GRANDE IBRA BACK IN TOWN

CARRIED MILAN TO THE SCUDETTO

WHAT HAPPENED 2010/11?

After the one season in Barcelona Zlatan came "home" to Milano, dominated Serie A like usual, brought home the Scudetto to the Milan-fans for the first time since 2003/04 and became the same smiling Ibra again.

 

Zlatan's joy when showing up on the Linate-airport in Milano on 29 august 2010, as a freshly signed Milan-player was obvious. As read in his book, he had experienced a tough time in Barca and there was no doubt he was welcomed with open arms in Milan, Ibra was back in Italy.

 

NOT THE BEST DEBUT

The debut game, away against newcomers Cesena could have started better, Milan losing and Z unusually missed a penatly, he had only done that once before (normal game-penalties), in 2006 in Inter and it was only his third ever missed penalty, including penalties and the Swedish national team.

 

BUT GREAT HOME DEBUT

Four days later it was however time for his home-debut, on San Siro, a stadium he just over a year later had won the top scorer-title in Inter on and felt at home at. This time it was time for Champions League against Auxerre, and Z delivered to the Milan-fans immediately scoring twice, leading Milan to a 2-0-victory, Grande Ibras Italian comeback was rolling.

 

THE SAME OLD IBRA

In Barca, Zlatan was not able to play as he wanted. Which to an extent was natural when having Messi there, the game evidently circled around him, something Z completely accepted, at least until the politics started. In Milan Ibra got to be the same powerful, dominant figure as he had growned to be and with a somewhat weeker team behind him than the last couple of seasons, he carried them like only Ibra can.

 

WONDERGOAL AFTER WONDERGOAL

He "only" scored 14 league-goals (next season he scored double) but firstly, he level of the quality of alot of his goals this season was incredible. The bicycle-kick vs Fiorentina, the shots vs Brescia/Lecce/Auxerre, the 2005/06-season in Juve now felt like a different era, this Ibra was lethal.

 

ASSIST-KING AND AWARDED INDIVIDUALLY

But what really seperates Zlatan from most of the top strikers in the world is his constant part in the team's full game, setting up his teammates with assists, making others dangerous as well. 12 assists in the league equalled 26 points in 29 games. That made him receive the "Foreign Player of the year"-award as well as being selected in the "Serie A Team of the year".

 

ANOTHER SCUDETTO

And yes, Milan won the Scudetto (TROPHY 17) 6 points ahead of former teammates in Inter, giving Milan their first Scudetto in 7 years. And there was no doubt who made it possible. With his typical winning attitude and several important game-winning goals and assists he was MVP of Milan 2010/11, something the fans acknowledged.

 

BRITS AGAIN IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The departure from Barca inevitably changed Ibra's outspoken ambitions in CL a bit, but they still had a great football team with Silva/Nesta at the back, Robinho/Pato up front and several legends in midfield, Pirlo, Seedorf, Ambrosini. So when being knocked out by Tottenham in round of 16 after two painful games, the disappointment was big. Once again, a british team had beaten Z in the knockout stage and like always, the british journalists (who usually only ever saw him in the few games he played against british teams) were not impressed. That would all change..

FACTS.

• DEBUT:

11 September 2010, vs Cesena (league)


• FIRST GOAL:

15 September 2010, vs Auxerre (CL)


• GAMES SCORING 2 OR MORE GOALS:

1.

• ALL ZLATAN'S GAMES 2010/11:

41 games: 21 wins, 13 draws, 7 losses.


• WHEN ZLATAN WAS IN THE STARTING 11:

38 games: 20 wins, 13 draws, 5 losses.


• WHEN ZLATAN WAS BROUGHT ON:

3 games: 1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses.


• WHEN ZLATAN SCORED:

27 games, 20 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses.


• WHEN ZLATAN DIDN'T SCORE:

17 games, 6 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses.

