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he's an

Entertainer an

artist the star of a oneman

show the stage is always his calls

himself a lion sometimes he calls

himself the goat well now the biggest

ego in World sport meets well a

similarly proportionate ego on Center

uncensored Zlatan how are you I'm good

thank you I can't think of anybody

better suited to do an interview for a

show called Piers Morgan uncensored than

you I think I'm the perfect guy for

you do you feel like you've always been

uncensored I feel

uh yeah I feel I've been myself always

even if people think I try to act or

something but I think I look I see and I

say so wrong and right I'm being myself

myself I think it's very important will

I get to the real you in this interview

100% you put the

level youve just retired yes something I

don't think you probably thought would

ever happen you worried about it

happening you were concerned about it

happening what's the reality been like

I'm I just retired three months ago and

uh I agree with you that if I want it or

or not is different but I accepted it

because in the end I was not feeling

good I could have continued I could have

continued suffering in physical way and

uh keep going but I wanted to feel good

and I didn't want to have a consequence

after my career where I'm limping or I

cannot do things with my boys so I

choose to to stop and I think I stopped

in the right moment but to be honest

with you when I see all the other

Strikers out there I could still play

because I I would do much more than them

and better than them and that's not for

my ego that's fact you want to name some

names I could give you many names

probably 95% of them out there so you

think you're better than 95% even now I

am better I don't

think i' take your I would take

your assle okay could be could be I had

a chance to go there but I know you

don't we're going to come to that it

breaks my heart I can't even think about

it um we're at the sh theater one of

London's great theaters here you're used

to being on the big stage this is one of

the big stages of theater it's an empty

crowd there's no one here yeah just few

people you should have brought me the

crowd well I wanted to see how you I I

would make them bounce you would you

would 100% how are you going to deal

with not having the big crowds being on

the big stage with a big crowd and now now

now

this I think I don't need that I I've

I've been doing it for 20 years 25 years

I played in front front of

90,000 and uh I made him bounce I made

him chair I made him whistle I made him

hate I made him love so all these things

and uh I don't have that ego that I need

attention now because I am who I

am I'm remembered for what I did on the field

field

so I'm not looking for attention I'm not

looking for get recognized and uh and

all those things because

or else I would choose to be a

commentator I would do those things that

you have these ex players doing

because they're doing it because they

still miss the attention they want to be

seeing in front of the camera and

um and I understand them because when

you're on the field you feel alive and

when you go there you get this

adrenaline you feel the grass you feel

the duels you feel the the heat you feel

the the atmosphere and then depending on

what kind of player you are I'm very

emotional player when I'm on the field

so I switch from one thing to another

thing and uh but now is a different

thing now I I will live a let's say a

normal life and uh hopefully a normal

life and what do you want to do have you

worked it out yet I have I'm doing more

I mean now three months has gone so I'm

doing more things now than I did when I

was active so I have my collaborations I

do different things things and different

projects I'm a little bit curious about

the acting thing

because I've been trying some things in

front of the camera I mean I'm not shy

if I'm a good actor I don't know I don't

think I can see you playing a James Bond

villain villain yeah yes I would smash

James Bond but he could win in the end

I'm okay with that but during the movie

I would smash him and then and then

probably I would lay

somewhere 2 m under the ground which is

okay because smile you smile you light

up the room you're very Charming you

seem a very nice guy when you when you

don't smile yes I look you have a very

severe face which I've seen on many of

football field you could be a good

villain I think I think also because and

for my English also I sound like a I

don't know criminal Russian type so

could be could be but I'm I'm interested

I'm I'm curious now like to see how it

works and and why not I mean just to try

some different uh different

things at your last game AC Milan

supporter is obviously going crazy for

you you made a very emotional heartfelt

address it was very moving actually and

at one stage it was interrupted by the

Verona fans booing you and you stopped

you stopped talking to your fans and you

addressed the Verona fans and you said

keep booing this is the biggest moment

in your year seeing me yes I love that

I me that was me being me exactly that

was me being me and

uh like I said you whistle you chair but

for them was the moment of the year

because seeing me is not for everybody

so that's the way they they enjoyed it

because remember if they whistle you or

talk bad about you it's because you're

number one did you play better when you

were in front of Home supporters

cheering you or when you were away

somewhere like into Myan where they

wanted to kill

I mean when you play on the highest

level you need to fight trigger points

because obviously after a while you get

used to one thing and then when you're

used to one thing you don't you don't

get triggered the same way obviously

you're a professional guy you go out you

do your

job but for me it was about getting

triggered I needed to get adrenaline and

playing home could be defense could be

the opponent I I needed to find trigger

points where I trigger Myself and I I

became more active but I have to admit

that I away games I feel alive I feel

very alive where the night let's say a

way against inter which is still my home

because it's my Stadium still and 90,000

whistling you I feel alive because I

feel with you Zlatan that your whole

life has been a fight yes and that's the

way you've actually liked it you were

brought up in a in an environment like

that you played football in that

environment you were at your best when

you were in a scrap and it was

interesting going over your life and

reviewing it you actually said you

viewed football as you viewed life it's

a fight you said and of course you're a

Taekwondo black Bel as well so you do

actually know how to properly fight I

need to be angry to play well you said I

need to shout and make some noise and

then your uh co-writer on your

autobiography uh David he said complex

is the best way to describe zlat on the

one hand he's a strong Warrior type who

knew he had to be very tough to survive

so he takes on fight all the time

because he's always had to but another

part of him is vulnerable he's a guy

wounded by his upbringing he uses all

that to create strength for himself in

his position 99 guys out of 100 would

have gone under but he used his anger to

make himself better that's true you

think that's an accurate I think it's a

correct picture of me

because even if I'm not in a fight I'm

looking for a fight

because it's something that kicks I get

a kick off I get adrenaline off and

where I came from it was about survival

mode I mean the the strongest guy would

survive and uh and to survive you need

you needed to be tough you needed to

show your tough and uh and that's where

I came from but I brought it in my game

also and

um and I had moments where it was going

against me moments where it was giving

me advantage and uh and all around me

was they were talking like it always is

Media they criticize you they talk

about you and uh and they they want to

have something to say but that was me if

I would would not be like that I would

not be where I came or maybe sit here

and speak to Pierce Morgan so will I get

a better interview out of you by being

nice to you or if I start yanking your

chain insulting you a bit roughing you

up a bit but I get the real Zlatan then

no you get you will get the real Z in

any any question I mean if you're

looking for something I will give it to

you if you if you

just keep it on a simple way I still

give it to you

because I have a lot of experience I

mean in front of

media I gave them they gave me but

I'm enjoying at that moment I think I

had moments where media

thought that I have some kind of acting

thing image because I want to do hard

hardcore image for the media and then

I'm soft on the on the inside but I'm

not afraid to say what I think I'm not

afraid to to to do what I believe in

then afterward afterwards they they give

you or

nothing I mean it's me I cannot change

me I'm not here to to be beautiful or uh

or to be perfect to somebody I think

being yourself is perfect you will do

mistakes you will learn from your

mistakes and you will still do mistakes

so I think is important being yourself I

came to America I

saw act no actors I saw

say big shots make trying to make the

perfect image and I go to one of the

show and they're like where's your crew

or Entourage and I'm like what about my

Entourage no but

normally like famous people they come

with 20 people I say you're here for me

or my Entourage for you I'm here so I

don't need them to make my image I'm

here for myself

so that's why I say I always say be

yourself being perfect is being yourself

and I think authenticity has a power to

it I think I think so yes and U me

getting angry and that that's me I need

I need to get fired up so that's how I

bring out sharpness that's how I bring

out the best out of me when I walk on

fire because if you make me feel too comfortable

comfortable

I'm playing to win and to win I will

destroy you I will do everything to win

and I need to win because when I win is

my is my proof that I am I am alive and

that's wherever I came I was like that

but then I had

some I had situation where I have

teammates they would cracking crack they

would not make it they would cry in

front of me but I don't care because I'm

here to win

because I played in top five clubs in

the world I played maybe three of them

and if I don't do my job they bring in

somebody else and I'm not there anymore

so that's why I say it's about survival

mode I'm not here to be nice or to be

bad I'm here to win so to win I needed

to to get those trigger get find those

trigger points to get the best out of me

I think to understand why you're like

this I want to take you back to to Malmo

uh to Rosengard where you grew up you've

described it as being like a ghetto it

was a rough tough place you said you can

take a guy away from Rosengard but you

can't take Rosen God out of a guy yeah

what do you mean by that I mean I can go

I can come I can make it out of the

ghetto but the ghetto will stay in me so

I came from Rosen because I am still who

I am even if I'm not there and that's

what I say you you can take yourself out

of a place but the the place you

were raised and and and born in it will

still be still be in you so

that I would never change for success I

would never change for whatever happens

to me I will still be the same guy

because the real the real thing will

stay and survive longer not because I

come in a nice area now I bought a nice

house in a nice area I become them no no

I'm still myself but my proof to them is

I can I can also live here even if I'm

from that area and I think is important

because you need to represent where you

come from but obviously then you need

