James Horncastle comes up with a pertinent question on his latest piece on ESPNFC. Milan really have put themselves in a bind with all sorts of different approaches over the last three seasons. Heavy spending has been accompanied with significant wages and large contracts, yet there is no sense of direction. There is no denying Zlatan is a gamble, but Milan are in such a precarious position that they need an instant boost to at least qualify for the Europa League. The bar is set low, but in the half an hour that he played against Sampdoria, Ibrahimovic immediately upgraded Milan’s attacking threat even if the team didn’t score. Milan’s next four fixtures are against Cagliari, Udinese, Brescia and Verona. It isn’t the toughest set of games and one would think Zlatan can make an impact in them. If he doesn’t, one wonders how low the Rossoneri can go this season.