Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich believes next Summer’s World Cup in Brazil needs him more than it needs Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
The two stars will lock horns on Friday in the first-leg of the crucial World Cup Qualifier, and the Swede has already started the pre-match build-up by claiming that his skills are needed more than the Real Madrid star.
‘I think that the World Cup needs Zlatan more than Ronaldo,’ the Paris Saint-Germain striker boasts.
‘The excitement I can bring to the game and the goals I can score – nobody can rival me for that. I believe the fans would want to see me there above anybody,’ Ibrahimovic said.
‘I respect him as a player – there is no question he is one of the best’
‘The World Cup is the greatest sporting competition in the world – it needs to have the best players,’ he continued. ‘If Ronaldo, or Neymar, or Rooney, or Messi, or Xavi is missing then it is a shame for the competition – and it is a shame for the World Cup that one of myself or Ronaldo will not be in Brazil.
‘I just need to make sure I do everything over the next two games to make sure that it is him who misses out and not myself.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