discipline you need respect you need

education cannot be an animal in your

own where you come from and then animal

there you need

to you need to keep the discipline and

the respect which you said that where I

come from people were always judging me

and telling me no that's not possible I

want to show kids growing up like I did

that anything is possible I'm the living

proof you can succeed do you think

you've had that impact on young people

who were in your position

100% because where I came from with my

background if you look of the the

history like the in my game my football

game there were not a lot of players

with different background that would

make it or that would get the

possibility or the chance to just to

show themsel and and I'm happy that I I

went through all these walls just to

open the door for the Next Generation so

I open the door they have to step in so

I cannot talk for them I cannot uh prep

I mean do the things for them I just

open the doors and I had to go through a

lot of to come where I am and to show

everybody that it's possible and make

them accept also that it's okay whoever

you are to give you a chance then I talk

Sweden because that is my base then

obviously you become a global person and

and it spreads out because for me we're

all the same but still different so

all of us has the same possibilities to

make it but then it's up to you also

whatever you want to do tell me about

your parents um your father first of all

sephi he was a caretaker yeah um I was

interested that he he suffered quite a

lot of Torment as a result of the war in

Yugoslavia um it affected him quite

deeply I think have you ever had a

chance to really talk about that with

him no because he never spoke about it

with me I I had to so I was living with

my father we were like

five children my my my brother passed

away my big brother a couple of years

ago I have two bigger sisters that I

don't have contact

with h i have another bigger sister than

me that we have the same parents it's a

big mix yeah and we still have contact

contact and my little brother we we

still have contact today but I was

living alone with my with my father and

in the beginning was okay because I mean

the father he did every my father did

did everything to to survive to to bring

in money to to pay the bill to pay the

rent to make me feel happy he did his

maximum and the best out of the

conditions that was there and then the

war started

started then he was more distance from

me because he kept everything away from

me and uh and he took it very hard

because I remember like it's no secret

that my father was he drink and he was

sitting there with his

phone tried to reach out for the family

members I don't know what was going on

because I was pretty small at that time

and but but I could see and often what

you see stays longer than what you hear

so but we never discussed about it he

never put me in between he tried to help

family members so fugitives came to

Sweden family members and he helped them

and he put his name on it and

and I remember he was up during the

night and that always with the on the

phone and uh tried to help out but I

was I was young and I was crazy I was

wild I was out I was playing football a

lot I still had the discipline to go to

school because if I would not go to

school my my father would smash me which

is which is normal in our world so how

would he do that no he would he would

become aggressive he would he would make

sure I do it he would not hit me my

mother would hit me she was the one

hitting not my father my father I read

your mother used a wooden spoon wooden

spoon and hit me so when that would

break she would say to me go buy a new

one but I didn't break it you broke it

but was still by fault how many spoons

did you have to buy a lot a lot a lot

then it came to a certain moment like

how do you call the thing you put when

you press their bread like the round

when she came with that part

yeah yeah then I run away I said this is

too hard this you cannot touch me with

but for us was normal for us was normal

understand but it there'll be people

watching this who have not experienced

that from their parents do you feel that

you carried mental scars from the from

no being hit or not no it made me

stronger It Made Me Stronger because now

when I'm a parent myself I understood

what my parents went

through and

uh and he not easy I mean we live now in

2023 different conditions I live

different I can come with a suit

whatever for this kind of a

moments they couldn't they couldn't do

those things my mother had five children

she was a cleaner your mother she was a

cleaner she brought home

probably I don't know in pound like

let's say, Euro and to feed all these

five children and and she was working

from from 7 to 4: so we went to school I

have older sisters I had older brother

but my big brother was from my father's

side so he was not involved in my

mother's case and she had to feed

everybody and it was not easy and we

were all young crazy and wild so it was

not easy so that was her way to to put

the discipline on us but if I would go

back and say it's not okay no I would

say it was okay because it made me who I

am today and I understand in many eyes

is not okay but on under that conditions

different mentality different

approach they're from Balkan ex

Yugoslavia and and it's different

mentality and it's normal there in some

countries is not normal it's I mean you

can even Sue or whatever you say what's

your relationship like with your parents

today I'm closer with my mother with my

father it's it's it has been like it was

before before not so close as my mother

cuz he's two big egos to I am my father

so when he fights me he fights himself

which he doesn't understand because I am

like him he made me who I am so let's

say he he would come in my

garage and I have it's not secret I have

a lot of nice cars and he would said

what are you doing with those course

cars you you should sell them I said

listen you do your thing I do my thing so

he triggers me he he he challenges me

but I am like him is he proud of you

though for what you've achieved yes he's

very proud because

when when I became professional

semi-professional in my team in Sweden

he started to he he had his living room

only pictures of me it was like a museum

so he got a new perspective in life to

follow me to he would give me even

advice how to play and he would say he

was good at the game but it's okay he's

still my father so I would listen but

still do my thing and he would be the

first one to to criticize me to

complain so even if I would

be let's say out of balance on the

field which he would also be he would be

the first one to say to me it's not okay

you need to have discipline you need to

respect the referees when I would attack

the referees you cannot do that and all

those things but he's talking to himself

now so but you learn he's a learning

process so there's a story I I love

about you and your dad that he bought a

a bed from Ikea to bring home and you

couldn't afford to for it to be brought

home for so you you both carried this

bed he carried the bed I had to carry

the the side things of it which was you

carried all the way back from my kid all

the way back so he would he would

say we went to buy bed because I said to

him Papa I'm growing I need a new bed

okay let's go buy it and we went to buy

it and uh it would cost money to

transport the bed to home and he didn't

have the money and I was like what do we

do now I carry it and he started to

carry it and he was walking and I could

see him getting pumped adrenaline

and and I was walk walking behind him

with the how do you call the side things

of the bed like yeah I know yeah

whatever and uh and I would slow down

because I was I was still small and not

strong as today so I would slow down and

he would get angry with me because I was

slowing down and he said hurry hurry and

uh and he was getting angry for me for

slowing down so I tried to catch him and

to stay with the same Rhythm but

obviously I couldn't because was heavy

but it took us one and a half hour to

come home to carry the bed so he would

do everything for me everything he also

paid he paid once gave all his salary

the bill he to travel to a training camp

even though he could barely pay the rent

so he made a lot of even though he was

this macho guy and that maybe gave you

that streak as well he was also a father

who tried to give you everything that he

could he gave me everything he gave me

everything and uh he even gave me more

than than he should because like you the

example you gave he paid my football

trip instead of paying his uh paying the

rent for our apartment so he would delay

it one two months and uh he just wanted

us to have good have but with discipline

with discipline mentality of the way he

wanted it to be what being do you think

the proudest he's ever felt for you in

your career he will not show it he will

not show it what do you think it might

be I

think me being on the big stage playing my

game it's his moment of proudness

because I wear his last name

Ibrahimovic and I did one mistake when I

came to Ajax I don't know if you're

familiar with it I had lot

on my

shirt and I every time I met my

father he wouldn't say to me like he

didn't like it but I could see it but I

didn't understand because I was full of

adrenaline and when I was in the papers

when everybody would talk about me they

would say Zlatan Zlatan Zlatan so in my

head was Zlatan Zlatan it was not

Ibrahimovic so I say let's make

something difference why be like everybody

everybody

else I put Zlatan and the first year and

I know on him he he was not okay with it

and then I say I bear

my I wear my last name and I continue to

bring that generation from

generation and I will bring it to the

next Generation in my boys so I changed

it to Ibrahimovic and uh and I think me

having Ibrahimovic on my back in the big

stage for him is a proud moment is a

very big proud moment and uh even if

he's strong macho guy he would not show

it because that's who he is I will give

you another example that I think not

many knows I came home I bought a car

for him said this is your car you I want

you to have it I want you to drive it

and that I don't need a car what what

was the car it was like a Mercedes

cclass cuz I said like big car you need

to look like the balcon type cool say

you drive around with it you're my

father and

uh and you should be proud and he said I

don't need a car and I said then now he

triggers me because now he's talking to

himself I said listen it's your car you

drive it and there is not a sub let's

say we we sit in a table I would say can

you hang me over the butter that would

be the polite way and I would say stupid

give me the butter but not to my father

to my sisters and brother so when he say

I don't need the cisen it's your car I

don't care you do whatever you want with

it and I throw the key on the

table and it's funny because after one

week I'm driving in the city and I see

that car I recognize a car and I say

that's a car I bought and I go close to

close that was him driving it so in

front of me he would not show it but

then when I'm not there he would he

would use it so is this proudness like

he's the bus under his roof so he would

say I don't need nothing from you this

is my roof I I am good as I am what

about your mother you have a better

relationship with her a closer one with

her closer how's her life now what have

you been able to do for her I mean you

bought her a lovely home I think didn't

you I bought a lot of stuff which is

normal you Tred to help

out what I

understood fast quick in my in my life

when I became successful was I will help

you but I will not interfere in your

