joined were winning matches before his arrival and after his departure, as was the case in Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax.

Even in Manchester and Los Angeles and today in Milan, Zlatan is unable to lead his team towards control of the league, so he contributes only with the team and is not a real captain, according to the report.

Limited impact with the national team

Ibrahimovic can be considered the best player in the history of Swedish football, as he has the highest scoring record in the history of his country by scoring 62 goals, but nevertheless his influence remains limited, whether in the European competition or the World Cup, as the Swedish national team is usually unable to skip the final price round for these competitions.

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The best performance for this team remains in reaching the quarter-finals of the Euro in 2004. With the exception of friendly matches or playoffs, Ebera has never been able to play the captain role, unlike what Cristiano Ronaldo offers in Portugal.

The report adds that some of them may claim that the Swedish national team's failure is due to the absence of other players at the level of Ibrahimovic who contribute to the team's push, but this argument is refuted by Sweden's participation in the last World Cup in Russia 2018, when the team reached the quarter-finals.

The Swedes in Russia performed their best performance since the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of Ibrahimovic, who was not present at this tournament, due to his retirement from international football.