AC Milan are benefitting from the sensation that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic being able to contribute as well as he ever has done, even into his 40th year. The Swede has opened up on a number of talking points and spoke about his former teammate Lionel Messi.
The answer came after he was quizzed on his dream XI, featuring himself and the Argentine, and was asked who would take the decisive penalties.
"I would take the penalties, 100 percent," Ibrahimovic said in his interview with UEFA.
"I'm the captain of`[this dream team], I decide who takes the penalties.
"I would take the first three, then I would drop one to him, then I take the next three, then I drop one to him."
Ibrahimovic's outstanding goalscoring form this term has put the Rossoneri into a position where they are considered legitimate Scudetto challengers, yet it's still surprising to see someone who has already achieved so much remain so motivated.
"I'm 39 and, with what I've done, I've no obligation to work anymore, but I still have this passion for what I'm doing," he said.
"I'm never satisfied and I always want more. I don't see a lot of players who are my age performing like I'm doing.
"The moment a player goes above 30 is supposed to be when they start to go down and quit. Above 30 is when I started to become even better."
When pressed on who is more likely to play on into their fifties, between himself and former Juventus teammate Gianluigi Buffon, the forward gave a characteristically humorous answer.
"Buffon... for him it's easy, he just needs to stand still and block balls," he joked.
"I need to move around, I need to create, I need to be able to shoot, I need to be able to battle with defenders.
"He can probably play for longer without really staying in shape, but I would give him a hard game."
Gwinghltd
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this man is teaching us a lot but what we always take from his speeches are arrogance and selfishness. what about seeing the spirit of confidence, self-motivation, boldness and setting the bar higher in life. He talks a lot but performs. He delivers even near 40. If we can all boast and perform accordingly, I don't think the ward boasting will even be in our books. He has every right to boast because he delivers and that is what some call arrogance. let see the good side too. the moment he compares himself to Messi and or Ronaldo then you will see hate speeches. He brought change single-handedly to AC Milan. Tell me why he can't talk. How many players in history joins a team struggling and put the team on top? even after missing several games, he is still among the top scorers. Let the new generation see the positive side of his speeches and stop concentration on the other side.
RogerCule
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ZLATAN'S DEFINITION: Zlatan helped the nurse while he was born. In schools teachers used to raise their hands to talk to Zlatan. Zlatan missed 2 days of school and later on those days were called Saturday and Sunday. When Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone he already had 3 missed calls from Zlatan. REPORTER: What if you wake up as Cristiano Ronaldo ?? ZLATAN: I will immediately go back to sleep to wake up as Lionel Messi! Source, [MARCA]
SUDESHMANUTD
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Why didn't ibrahimovic didn't case on All football for using his Photo and his name🤔😂😂
ShahnawazZahid
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This is what he actually meant
Cyler
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Breaking news: Zlatan says you have to ask his permission before commenting on his posts and interviews
BlueBlackSnake
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ZLATAN'S DEFINITION: Zlatan helped the nurse while he was born. In schools teachers used to raise their hands to talk to Zlatan. Zlatan missed 2 days of school and later on those days were called Saturday and Sunday. When Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone he already had 3 missed calls from Zlatan. REPORTER: What if you wake up as Cristiano Ronaldo ?? ZLATAN: I will immediately go back to sleep to wake up as Lionel Messi! Source, [MARCA]
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Zlatan jokes are the best 😂👍