private life because I'm not the one to

choose for you or change you but I will

help you I will make it easier for you

so that that had changed very fast so I

help everybody I made it easier for

everybody but under condition still you have

have

to work for yourself because I don't

want to change your life I said to my

father you are who you are before and

you will be who you are afterwards also

you cannot become who you are and then

become a rockstore because I help you

because from a rockstore what do you

become come and then when I stop and

there's no more helping what happens

then then you go back from Broar to then

you become depressed you change your

life so I help you I make it easier for

you so my mother let's say I gave

everybody a home which is standard

because everybody should have a home and

live good and then I I always say

because my image because I say image

stays longer than the than what you hear

here so when I was I grew up I had an

empty fridge which is not a

secret I always make sure they have a

full fridge because that when I moved

together with my with my Helena I said

listen the only demands I have from you

that the fridge has to be full because

every time I open the fridge I want it

to be full even if I will not take

something out I just want to take away

that image where it's empty and I have

milk I have cheese I have ham and

nothing more and I want to take out that

image from my ra when I was raised and

have a full fridge even if I would not

pick up something and and I make sure

they have full fridge and and an extra

penny in the pocket so whenever you need

something in Emer emergency case you buy

but don't go out and buy spend if you

don't just for fun because it's not the

way I totally understand that did you

feel as you grew up that you had love

from your parents even if they had a

strange way of showing

it I think we show love in a different

way in my family we show Love by

aggression we show love in a hard way we

are not the ones we clap you on the back

we hug you we we hold you around that is

not the way we show love we have a more rougher

rougher

environment you were bullied when you

were young you said I was a small guy

had a big nose had a lisp I speech

therapy a woman came to school and told

me to pronounce the letter S I thought

it was humiliating I had to prove myself

you were hungry as you've just said you

began to steal a lot of things bikes

Suites cars everything and anything you

said um one day you stole the postman's

bike that was a great bike a military

bike you said um you could have I guess

like a lot of people in that world you

could have just continued down a life of

crime maybe ended up in prison or Worse

dead do you think about that Crossroads

in your life the football gave you the

way out I think football it

it it rescued me because obviously where

I came from there is right side no you

go right side or you go left side and

you choose what you want but I think

with my father with the discipline

because every time I did something

stupid and he would know about it he

would let me know and he would let me

know in his own way so that gave me a

little I I was scared about it but at

the same time I contined to do it

because I wanted to do things I wanted

to have things like the other ones had

and I didn't have things like my my

friends have like the people in school

had so and I did it in my own way

because I couldn't get it from my from

my father because I was raised up by by

my father so he made me scared of

doing stupid things but still I did it

because it it triggered me and then football

football

I always played football because my

mental where I came from we played

football we played football and the

mentality was I'm the best he uncensored

the rest so that was my mentality and my

my motto so everything I did I wanted to

be the best and playing football playing

football and then one day my father said let's

let's

go play or try in in the higher level of

football we and I came there and they

took me in straight so football was

always my main thing even if I did all

these things around around the stupid

things which which I think many many

many does but I speak for myself so have

you ever met any of the people that

bullied you yeah many of them I think I

was more bullied by the media than than

people around me really if I'm honest

but the one the ones who bullied you

when you were young you've met them

since you were successful I've seen them

but I haven't

really really talked to them because

friends friends come and go

because you have friends when you're

young but you will understand who your

real friends is when money come in the

picture what do you feel though about

those bullies do you feel I showed you

anything you know what everybody has a

dream to become something if we share

the same dream I cannot I don't have any

hate for that person because if we share

the same dream we believe in the same

thing and then I make it you don't make

it and you treat me bad when you were

young I cannot dislike you it's the same

thing now on the field if I fight with

somebody if I don't like somebody on the

field I cannot hate that person because

we share the same dream but is the best revenge

revenge

success in some moments yes because like

I describe my anger when I do things

let's say the media attack me the

they they call me they say stupid things

about me they they say things because

remember I played when you didn't have

digital platforms so I could not

react like the way we can react today

because you can do whatever you just use

digital platform you get your saying on

on my time I had to wait I had to wait

until I see next time that person and I

would say it in his face or I would

catch him and I would do something there

and there was no limit there have you

actually have you hit journalists no but

I've been close by to to have that anger

to hit them but I didn't come so far

because I was always like it will come

back to me what would annoy you the most

that the media would say about you I

mean when it becomes personal I had

moments where they would say personal

stuff about me Judge Me by where I come

from the way I look the way my style was

the way I show my love

because I didn't show my love by hugging

people I was

very very aggressive as a type when I

was young and but that didn't mean I

want I want bad I want to do you bad I

want something bad to happen to you that

was the way I was was the family

upbringing you had was my family well

the upbringing you had was that you

showed love in a different way that love

was quite they didn't understand me the

thing is they didn't understand me and I

was not there to explain them who I am

or or whatever I was but when it came moment

moment

like I had certain moments where it they

would put out a a thing outside like

stupid thing like I would look for a

girl I'm 190 tall you want to win

whatever with me and that that's still

in my head and this happened 20 years

ago so it's not okay you don't do those

things because I was fighting to survive

I was fighting to to be successful to

make it the maximum what I could and you

had these these people pushing me down

and and or pulling me down and

just and just being in my way but I

think also that may be stronger because

I am who I am in every situation and I

will say what I think and what I believe

in then if you're right right or wrong

listen it takes two persons to to

discuss not one you said the two most

important people in your life uh one was

your great friend and longtime agent

Amina Rola

who died last year yes that must have

been a huge blow to you I I lost my

agent several years ago suddenly in his

50s same thing and he was a one of my

closest friends knew everything about me

I mean it's a very unique relationship

you have what what impact did his death

have on you it was a big loss it's still

a big loss and uh and I still miss him

today and uh and I will miss him forever

because he was not only agent for me he

was everything my career started when I

I moved to Ajax but my real career

started with when the first day I met

him and uh and we did everything

together the football outside football I

shared every moment with him happy

moments bad moments and uh and even in

my private life I would present

him a girl and I would say what do you

think is for me or not he would say yes

or no so he was involved in everything I

did but but really everything and uh and

when that tragic moment happened to me

last year I

was it was not the same thing football

became different for me and and in

everything I do

because everything we did was was

sharing moments obviously I became older

he saw me grow from a baby to a man I

became who I am because of him also and

uh and we would challenge each other all

the time he would give me so much I

would give him so

much and we would go in fights but hard

fights and uh we would swear each other

we would we would say nasty things to

each other and like then I would say

like you you don't work for me anymore

you fired and he would be to fire me you

need to hire me so he would always

trigger me like that see and I would

leave the leave the room and he would

say you too and never call me so was ha

and love but the hate was actually love

because if if you really like somebody

you're open you're direct and you would

say anything but would not change

anything between the the two persons so

I took it very hard and my game would

not be the same because I'm doing things

now on my own not the with somebody

which I would always do because before I

do something I would call him what do

you think so this interview would be

Mino what do you think and he would say

he would say yeah go destroy him or go

make him

famous we would disc this guy he would

give which one are you going to do here

no I'll make you I don't know you're

you're big shot so I'm not worried about

you so no he would be positive he would

he likes he likes the challenge he

doesn't he's a he was an agent that was

working for the player he was not

working for clubs he was working for the

player and he

would he would change the player's life

that was his aim he had some players

where I would say you don't need him

he's waste of time he said no no I need

I need to change him I need to let's say

save him what was the best advice he gave

gave

you he always said to me be happy and

enjoy for what you do because he

wouldn't see me always happy he wouldn't

always see me enjoy in what I do so his

motto was like happy and enjoy which is

difficult because the person I am I'm

never satisfied because I always want

more and

uh and like I said I needed this kind of

anger on the field

and and like you did like you said

before like to bring out the best out of

me you described me before bring out the

best of me I needed to find these things

so Mino would say because he knows me he

knows me perfect when I didn't want to

go to a club he knew exactly how to

guide me versus whatever he want because

he had a vision he he saw the the the

future before it it like it happened he

knew we would stay short time in let's

say in Barcelona but not because to make

money which would sound and make sense

we change commission whatever you make

no he would say after a short way he say

you don't fit in here this will last

short he he would say when I move from

Milan they cannot they cannot pay

anymore it's like it's like sinking and

then he he would say in Paris we go to

Paris because that project only you can

you can change that project then when we

would leave it's finished so he had this

Vision when before it before it happened

he he he said it and he would say

like we need to create problems we need

to make problems and I would say why