Serie A: WINNER

Italian Cup: Semifinal

Champions League: Round of 16

Serie A 2010/11

1. Milan
38
24
10
4
65
24
82
2. Inter
38
23
7
8
69
42
76
3. Napoli
38
21
7
10
59
39
70
4. Udinese
38
20
6
12
65
43
66

"It was chaos. I'm telling you. Zlatan had landed. There were cars and motorbikes and TV-cameras following us, and of course, I got a kick out of that. The adrenaline was pumping, and I realized more and more what kind of black hole I had been living in at Barca. It was like I had been locked up in prison and was greeted by a party outside the walls when I came out, and everywhere I felt the same thing: all of Milan had been waiting for me and everyone wanted me to take responsibility. I was expected to bring back the trophies, to tell you the truth, I liked it." (about his arrival in Milano)
"The ref blew his whistle and the victory was ours. Everyone stormed the pitch and smoke came from the stands. People were screaming and singing. It was beautiful and chaotic. It was absolutely wonderful, and Allegri, our coach, was thrown in the air and Gattuso ran around with a magnum champagne bottle spraying and pouring on everyone."

- from "I AM ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ"

VIDEO 2010/11 - TOP 9

1. GOAL

8,9

MILAN 2010/11

vs Fiorentina

2010.11.20

2. GOAL

8,8

MILAN 2010/11

vs Brescia

2010.12.04

3. GOAL

8,7

MILAN 2010/11

vs Lecce

2011.01.16

4. GOAL

7,9

MILAN 2010/11

vs Auxerre

2010.11.23

5. GOAL

7,6

MILAN 2010/11

vs Bari

2011.01.20

6. GOAL

7,5

MILAN 2010/11

vs Genoa

2010.09.25

7. ASSIST

7,3

MILAN 2010/11

vs Bologna

2010.12.12

8. ASSIST

7,3

MILAN 2010/11

vs Chievo

2010.10.16

9. ASSIST

7,2

MILAN 2010/11

vs Genoa

2011.02.06

10. GOAL

7,2

MILAN 2010/11

vs Udinese

2011.01.09

VIDEO 2010/11 - PLAYLISTS

PLAYLIST | SERIE A 2010/11

PLAYLIST | SERIE A 2010/11 - OFFICIAL AC MILAN HIGHLIGHTS

PLAYLIST | COPPA ITALIA 2010/11

PLAYLIST | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010/11

PLAYLIST | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010/11

UEFA are continously removing Champions League-videos from the internet. The Dailymotion UEFA Champions League-playlist is meant to complete the Youtube UEFA Champions League-playlist. So all Zlatan's goals/assists should be in either one of them. If you notice a video being removed from youtube or unavailable, it would be much appreciated if you report it to contact@zlatanibrahimovic.com. Thank you in advance.

TEAM TROPHIES 2010/11

1 TROPHY

SERIE A

ITALIAN LEAGUE

2010/11

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS 2010/11

SERIE A - ITALIAN LEAGUE

FOREIGN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

2010/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM OF THE YEAR:

2010/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZTATISTICS 2010/11

 
 
 
 
Start
Sub In
Sub Out
Goals
Assists
Yellow
Yel/Red
Red
Min

Serie A Italian League

29

 

5

14

12

8

2

 

2530'

Coppa Italia Italian Cup

2

2

 

3

 

1

 

 

210'

UEFA Champions League

7

1

1

4

1

1

 

 

652'

 

 

38

3

6

  

 

10

2

 

3392'
     

41

  

21

13

 8    

 
 
GOALS - WHEN?

1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
75-90+

Serie A Italian League

1

 

2

4

2

5

Coppa Italia Italian Cup

1

1

 

 

 

1

UEFA Champions League

 

 

1

 

3

 
 

 

2

1

3

4

5

6
 
GOALS - HOW?
Right
Left
Header
Penalty
Freekick

Serie A Italian League

6

3

2

3

 

Coppa Italia Italian Cup

3

 

 

 

 

UEFA Champions League

4

 

 

 

 
 

13

3

2

3

 

GAMES 2010/11

 

SERIE A

          
 
 
 
          
Start
Sub In
Sub Out
Goals
Assists
Yellow
Yel/Red
Red
Min

2010.09.11

Serie A Italian League
Cesena

2-0

Milan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.09.18

Serie A Italian League
Milan

1-1

Catania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.09.22

Serie A Italian League
Lazio

1-1

Milan

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.09.25

Serie A Italian League
Milan

1-0

Genoa

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.10.02

Serie A Italian League
Parma

0-1

Milan

 

