Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes only he, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are good enough to make a difference
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is
arrogant. It comes from him having an incredible amount of self-confidence. We
have all heard his comments, from proclaiming himself to being god, to his
statement after his latest declaration that he is going to leave Paris,
pronouncing, “I came like a king, I left like a Legend.”
Some people love him and some love to
hate him, but one thing is for sure, he cannot be ignored. With the
penchant for scoring absolutely spectacular and downright outrageous goals, he
has made a name for himself as one of the most enigmatic strikers of this
generation. So popular he is that Nike have used him with the ever
trending #DaretoZlatan,
showing the player having superhuman abilites.
And now, Carlo Ancelotti in his new
book on management has revealed what it was like to deal with Zlatan during his
tenure at PSG.
Ancelotti is of the opinion that Ibrahimovic is a born winner, and wouldn’t
take a loss even in training, as reported by DailyMail.
The ex- Real Madrid boss confessed that Ibrahimovic would always fight and
give his 100% as victory was the only option. If he felt somebody was not
giving their total effort and dedication he would tell them straight away.
Ancelotti described this with an incident. He said that during a
training session one day Ibra felt that a youngster was not giving his
100% and told him, "Now, you have to go home and write in your diary that
you trained with Zlatan today, because I think it could be the last time that
you do.
"The Italian revealed that subtlety was not the
34-year-old’s strongest suit and he advised him to take it easy on the
youngsters as he could come off too strong and intimidating. Instead, Ancelotti
guided him to become the natural leader that he always was, trying to set an example
for them.
Crespo cannot make a difference
The 56-year-old also disclosed how honest Ibrahimovic really
was, narrating an interesting story. When Zlatan and Ancelotti were
talking about Hernan Crespo, the Italian said he thought the Argentinian was an
outstanding striker and one of the best in the business. Ibra’s reply was,
"Yes, he's a striker, but he cannot make the difference. There are
only three players who make the difference: Ibrahimovic, Messi and
Ronaldo."
This just shows how much Zlatan believed in his
abilities, having the audacity to compare himself with two players
widely regarded as the greatest of this generation.
Ibrahimovic has the statistics to back it up too.
The striker has won league titles in Italy, Spain and France
having been an integral part of each team he has played for. He has
recorded another stunning season in front of goal this year for PSG scoring 53
goals and setting up another 16 leading the team to their fourth
successive Ligue 1 title as well as the Coupe de France and Coupe De
La Ligue titles.
Ibrahimovic has also spoken about his contrasting time under two
of the best coaches today in Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola in the book.
Rumour has it that he could be reunited with ‘The Special One’ at Manchester
United. Only time will tell whether it comes true.
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