because we are we are at the best when

we have problems because we need to

solve it when things are

normal it's not okay because we are not

normal we're above normal so so he would

he would trigger me in that way I say

okay tell me what you want you be the

bad guy be the nice guy so when we would

change Club he say you go and you say

some words we open the door then I go

and I be the soft guy so we would we

would play the game good cop bad cop yes

but the thing is he would be the bed cup

because if he doesn't get what he wants

chairs are flying tables are flying and

I would say like listen the deal you can

break the deal I don't give a and I

would say listen don't do that listen

you focus on yourself I focus on me you

do your thing I do my thing so yeah yeah

he would he would put the wall between us

and it's your problem not mine like like

this we would trigger so when it

happened was a big loss because he was

like like a role model for me Father

friend agent

example and

uh yeah I learned a lot about from him

so like I said I still miss him we all miss

miss

him the other you would enjoy with him

100% I I met him once very briefly this

interview uncensored you would he was a

great character agent everyone knew that

and I'm very sorry for you that you lost

such a close friend um the other person

you said was the most important of

course is your partner Helena uh she was

an economics graduate uh she was a

successful former children's television

presenter 11 years older than you and

you meet uh at Malmo train station

outside of buo Des and her first

impression wasn't great Zlatan no you

were 20 she thought you were pretty rude

pretty cocky a bit of a a bit of a Yobo

you turned around how did you manage to

convince her you weren't her worst

fears I mean I didn't give up because I

saw this blonde blonde girl and I was in

my in my Ferrari I wanted to act cool be

cool but she had a pretty cool car also

so and I parked the car and I was like

listen try to be cool and she saw me she

was ignoring me totally and I was like

like that was not the response I wanted

to have and uh and I was shy when I was

young I was shy because I wasn't

feeling I wasn't feeling the guy I am

today let's say

because when I came first time in the

city I was 18 years old I did I didn't

know about these blonde girls because

where I came from we have we had a

different backgrounds so we're different

type of U of persons girls so when I

came in the city suddenly saw all these

blonds I saw who different movements

which I didn't know it exist because I

was never in the center because I was

always where a in my in my neighborhood

then I saw this Helena and I was like

beautiful girl wow wow wow she ignored

me totally and I was like that's not

okay and I knew a friend that knew her

and I was sending message she was like

ignoring me there also but I didn't give

up and I think when you don't give up

you you reach out and in the

in the end I got a possibility and uh

but the funny thing is in that message I

sent her the first

message I

wrote a storytale whatever and then I

finish with the red one so she would

know who it is and the red one was my

red Ferrari because like yeah and she

would answer and she would say with the

black one because her sport car was

black I was like okay and then from

there we started to talk get to know

each other but she was 10 years older

than me 11 years older so I was a little

child for her I was like

unmature little for her so she was this

elegant moving around good knew what she

was doing knew what she

want and date date date and I think we

we dated for for for two years then when

I moved to to Italy I say listen it's

time to come over and let's try you

never know what how it will be what will

happen and uh and I had to say if she

would wouldn't be 11 years older than me

I don't think she would hold out because

like I said I was very

wild a different way of showing my love

I had a different temperament and uh but

she had a lot of patient and I think

because of the age she's still there today

today

because she being more mature than me

and having patient

or she or she saw an investment in me

maybe she might want have seen it she

saw the future she might have seen a

better you down the line right I mean

you said she understands my character

and accepts I'm a bit crazy I was

surrounded by chaos when we met I was

out of control I'm Cal her today maybe

she realized she could calm the Beast

could be could be I mean like I said the

age I think made a difference because

and then you get to know each other

obviously I think a partner every five

years Chang I don't think you're with

your wife you have the same wife like

the first day you met her is not the

same you don't actually have a wife you

never actually because I don't want to lose

50% you have two children I don't have

have two I have two boys I think why why

have you never asked her to marry or

H I have and what happened she said no

really yes so she strong eh when was

this this was a couple of years ago

because I said after 20 years you

deserve to be married with me she said I

don't I don't need to be married with

you to be with you she's strong she's

very strong how did you feel about being

rejected I think it's cool because if

you do that you you gain more respect

for me because I don't have to win all

the time are you going to keep

trying no she had one chance she will

not get a second chance but she has two

boys from me so that's even even bigger

than being married is it true that um

when asked what You' bought her for a

Valentine's Day gift you replied what do

you mean present she got

Zlatan that was another girl that was

not my another girl yeah yeah you

wouldn't try that with Helena that was

not Helena because she will step out of

the door the straight that was another

one so when everything happened around

me a lot of adrenaline a lot of media

tension every day was a was a was

a highlight of me in the Press so I was

like this adrenaline needs to continue

and my friend was like and I met this

girl and uh and I asked

to how do you say

to how do you say to not marry but you

the first step is you engagement

engagement and she said yes and uh and

was cool because was adrenaline but I

didn't really understand what it meant

because within one year you need to get

married and I said no no I don't want to

to get married but I got a kick of it

like I have a ring I have a girlfriend

I'm engaged then the media said what

what kind of present journalist said

what what do you mean present she got me

she don't need a present so that was it

engagement gift I was the gift and then

you broke off the engagement brazili

then after when I was told you need to

marry within within one

year the next day I broke up because I

said I don't want to marry I I was like

I didn't do it to marry I did it because

was I thought I was cool so I didn't

understand I was young and I didn't but

do you think Helena saying no to you was

was payback then for the for the no no

no no she don't care about the past she

was like listen I don't need to marry to

show that I'm I'm together with you and

uh and uh we have two boys and and to be

honest I don't need a piece of paper to

to show that she's mine she She's Mine

whatever paper we we have Among Us I'm

told she doesn't allow you to have any

pictures of yourself on the walls she

said none I have none just a picture of your

your

feet but that's my idea because the

family has to remember where all these

things comes from where all the food

comes from it's because of my feets so

it's a reminder for them every time they

step in my gym they see these Feats so

what about your

head the feet magic but the head I mean

shouldn't you have a picture of your

head somewhere no because because of my

Feats yeah but my head controls the

feets you're right

but also you scor some great goals with

your head I mean nah no no my feet talks

more for my for my game The Heading came

in the end when I was not fast enough

but no he a reminder and it's a cool

picture but the mostly it's a reminder

where where everything come from so not

to forget why we

are where we are because of what so but

actually no pictures of me because she

says I've seen so many pictur and also

for my kids because my kids I am a

father for them it's important for me to

see me as a father and not

the the the professional player Ibrahimovic

Ibrahimovic

because they should not grow up grow up

in uh in my in my shadow shade let's say

because they are more important than me

and uh and they will never come in a

situation where they feel second or

third they are in pull position so it's

very important with for me this would

you want your boys to play Elite level

football having been through all the ups

and downs you've been through yeah yeah

why not they choose themselves I mean

they're playing football today they play

for Milan and they do they're very

focused and and the important thing they

don't do it for me because I see a lot

of parents now when I have boys I bring

them to the the game football but also

different kind of sports I see they push their

their

kids they they oblig them to do things

and uh because you have this problem

because everybody in the world now think

because football is a is a biggest sport

in the

world ER they make a lot of money to

doing to do little they make a lot of

money so these parents they invest a lot

in their kids so suddenly they're not

parents they're coaches they're agents

they're lawyers they're everything

because they see the possibility in

their kids but what they don't

understand you cannot transform the kid

to do it for you they have to do it for

themselves and I'm lucky in my situ no

not lucky I guided this way that they're

doing it for them all for for them

themselves how do you give them the

hunger that you had given they're not

hungry I treat them like they would be

my teammates I don't treat them like

they're my boys if that is okay or not I

don't know but I treat them like they

would be my teammates I'm direct to them

tough love very tough very tough I I

judge them like I would judge my

teammates not my boys so I'm I'm honest

I'm direct and I push them push them

high but they choose if they want to do

it it's not like I tell you I oblige you

to do it like I would bring them to to

training let's say we were living in La

which you are familiar about the traffic

there is not a is not a normal traffic

you go and I drive one and a half hour

to bring them to training and I said to

them you do 200% in training because me

bringing you to training I do it for you

not for me I could do something else but

you give 200% or else I'm not doing this

but in the end you're doing it for

yourself because every time you step on the

the

field when players get angry for Co at

coaches teammates or whoever surrounding

all media they forget every training

they do is not for the surrounding you

do the training for yourself you do it

to become better and make a better

version of yourself and test yourself so

I get I tell them you give 100% if it's

a good or bad training can happen but

you do it for yourself and you give 200%

because I have other things to do and

and I push them so

hard that they they do the best and more

than that they cannot do then if they

become professional or

not people think it's easy it's not easy

because everybody think hey I train I go

do individual skills I don't go do that

I get an agent I get this coach and I'll

become a pro doesn't work like that it's

it has to be about luck hard work where

you come it's meant that you should be

where you are and it's easy to say hey I

could have been a pro I would be the

best in the world no it's not like that

it's all this combined and then we see

