Former Juventus, Inter and Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic feels the Premier League is overrated - “if I did what I did at 35 years old, imagine it if I was 25”.
The Swede spent much of his career in Serie A, but had a season-and-a-half at Manchester United before moving to LA Galaxy.
“I’d had a long career before I came – different kinds of countries, different kinds of clubs,” Ibrahimovic told FourFourTwo magazine.
“People said, ‘You don’t need to go to England, because if you fail in England, people will always say you weren’t good enough’. Everybody was against it. And guess what? That made me motivated. That gave me adrenaline.
“I liked the Premier League. I found it very motivating and very exciting. It gets a lot of attention, although I feel the quality is a little bit overrated – the individual quality, the technical part.
“But the rhythm is high. Even if you are the best, if you can’t handle the rhythm, the pace, then you will not succeed, because the pace is very high.
“I’m super proud and super happy that I went to United – it was the right club.
“We won, and I did what I did before I got injured. I had an excellent time – great memories. I’m attached to United forever. The supporters are amazing: wherever I went, I saw red shirts, which was fantastic. It’s a very important moment in my career.
“As I said when I was in England, you’re lucky I didn’t come 10 years ago, because if I did what I did at 35 years old, imagine it if I was 25. Then it would have been a different story.
“I came there and they said I came in a wheelchair. All the people that talked, in the whole Premier League, I put them in a wheelchair. That’s what I did.”
godykemanutd
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A bite over rated and then he said the rhythm is high even if you are the best player, if you can't keep up with the pace you will not succeed. For those of you concluding that Zlatan said English Premier League is over rated you all got it wrong. Zlantan mean the individual and the technical aspect of English League. Epl is low and he is right, La liga have more quality players and also in the Technical aspect of football above Epl. but EPL is more difficult than the La Liga. According to Zlatan "EVEN IF YOU ARE THE BEST PLAYER IF YOU CAN'T KEEP UP YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED IN EPL" that means if you are not at your best you will fail in Epl but you can succeed in La Liga even if you are not at your best.
Canada4638478
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EPL is truly overrated league.... they talk too much about themselves.. that is sick 😷 😷😷
JamesNyaku
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its only now that the EPL is rising and thats after the so called big teams started absorbing the greatest coaches and where are they coming from (Pep Unai..LaLiga Klopp BuLi Sarri Conte Serie A) and these times are starting to have an identity and technical ability which wasnt there before...having Leicester win the EPL does make it the best but shows that its a league of average teams any1 could win it that time.....there used to be a time when Serie A dominated with Milan winning Champs league en came EPL with Man U and Liver but now its LaLiga
CR7HAYWHY
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premier league is overrated?
Zuydenry
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in as much I like Ibra ,I think he got it all wrong,the premier league is never over rated,they play their cards well and that is why it is the richest league in the world,if it was hyped he should have done a little bit better than he did for united or even for his personal best,in France he was 35 and he was scoring 30+ a season but couldn't even hit 20 in the premier league.I believe epl has thought him a lesson so he wants to find an easy excuse,anyway zlatan should be much worried with his self acclaimed 'god' he never won the champions league not even with his so called technical players he played with as he claims
Bohcimrt
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Can someone tell me what makes this old guy's stint in the EPL so enviable. How much silverware did ManU win through his inspiration or efforts that season? Going through some mid-life crisis, hey Zlat? You look back at your life and try to grab at the little glory you might have managed to earn, or else it's all emptiness, frustration and feeling of having failed in life. Don't stress, for you'll never walk alone along this road, for Mou will always have your back.
peydklny
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he's right again. THANKS ZLATAN people always say the big six blah blah blah. really are we going to count spurs have they even won silverware this century. what about Liverpool they haven't even won the premiere league before. and arsenal only won it twice maybe. so what makes those teams so great again. just face the stats if you look at who has won trophy's EPL lost more one sided then any other league. Manchester has won it twice as much as every other team put together. that sounds competitive... really dream on
AhmedNabuhaan
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Aaand zlatan said. “I came there and they said I came in a wheelchair. All the people that talked, in the whole Premier League, I put them in a wheelchair. That’s what I did.”
G/O/A/T
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If Zlatan says premier league is overrated then it is truly overrated coz he always speaks, analyze, and share his opinion which is unbelievably accurate
FootballWorld99
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Ibra..we love you and your " Confidence" but I guess you are wrong in this case...Here is why: It is the most-watched football league in the world 643 million homes in 212 countries can receive Barclays Premier League broadcasts, giving it a potential global audience of nearly 5 billion people The global audience is matched by global players Over the course of its history, the league has had 1,430 foreign players from a total of 97 countries around the world And above all there is no league in the world where there is regular upsets and still it all seems normal.. The triumph of Leicester City is only one of the hundreds of examples! As it's name signifies ...it is the PREMIER LEAGUE!
Ahmadnasibsiyad
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It’s not overrated but it’s a high class league with full of passion and the money make it like t
hatbiosz
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zalatan has said all premier league is over rated it is average players that play in premier league there was opinion going round before that Barcelona comes to premier league they would struggle look at how man city is destroying and making nonsense of much claimed difficult league and the same Man city is struggling against smaller teams in Europe what made the league as if it was difficult them was majority of teams them were managed by British coaches and playing police football kick and follow what are we seeing today is quite contrast Good managers have come in with different type and brand of football which has expose the strength of the league and confirmed really that the league lack quality which is translates to their poor results in Europe major competitions
Cheetahyeah
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The lion has spoken, who am I to disagree with the lion🦁