This is also why Barcelona wanted to acquire him.
But after Ibrahimovic came to Barcelona, although his goal-scoring efficiency was decent early in the season, it was like Cristiano Ronaldo being criticized for being as stiff as a stone in his upper body while bicycling.
Ibrahimovic was also accused of being too "clumsy" and not moving much.
Later, he was blamed for squeezing Messi's space.
Of course, Ibrahimovic's footwork is unquestionably good; for someone his height, with such skills, you can't find a second one in today's football, but he still seemed somewhat lacking at Barcelona.
There's a saying in football: you can tell if a player is rough by going to Barcelona.
If someone doesn't seem rough at Barcelona, they appear as a dimensional reduction attack in other leagues, but if you seem very "fine" in other leagues and come to Barcelona, you'll know if you're genuinely "fine" or pretentiously "fine."
Typical examples of this are Henry and Ibrahimovic.