what happens they have to be happy

healthy healthy but with discipline they

have to do the things because my

philosophy is why be normal when you can

be the best I don't want to be normal I

want to make the difference so

everything I do I want to make the

difference because when I make the

difference I'm the best and that is not

arrogance that is confidence for me your

tal your talent has made you extremely

you I always say money is not important

you are agree with me or no I think it

can be important no no yes or no well

here I no no I just want to yes or no

then you explain what's the question

money is not important money is

important I'll tell you why no not

having a lot of money wait wait a lot of

money is important I think removing no

no I think I would say that removing the

worry about not having money is

important in other words the stress that

many people feel from not having enough

money just to get by I think that is a

terrible stress so having enough money

where you you have security and comfort

in your life I don't think you need to have

have

gazillions I think when it comes to

money I always they that that was a joke

that I was saying because when I say

money is not important people would

always say no no money is not important

then I would say a lot of money is

important because me and me always when

we do

things a lot of money is important so it

was more not to have the money it was

more a trigger thing a challenge because

obviously you have a successful company

you don't want to sell it low you want

to sell it maximum as possible but not

maybe not to survive or to have it just

for the challenge because you create

something and then you get a big Jackpot

by selling it high and I agree with you

money creates problems even in families

money brings stress the more you have

the more stress and and where is the

stop you could live a good life with

normal money but what is normal money

now I've been on the both sides I've

been without money grew up with a family

where my father made, EUR in pound I

don't know how much it is and still we

had a good at that thousand EUR over

what period monthly monthly monthly

thousand then you pay bills and that I

don't know how much is left and uh and

we have to share it not share it it was

his he gave me whenever I needed and uh

but I had a good life I had it good at

that moment so were you happy where is

the stop were you happy then but what is

happiness well you tell me it's moments

I'm happy now in 10 minutes I could be

unhappy so it's

moments uh money makes it easier makes

your life easier but I don't think it

gives you happiness because for me

happiness is moments you're happy with

one situation

now my dream was come to Barcelona after

one year was my nightmare yeah so it's

moments but I agree with you I think

when it comes to having a lot of money

it's a ego thing because you your life

would not change let's say the Saudi

situation now a player that made a lot

of money goes there to make even crazy

more money does it change your life

because I will tell you you will die

before you waste your money you already

earned than the money you get in Saudi

so it will not make a difference you

must have had a big offer to go to

Saudi I had an offer also from China I

had offer also from uh from from Saudi

but the situation is what do you want

what is

your what objectives do you have I said

before we started like certain players

need to

finish his career in big stage because

that is like the high end of your career

because you have to be remembered for

your talent not for what you earned

because if you be remembered in opposite

way what we are training every day for

what we are being

recognized for is our talent and that's

what you want to be remembered for so I

think certain players that reach a

certain level they have to stop in a

certain stage and that's the big stage

you cannot go in a lower stage and and

finish your career in a different way

but some players needed the the

situations where you can earn a lot of

money because they didn't earn enough

how much have you turned down to play in

Saudi I mean in

Saudi no I had a bigger offer in China I

had a 100 million offer in China but I

and I went to America because I got

injured and the situation change but I

turned it down before I went there

because it's not what I wanted and I

would instead of getting a lot of money

straight I

would I would challenge myself to arrive

there by different different ways of

coming to

there but the challenge to get it not

because I needed or because I wanted

would you have any moral problem in

playing in Saudi Arabia no no what would

no absolutely not I mean you have the

golf situation now they they came

together and they made it made it one so

I'm just sorry for the players that

didn't go before because they didn't get

the money that the players got it so no

the football listen wherever you play

football it's football football connects

people like it's a dream we share both

of us you were a fan you were not a

professional you're an Arsenal fan and I

feel sorry for you a little bit but as a

professional football player as long as

you play football and and Saudi is

growing MLS is growing I mean China had

a peak and then I don't know the

situation changed there but a moral

thing no no we are still I mean we do

things for ourself and our our family

who would judge you in five 10 years

when you have a healthy wealthy healthy

life and have a good life

because I don't think nothing is for

free you don't work for free I don't work for free I don't need money but I'm

work for free I don't need money but I'm very expensive that's the difference if

very expensive that's the difference if you were to fall over dead tomorrow how

you were to fall over dead tomorrow how much would you be

much would you be worth I mean I

worth I mean I have I don't we have to talk Valuta now

have I don't we have to talk Valuta now because we have crones we have dollars

because we have crones we have dollars we have give me any any currency you

we have give me any any currency you like US dollars

here lies Zlatan he was worth I don't know I don't know probably

worth I don't know I don't know probably half half a billion yeah half a billion

half half a billion yeah half a billion US Dollars yeah but it's not important

US Dollars yeah but it's not important for me because I don't care about it

for me because I don't care about it because if I die tomorrow what what

because if I die tomorrow what what understand no no I understand you but

understand no no I understand you but I'm thinking Next Step it's not

I'm thinking Next Step it's not important my point did the kid in Malmo

important my point did the kid in Malmo on those rough Streets Could you ever

on those rough Streets Could you ever have imagined no ever that one day you'd

have imagined no ever that one day you'd be worth half a billion dollars

be worth half a billion dollars no no and what does it feel like it

no no and what does it feel like it didn't change me because I'm still who I

didn't change me because I'm still who I am and I will not probably see those in

am and I will not probably see those in front of me like Mayweather he has

front of me like Mayweather he has everything in front of him I have

everything in front of him I have everything mine in digital numbers

everything mine in digital numbers so it makes it easier for you but like I

so it makes it easier for you but like I said it's not important for me because

said it's not important for me because it doesn't trigger me I still get angry

it doesn't trigger me I still get angry I still get aggressive even if I'm in

I still get aggressive even if I'm in that situation so I need to feel alive I

that situation so I need to feel alive I need to do different things you talked

need to do different things you talked earlier about having this dream of

earlier about having this dream of playing for Barcelona and it did turn

playing for Barcelona and it did turn out to be a nightmare and probably the

out to be a nightmare and probably the main reason for that was the breakdown

main reason for that was the breakdown in your relationship with the manager

in your relationship with the manager Pep Guardiola who right now many would

Pep Guardiola who right now many would say is the best coach in the world you

say is the best coach in the world you had a very different experience with him

had a very different experience with him uh you called him a coward with no balls

uh you called him a coward with no balls uh you said when you buy me you're

uh you said when you buy me you're buying a Ferrari if you drive a Ferrari

buying a Ferrari if you drive a Ferrari you put premium petrol and a tank you

you put premium petrol and a tank you hit the motorway and you step on the gas

hit the motorway and you step on the gas guarda filled up with diesel and took a

guarda filled up with diesel and took a spin in the car Countryside he should

spin in the car Countryside he should have bought a

fat I think Guardiola is an amazing coach when I was there the coaching was

coach when I was there the coaching was different compared to what I had before

different compared to what I had before he totally on a different level that's

he totally on a different level that's why he's successful because if you see

why he's successful because if you see on his

on his career if you take the last 15 10 to 15

career if you take the last 15 10 to 15 years the guy never came third place

years the guy never came third place he's always first or second so the coach

he's always first or second so the coach is amazing and uh but I had a different

is amazing and uh but I had a different situation with him because I had the

situation with him because I had the coach and I get to meet the person and

coach and I get to meet the person and we it became a problem a problem I I was

we it became a problem a problem I I was not aware of because I solve my problems

not aware of because I solve my problems I look in the eyes doesn't mean I have

I look in the eyes doesn't mean I have to like you or dislike you we will solve

to like you or dislike you we will solve it and it takes one second to solve it

it and it takes one second to solve it we go straight and we solve it but solve

we go straight and we solve it but solve a problem if the problem is between two

a problem if the problem is between two persons it takes two to to solve it and

persons it takes two to to solve it and especially when the other side doesn't

especially when the other side doesn't know when I remember when I was there I

know when I remember when I was there I was was like because before I came to

was was like because before I came to Barcelona always media have their input

Barcelona always media have their input and saying they would go like you don't

and saying they would go like you don't fit in here you don't fit in the culture

fit in here you don't fit in the culture it's different different because who I

it's different different because who I was and my mistake was there I try to

was and my mistake was there I try to fit in instead of being who I am because

fit in instead of being who I am because I think is important like I begin the

I think is important like I begin the interview being who you are is being

interview being who you are is being perfect but there I tried to be somebody

perfect but there I tried to be somebody I was not and I said to him listen you

I was not and I said to him listen you if I have two big noes for you you tell

if I have two big noes for you you tell me if I walk strange you tell me if I'm

me if I walk strange you tell me if I'm not good enough you tell me if you don't

not good enough you tell me if you don't like whatever I do you tell me I resolve

