Ibrahimovic and Robinho prove me wrong

Every so often, a blogger has to put their head above the parapet and admit that he or she was wrong about something they have written in the past.

That's what I'm doing right now.

At the start of the season,after their summer moves from Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.

In stark contrast to my original prognostications, both players have not been the divisive force I suspected they might be and, thanks in part to the duo's efforts,

Having seen a few of their recent games, I also have a feeling that Champions League opponents Tottenham will find out just how influencial the pair have become at the San Siro when the two teams meet on Tuesday.

Ibrahimovic has scored 13 goals in Serie A alone this season, bagging another four in the Champions League before the New Year। Robinho has added another nine to Milan's tally of 44 goals this term, including two in the first time he had been on the scoresheet twice since he moved to Milan

World Soccer magazine this month called Ibrahimovic and Robinho "a strike partnership of terrifying possibility" - and I cannot do anything other than endorse that assessment.

Both players seem to have matured at Milan under the guidance of coach Massimiliano Allegri. Ibrahimovic, in particular, has added a few strings to his bow since his return to Italy's second city and has become a lot less greedy with the ball, providing his team-mates with opportunities rather than bidding only for personal glory, a facet demonstrated perfectly when he set up the evergreen Clarence Seedorf for Milan's first goal against Parma on Saturday.

It is this aspect of his game that has helped endear him to the Rossoneri fans, who, like me, had placed question marks against his name at the start of the season.

It would be a surprise of massive proportions now if Milan do not exercise their option to purchase the former Inter Milan striker from Barcelona at the end of the season. It could turn out to be the bargain signing of next summer - and Allegri certainly expects Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani, the right-hand man of club owner and under-fire Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, to write a cheque for 24m euros