Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has recently released a book about his life called ‘I am Zlatan’ and in it, he has revealed that he would die for Jose Mourinho, but believes Pep Guardiola is a coward.
The outspoken and controversial striker has done it all in the footballing game and felt like it was time to bring out a book about his career and the comments that stood out more than most were his thoughts on the Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager’s.
The Swedish international worked under Mourinho at Inter Milan and under Pep Guardiola at FC Barcelona, but his thoughts on the two couldn’t be more different.
Ibrahimovic compared Mourinho against Guardiola and said: ‘He is outstanding. Very intelligent and a great motivator. Guardiola’s philosophical team talks on the other hand – they are bull***t for the advanced.
‘Guardiola is a fantastic coach. But as a human? He is a coward. He is no man.
‘I told him that if I don’t fit here, you have to please tell me that. But all I got was sweet talk. ‘Ibra you are a super player, you do everything right’. But I still ended up on the bench.
‘Mourinho can handle personalities, he is able to form a team out of 11 characters. But Guardiola isn’t. Why did he opt for Munich? Because the team functions without him.
‘It’s a complete team. He bought new players, but he does not need them. It was a smart move by Guardiola, because nothing can go wrong in Munich. He will have success.’ said Ibrahimovic.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