like whatever I do you tell me I resolve the problem I leave I'm not here to

the problem I leave I'm not here to disturb I'm need I'm not here to create

disturb I'm need I'm not here to create I'm just here to F fulfill my dream and

I'm just here to F fulfill my dream and uh and I didn't hear nothing about it

uh and I didn't hear nothing about it the the thing was it kept kept first six

the the thing was it kept kept first six months was okay everything was good no

months was okay everything was good no but the strange thing the first meeting

but the strange thing the first meeting I had with him was like

I had with him was like remember players here don't come with

remember players here don't come with Ferrari Porsche and that then it it felt

Ferrari Porsche and that then it it felt like why he's already judging you but

like why he's already judging you but why you call me every day to bring me

why you call me every day to bring me here and then you want to send this

here and then you want to send this message to me don't worry I will not

message to me don't worry I will not bring my car and I didn't bring it

bring my car and I didn't bring it didn't bring it for six seven eight

didn't bring it for six seven eight months and then I started

months and then I started to the directors because I I would

to the directors because I I would perform bad and the the people above him

perform bad and the the people above him would complain but they said we cannot

would complain but they said we cannot engage if you don't open the door so I

engage if you don't open the door so I would have to go to him and say listen

would have to go to him and say listen what's going on so I create a situation

what's going on so I create a situation so the people above him could interfere

so the people above him could interfere because they could not interfere if

because they could not interfere if there was nothing and I went to him

there was nothing and I went to him listen can I talk a friendly talk like

listen can I talk a friendly talk like simple even I wrote it in the in the

simple even I wrote it in the in the book I say I said to him listen I'm not

book I say I said to him listen I'm not doing good I think with the situation

doing good I think with the situation with mess see putting him I need more

with mess see putting him I need more space you brought me in so I need my

space you brought me in so I need my space to do my thing because the way you

space to do my thing because the way you want me to play now is not I'm not good

want me to play now is not I'm not good enough then better you put the other

enough then better you put the other players so I was direct and open and we

players so I was direct and open and we spoke normal normal conversation because

spoke normal normal conversation because I never had a problem with a coach in a

I never had a problem with a coach in a professional way so the case with him

professional way so the case with him was the first time I

was the first time I had I had not discussions because we

had I had not discussions because we didn't even come there like a problem

didn't even come there like a problem without knowing problem and he said in

without knowing problem and he said in the endend which was cool don't worry I

the endend which was cool don't worry I take care of this I was like okay cool

take care of this I was like okay cool everything is done next game I'm know

everything is done next game I'm know I'm on the bench said okay no problem

I'm on the bench said okay no problem and I'm not the type that would go to

and I'm not the type that would go to the coach why am I not play why am I not

the coach why am I not play why am I not playing you should play me cuz remember

playing you should play me cuz remember I come

I come from hard work you get what you work for

from hard work you get what you work for so for me working hard I would get and

so for me working hard I would get and not I need to play I want to play cuz

not I need to play I want to play cuz it's not how I get my my my proof of

it's not how I get my my my proof of playing because I prefer you hate me but

playing because I prefer you hate me but I play then I know why I play because

I play then I know why I play because I'm good second game

I'm good second game bench third game bench said okay and now

bench third game bench said okay and now I'm getting pumped up because obviously

I'm getting pumped up because obviously I need to do more to show

I need to do more to show myself but I noticed it was not about me

myself but I noticed it was not about me performing anymore it was I think my

performing anymore it was I think my opinion he felt offended for me saying

opinion he felt offended for me saying to him I needed more space and the way I

to him I needed more space and the way I wanted to to play he punish which is

wanted to to play he punish which is okay yeah which is okay he's the coach

okay yeah which is okay he's the coach bad results he leaves player stays and I

bad results he leaves player stays and I respect that but be open to me be direct

respect that but be open to me be direct to me so we understand each

to me so we understand each other fourth game bench and then I

other fourth game bench and then I started to make noise because it's not

started to make noise because it's not okay for me anymore now I'm on the bench

okay for me anymore now I'm on the bench and I have on I'm on the bench because

and I have on I'm on the bench because of a s situation I created not by my own

of a s situation I created not by my own ER how do you say by my own choice

ER how do you say by my own choice because because of the people above him

because because of the people above him because for them I was a big

because for them I was a big investment and the fourth game I bring

investment and the fourth game I bring my Ferrari and I bring the end of

my Ferrari and I bring the end of Ferrari and I knew it would create

Ferrari and I knew it would create another situation so I parked the car in

another situation so I parked the car in front of his office so you with me I

front of his office so you with me I with you that was my motto you parked it

with you that was my motto you parked it in front of his office in front of his

in front of his office in front of his office I said this

office I said this is you want to play with fire I'll bring

is you want to play with fire I'll bring you fire but I will burn you but

you fire but I will burn you but obviously he's the coach because what

obviously he's the coach because what punish most the players player if he

punish most the players player if he doesn't play because obviously you want

doesn't play because obviously you want to play but the boss is the coach but in

to play but the boss is the coach but in that moment I understood this will not

that moment I understood this will not be okay because there is something how

be okay because there is something how did he react to you parking your Ferrari

did he react to you parking your Ferrari outside he would not say nothing to me

outside he would not say nothing to me because he would avoid me but then they

because he would avoid me but then they came the strange thing is I would go in

came the strange thing is I would go in a in the breakfast we have a breakfast

a in the breakfast we have a breakfast area where both of us would come I go in

area where both of us would come I go in he would go up and go out of the

he would go up and go out of the room on the field he would never connect

room on the field he would never connect with me like this because you can

with me like this because you can connect

connect by passing each other then you start to

by passing each other then you start to talk without looking for it because I

talk without looking for it because I can pass you on the street oh what's up

can pass you on the street oh what's up P everything okay you know you

P everything okay you know you understand so we would go against each

understand so we would go against each other he would take a whole round and go

other he would take a whole round and go around me and then I noticed something

around me and then I noticed something was more than just the player because

was more than just the player because was too strange is that why you used the

was too strange is that why you used the phrase cow but no balls yeah because he

phrase cow but no balls yeah because he would not confront his whatever problem

would not confront his whatever problem he had and he would use his right guy to

he had and he would use his right guy to resolve H his problem and probably he

resolve H his problem and probably he would say now I don't talk about it and

would say now I don't talk about it and is him still have it in the head him

is him still have it in the head him still talking about it when this will

still talking about it when this will come out but you give me the question

come out but you give me the question and I answer your question so he need

and I answer your question so he need not me still think about it it's me only

not me still think about it it's me only answering it came to a head there a

answering it came to a head there a dressing room incident after Bara lost

dressing room incident after Bara lost inter uh and it's alleged that you threw

inter uh and it's alleged that you threw a training kit box across the room yeah

a training kit box across the room yeah guard is that true versus him yeah did

guard is that true versus him yeah did you hit him no he didn't hit how did he

you hit him no he didn't hit how did he how did he react it was a message no he

how did he react it was a message no he stepped out of the lockum he would not

stepped out of the lockum he would not confront me he will not confront me like

confront me he will not confront me like I see him because I follow football I

I see him because I follow football I see him in the press conferences now and

see him in the press conferences now and that saying his thing this didn't happen

that saying his thing this didn't happen here so maybe

here so maybe become bigger man now spoken to him

become bigger man now spoken to him since he left no no we

since he left no no we met we met uh when I was in United he

met we met uh when I was in United he was obviously in

was obviously in city so you pass the

city so you pass the players but I would not see him there

players but I would not see him there and this is not me looking for him or

and this is not me looking for him or something because for me is the P

something because for me is the P because what happened happened you

because what happened happened you cannot go back and change you grow from

cannot go back and change you grow from that you become different from that you

that you become different from that you get experience from that but what I know

get experience from that but what I know his his closest friend would stay out of