 

 

 

77'

 

 

90'

2010.10.16

Serie A Italian League
Milan

3-1

Chievo

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

90'

2010.10.25

Serie A Italian League
Napoli

1-2

Milan

 

76'

1

 

 

 

 

75'

2010.10.30

Serie A Italian League
Milan

1-2

Juventus

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.11.07

Serie A Italian League
Bari

2-3

Milan

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

90'

2010.11.10

Serie A Italian League
Milan

3-1

Palermo

 

90'

1

1

 

 

 

89'

2010.11.14

Serie A Italian League
Inter

0-1

Milan

 

 

1

 

66'

 

 

90'

2010.11.20

Serie A Italian League
Milan

1-0

Fiorentina

 

 

1

 

90'

 

 

90'

2010.11.27

Serie A Italian League
Sampdoria

1-1

Milan

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

90'

2010.12.04

Serie A Italian League
Milan

3-0

Brescia

 

70'

1

1

 

 

 

69'

2010.12.12

Serie A Italian League
Bologna

0-3

Milan

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

90'

2010.12.18

Serie A Italian League
Milan

0-1

Roma

 

 

 

 

90'

 

 

90'

2011.01.09

Serie A Italian League
Milan

4-4

Udinese

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

90'

2011.01.16

Serie A Italian League
Lecce

1-1

Milan

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.01.23

Serie A Italian League
Milan

2-0

Cesena

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.01.29

Serie A Italian League
Catania

0-2

Milan

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90

2011.02.01

Serie A Italian League
Milan

0-0

Lazio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.02.06

Serie A Italian League
Genoa

1-1

Milan

 

 

 

1

45'

 

 

90'

2011.02.12

Serie A Italian League
Milan

4-0

Parma

 

68'

 

1

 

 

 

67'

2011.02.20

Serie A Italian League
Chievo

1-2

Milan

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

90'

2011.02.28

Serie A Italian League
Milan

3-0

Napoli

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.03.05

Serie A Italian League
Juventus

0-1

Milan

 

 

 

1

90'

 

 

90'

2011.03.13

Serie A Italian League
Milan

1-1

Bari

 

 

 

 

60'

73'

 

73'

2011.04.10

Serie A Italian League
Fiorentina

1-2

Milan

 

79'

 

 

79'

87'

 

87'

2011.05.07

Serie A Italian League
Roma

0-0

Milan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

 

29

  

5

14

12

8

2

 

2530'
 

ITALIAN CUP

          
 
 
 
          
Start
Sub In
Sub Out
Goals
Assists
Yellow
Yel/Red
Red
Min

2011.01.20

Coppa Italia Italian Cup Round of 16
Milan

3-0

Bari

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.01.26

Coppa Italia Italian Cup Quarterfinal
Sampdoria

1-2

Milan

 

87'

 

 

 

 

 

 

4'

2011.04.20

Coppa Italia Italian Cup Semifinal 1:2
Milan

2-2

Palermo

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.05.10

Coppa Italia Italian Cup Semifinal 2:2
Palermo

2-1

Milan

 

65'

 

1

 

69'

 

 

26'

 

 

2

2

 

3

 

1

 

 

210'
 

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

          
 
 
 
          
Start
Sub In
Sub Out
Goals
Assists
Yellow
Yel/Red
Red
Min

2010.09.15

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Milan

2-0

Auxerre

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.09.28

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Ajax

1-1

Milan

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.10.19

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Real Madrid

2-0

Milan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.11.03

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Milan

2-2

Real Madrid

 

 

 

1

57'

 

 

90'

2010.11.23

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Auxerre

0-2

Milan

 

85'

1

 

 

 

 

90'

2010.12.08

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Milan

0-2

Ajax

 

63'

 

 

 

 

 

 

45'

2011.02.15

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1:2
Milan

0-1

Tottenham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

2011.03.09

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2:2
Tottenham

0-0

Milan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90'

 

 <

7

1

1

4

1

1

 

 

652'