Zlatan Ibrahimovic is no stranger to mixed opinions. As a player, you loved him or hated him, and the same message has been true in his new role at AC Milan. However, the outlook on his work is changing.
In his playing days, Ibrahimovic was one of the best players to watch, but he was very splitting. His technicality and ego were brilliant to watch, or his ego and showboating were reasons to put you off him.
Either way, the Swede has always been a discussion point, and since the rumours of his return to Milan started, this much has remained true.
At the start of his role, Zlatan was questioned about his position, and nearly 12 months later, those questions were just as loud. Many did not know the true meaning of his role, and how much control he had of the club where he once played.
In fact, Ibra has regularly been slated by the same fanbase that once used to treat him like a God, meaning that something had to change, and as Milan News writes, this much has happened.
During January, the Rossoneri ‘changed their face’, bringing in five new players and a new head coach, something which is already having an impact on the pitch. Off the pitch, his role is also becoming slightly more defined.
The report states that six months ago, perhaps things would have been different, but in the unveiling of Joao Felix, he left the stage to the player, letting him discuss his own thoughts, rather than adding too much info (and perhaps expectation) himself.
Then, with the matter of the officiating, Zlatan offered his own thoughts, but in a professional manner, the way that a RedBird and Milan employee should – assertively and respectfully.
We still need to see more of ‘this Zlatan’, but right now, he is moulding himself into the figure that the Diavolo have needed.