his his closest friend would stay out of the out in the hall and wait for me to

the out in the hall and wait for me to pass and and when I pass he would come

pass and and when I pass he would come out and the funny thing is if I would

out and the funny thing is if I would see him nothing would happen because for

see him nothing would happen because for me I'm a man I take it as a man if I

me I'm a man I take it as a man if I have a problem I resolve it if he's

have a problem I resolve it if he's watching this interview what would you

watching this interview what would you say he would say I still think about it

say he would say I still think about it still I I am crying no I think he's

still I I am crying no I think he's amazing coach don't get me wrong I think

amazing coach don't get me wrong I think he's amazing coach what he's doing he

he's amazing coach what he's doing he changed the game 100% he's being very

changed the game 100% he's being very successful as a man as a man I see him

successful as a man as a man I see him do some press conference I see him he

do some press conference I see him he has been stepping up

has been stepping up so he not he not the one I know I mean

so he not he not the one I know I mean that I met so I'm happy for him I mean

that I met so I'm happy for him I mean remember we share the same dream we work

remember we share the same dream we work I was a professional player he was a

I was a professional player he was a professional player so I don't want any

professional player so I don't want any harm for him dislike or

harm for him dislike or like still we we we share the same dream

like still we we we share the same dream you cannot hate a person because of the

you cannot hate a person because of the situation like that he thinks about him

situation like that he thinks about him I think about me so like I said he's a

I think about me so like I said he's a coach I'm a player so I think about me

coach I'm a player so I think about me he think about him he has his

he think about him he has his responsibility I mine the difference is

responsibility I mine the difference is I resolve my problem if I have a problem

I resolve my problem if I have a problem so if he would say to me listen your

so if he would say to me listen your nose is too big listen is the last time

nose is too big listen is the last time we meet you're not happy I go I resolve

we meet you're not happy I go I resolve it but I didn't know that's my still

it but I didn't know that's my still until today I don't know what what the

until today I don't know what what the problem was you think you should have

problem was you think you should have the courage to tell you no he shouldn't

the courage to tell you no he shouldn't he should run

away one coach you loved was Jose Mourinho and you had great success with

Mourinho and you had great success with him what was it about Jose you you said

him what was it about Jose you you said I think that Jose when he when he comes

I think that Jose when he when he comes in a room the lights go on whereas

in a room the lights go on whereas Guardiola pulls the curtains back first

Guardiola pulls the curtains back first time I met Jose I mean first time Jose

time I met Jose I mean first time Jose presented himself was when he won the

presented himself was when he won the Champions League with the with Porto and

Champions League with the with Porto and then he came to England and he made a

then he came to England and he made a lot of noise but you walk like you talk

lot of noise but you walk like you talk no he did everything he said he would do

no he did everything he said he would do and for me that triggers me because that

and for me that triggers me because that is not arrogance for me that is not you

is not arrogance for me that is not you think you're something that for me is

think you're something that for me is confidence he really believes in it and

confidence he really believes in it and and he's outspoken and I'm and I'm the

and he's outspoken and I'm and I'm the same I believe in certain things and I

same I believe in certain things and I will say it and I will do everything to

will say it and I will do everything to reach to my objectives and I met him

reach to my objectives and I met him first time in

first time in inter and it was all it was all

inter and it was all it was all different because I came from Capello

different because I came from Capello and capella

and capella was was old school but very hard the

was was old school but very hard the mentality he

mentality he he he smashed me every day he brought me

he he smashed me every day he brought me down then he pulled me up he brought me

down then he pulled me up he brought me down he pulled me up so he created my

down he pulled me up so he created my mentality on the field because he never

mentality on the field because he never made me feel satisfied and he put me in

made me feel satisfied and he put me in front of the goal and he said I need

front of the goal and he said I need this from you bom and we were shooting

this from you bom and we were shooting shooting and some trainings I try to

shooting and some trainings I try to hide myself so I would hide myself among

hide myself so I would hide myself among canaval Patrick viea and all these big

canaval Patrick viea and all these big players because I was the young guy like

players because I was the young guy like just to go home and he would scream my

just to go home and he would scream my name ibra that was when my nickname came

name ibra that was when my nickname came out so he would scream and I was like

out so he would scream and I was like and I would go back to the field and we

and I would go back to the field and we would train extra for one hour shooting

would train extra for one hour shooting shooting but that was fun but was hard

shooting but that was fun but was hard for me because I did it every day so

for me because I did it every day so that was old school uh mentality and the

that was old school uh mentality and the way of working then I met Mourinho what

way of working then I met Mourinho what which

which was hardcore ality but new new thing

was hardcore ality but new new thing like every training we would do

like every training we would do something new we would never repeat an

something new we would never repeat an exercise twice so he would divide the

exercise twice so he would divide the fields in four four areas so we would go

fields in four four areas so we would go from every area so everything was new

from every area so everything was new and he would sit in front of the team

and he would sit in front of the team and he would say Direct in our face

and he would say Direct in our face listen you will all get a chance if you

listen you will all get a chance if you would get a second chance no so he was

would get a second chance no so he was direct to everybody in that but the the

direct to everybody in that but the the thing thing with Mourinho is he makes

thing thing with Mourinho is he makes you

you feel so strong that you go out and you

feel so strong that you go out and you fight for

fight for him and you do whatever it takes to win

him and you do whatever it takes to win so he's like a like a teacher which he I

so he's like a like a teacher which he I think his background is also a teacher

think his background is also a teacher so he would he would motivate you on

so he would he would motivate you on High level that you would do anything to

High level that you would do anything to go out and as a as a man no he's cool

go out and as a as a man no he's cool he's cool he's direct he's direct and

he's cool he's direct he's direct and he's he's a winner he's a winner and

he's he's a winner he's a winner and he's he says what he thinks and but he's

he's he says what he thinks and but he's very well informed before he goes into

very well informed before he goes into something he would know about me more

something he would know about me more than I would know about me before we

than I would know about me before we start to talk just like you said before

start to talk just like you said before you know more about me than I know about

you know more about me than I know about me so as a man no no he he's cool you

me so as a man no no he he's cool you scored over 500 goals uh you played over

scored over 500 goals uh you played over 100 times your country and you're that

100 times your country and you're that Sweden's top scorer what's your favorite

Sweden's top scorer what's your favorite goal if I could relive a moment would it

goal if I could relive a moment would it be the bicycle kick against England yes

be the bicycle kick against England yes because it was Eng I tell you why

because it was Eng I tell you why because of many reasons because the goal

because of many reasons because the goal is amazing I mean the goal for

is amazing I mean the goal for me not because it's me not because of my

me not because it's me not because of my ego who would do that thing I don't see

ego who would do that thing I don't see many players do that thing because many

many players do that thing because many players in that situation we winning 32

players in that situation we winning 32 it was the last minutes would take down

it was the last minutes would take down the ball and waste time because you want

the ball and waste time because you want to win the game

to win the game obviously but when I saw the moment I

obviously but when I saw the moment I said heart was a goalie and I said I

said heart was a goalie and I said I will fool him now when I saw him run out

will fool him now when I saw him run out I will pretend to go forward towards him

I will pretend to go forward towards him then I will back off because I know by

then I will back off because I know by experience you go through towards

experience you go through towards somebody he will just head it and it

somebody he will just head it and it will go far out but I will do opposite I

will go far out but I will do opposite I will pretend to go with him so a certain

will pretend to go with him so a certain point you will see me slow break slow

point you will see me slow break slow down then go back then it was all about

down then go back then it was all about where the ball comes because I don't

where the ball comes because I don't know and then I took it instinctly from

know and then I took it instinctly from there like turn around and as a striker

there like turn around and as a striker you know where your goal is you don't

you know where your goal is you don't need to see the goal you can put me in

need to see the goal you can put me in every angle on the field I will know

every angle on the field I will know where the goal is because as soon as you

where the goal is because as soon as you hit the ball with the bicycle kick you

hit the ball with the bicycle kick you knew it was going I knew already where

knew it was going I knew already where the goal was the let's say and did you

the goal was the let's say and did you know when you hit it it was going in yes

know when you hit it it was going in yes you could feel it yes the only tricky

you could feel it yes the only tricky was here I needed to change my angle

was here I needed to change my angle body angle versus the goal so I could

body angle versus the goal so I could not let's say bicycle kick so if you

not let's say bicycle kick so if you want to kick it straight with a bicycle

want to kick it straight with a bicycle kick it goes straight back so the only

kick it goes straight back so the only thing I needed was to change my angle

thing I needed was to change my angle body where the goal is and I knew where

body where the goal is and I knew where the goal is so I just needed to change

the goal is so I just needed to change and I know the goal is there and now

and I know the goal is there and now just hit the ball and I was focused on

just hit the ball and I was focused on hitting the ball because that was the

hitting the ball because that was the most important how I fell or not I

most important how I fell or not I didn't care you you said you were

didn't care you you said you were stopped outside of in the street by some

stopped outside of in the street by some paparazzi and asked was Cristiano

paparazzi and asked was Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick goal the best

Ronaldo's bicycle kick goal the best you've seen and you said yes do you

you've seen and you said yes do you still think that I was being sarcastic

still think that I was being sarcastic oh you were yes you meant your not many

oh you were yes you meant your not many understood but I'm not there to explain

understood but I'm not there to explain that because if you cannot read my mind

that because if you cannot read my mind it's not my fa so you think yours was

it's not my fa so you think yours was better 100% 100% I said in an interview

better 100% 100% I said in an interview later you should try it from 40 m is a

later you should try it from 40 m is a big difference even if his was beautiful

big difference even if his was beautiful but this was from 40 m

but this was from 40 m is it is it I've asked I actually asked

is it is it I've asked I actually asked him the same question but when you score

him the same question but when you score a goal like that is it better than

a goal like that is it better than sex I mean in my game that in that game

sex I mean in my game that in that game was crazy because why it was that's what

was crazy because why it was that's what I wanted to come that's not the answer

I wanted to come that's not the answer yeah but you have to see the whole

yeah but you have to see the whole package the goal no sex is better come

package the goal no sex is better come on my friend sex is better we don't even

on my friend sex is better we don't even go there sex is 10 times better not one

go there sex is 10 times better not one time better 100% is this in case Helena

time better 100% is this in case Helena is watching this yeah no no no no no no

is watching this yeah no no no no no no no no sex is better whoever thinks

no no sex is better whoever thinks different he has a problem with his sex

different he has a problem with his sex life he should get help but uh would I

life he should get help but uh would I never scored a 40 yard bicycle kick so

never scored a 40 yard bicycle kick so no you get a lot of adrenaline so after

no you get a lot of adrenaline so after the goal I saw wilbeck I think he was

the goal I saw wilbeck I think he was the striker and I took off the shirt and

the striker and I took off the shirt and I said enjoy because something like this

I said enjoy because something like this he will never see again and he was

he will never see again and he was watching me so you see even in that

watching me so you see even in that moment I get anger out instead of just

moment I get anger out instead of just enjoy so I throw it out and I look at

enjoy so I throw it out and I look at him

him actually I was rude but I don't know why

actually I was rude but I don't know why I was rude to him I needed to find OB so

I was rude to him I needed to find OB so I said enjoy because you will never

I said enjoy because you will never enjoy this again but he hasn't done

enjoy this again but he hasn't done nothing for me but that's me looking for

nothing for me but that's me looking for it's your natural fight so he's not

it's your natural fight so he's not personal against him so that's me and he

personal against him so that's me and he was watching me he didn't understand

was watching me he didn't understand nothing because I have nothing happened

nothing because I have nothing happened but the game what the goal is why the

but the game what the goal is why the goal is most beautiful because of

goal is most beautiful because of England because before I came to England

England because before I came to England they talk bad because if you haven't

they talk bad because if you haven't played in Premier League you're not good

played in Premier League you're not good enough that's the mentality here which I

enough that's the mentality here which I respect because they want to see you

respect because they want to see you challenge your game here and then during

challenge your game here and then during the game they they were calling me the

the game they they were calling me the diva they were calling me a fake Carol

diva they were calling me a fake Carol the fans are doing yeah the fans so it

the fans are doing yeah the fans so it was going on and before that the media

was going on and before that the media was writing I never score against

was writing I never score against England teams in Champions League I

England teams in Champions League I always fail against the english team so

always fail against the english team so everything this was going around my head

everything this was going around my head so that's why I say it's a whole package

so that's why I say it's a whole package I score four goals and I don't know I

I score four goals and I don't know I think F Baston or I have the record

think F Baston or I have the record against

against England and this was a whole package

England and this was a whole package because of all the I got that is the

because of all the I got that is the most beautiful goal and it's a goal

most beautiful goal and it's a goal England will always remember for the

England will always remember for the rest of their life that's true so that

rest of their life that's true so that that's why it feels better I personally

that's why it feels better I personally think you've scored a better goal okay

think you've scored a better goal okay and I'm going to tell you I had many

and I'm going to tell you I had many goals that is crazy I'm going to tell

goals that is crazy I'm going to tell you the one I think is your greatest

you the one I think is your greatest goal see what you think this was for ax

goal see what you think this was for ax against NAC breeda yeah where you

against NAC breeda yeah where you basically terrorized their entire team

basically terrorized their entire team their whole team you go through the

their whole team you go through the whole team and then you score that to me

whole team and then you score that to me as a because the bicycle kick is a

as a because the bicycle kick is a brilliantly executed goal no question

brilliantly executed goal no question but the way you tormented that team for

but the way you tormented that team for that goal was really extraordinary yeah

that goal was really extraordinary yeah that

that was that

was that was was nasty because often the

was was nasty because often the beautiful goals is the one the the goals

beautiful goals is the one the the goals you will remember is the goals you

you will remember is the goals you cannot repeat that is often I mean a

cannot repeat that is often I mean a bicycle kick from 40 Metter maybe you

bicycle kick from 40 Metter maybe you can repeat maybe you can repeat the drib

can repeat maybe you can repeat the drib because I saw I saw Messi I saw I saw

because I saw I saw Messi I saw I saw Maradona half field doing against

Maradona half field doing against England doing these crazy goals and uh

England doing these crazy goals and uh it was a crazy goal but it this is

it was a crazy goal but it this is Instinct these things happen at the

Instinct these things happen at the moment this is nothing you plan this is

moment this is nothing you plan this is nothing you you you try to do what's the

nothing you you you try to do what's the best goal you've seen scored by somebody

best goal you've seen scored by somebody else the one you wish you'd

scored I think my goals not for my ego my goals for crazy

my goals for crazy goals crazy because I'm 197 and I'm 97

goals crazy because I'm 197 and I'm 97 kilos so it's not normal to score these

kilos so it's not normal to score these goals if you have this size but a goal I

goals if you have this size but a goal I would like to score I mean I like the

would like to score I mean I like the Zang goal in the final when he with the

Zang goal in the final when he with the left foot cuz it's difficult to repeat

left foot cuz it's difficult to repeat and those goals that you cannot repeat

and those goals that you cannot repeat is the most goals you will remember but

is the most goals you will remember but I have top top from top 10 I have maybe

I have top top from top 10 I have maybe five

goals who is the who is the best player you've ever seen for me best player is

you've ever seen for me best player is the one that changed the game the one

the one that changed the game the one that you will go out as a young fan and

that you will go out as a young fan and you will do what he does for me Ronaldo

you will do what he does for me Ronaldo phenomenal when he came out was bra

phenomenal when he came out was bra Brazilian was different

Brazilian was different because I remember I was young young boy

because I remember I was young young boy and um when I saw his

and um when I saw his games and on that time we didn't have

games and on that time we didn't have digital platform we have we had only

digital platform we have we had only YouTube so we could see on YouTube this

YouTube so we could see on YouTube this tricks this dribbles these goals so I

tricks this dribbles these goals so I remember all of us we we were on YouTube

remember all of us we we were on YouTube and YouTube you didn't have even on your

and YouTube you didn't have even on your phone you had it on computer so in the

phone you had it on computer so in the we were in the school we were going in

we were in the school we were going in the how do you say the the room full of

the how do you say the the room full of computers and we would go there and

computers and we would go there and watch YouTube and study the tricks study

watch YouTube and study the tricks study the dribbles and uh and we would go out

the dribbles and uh and we would go out and try these things and for me he

and try these things and for me he changed it he was football he he was not

changed it he was football he he was not playing he was football because

playing he was football because everybody wanted to be him today I see a

everybody wanted to be him today I see a lot of players that score a lot of goals

lot of players that score a lot of goals they they do amazing things but they

they they do amazing things but they don't change the game like he did

don't change the game like he did because because I don't think they go

because because I don't think they go out and they do things like the players

out and they do things like the players do today the Young Generation don't go

do today the Young Generation don't go out and try to do that when Ronaldo came

out and try to do that when Ronaldo came they went there and they tried to do

they went there and they tried to do whatever he did so what was totally

whatever he did so what was totally different I mean I would say that he was

different I mean I would say that he was absolutely Sensational but obviously had

absolutely Sensational but obviously had a very short career comparative to say

a very short career comparative to say the other Ronaldo Lionel Messi yourself

the other Ronaldo Lionel Messi yourself in fact the phenomenon has said about

in fact the phenomenon has said about you that he really respects you for the

you that he really respects you for the longevity of your career and I I think

longevity of your career and I I think there is a special thing about you Messi

there is a special thing about you Messi Cristiano Ronaldo the ones who've had

Cristiano Ronaldo the ones who've had these long long careers that is an

these long long careers that is an extraordinary achievement isn't it when

extraordinary achievement isn't it when so many other

so many other players injuries how you say continuity

players injuries how you say continuity yeah I that shows to me it shows to me a

yeah I that shows to me it shows to me a Steely discipline about what you what

Steely discipline about what you what you do and a bit of luck you got to be

you do and a bit of luck you got to be luck you don't get bad injuries but also

luck you don't get bad injuries but also a discipline to do that and a hunger

a discipline to do that and a hunger that you want to keep doing it it's a

that you want to keep doing it it's a big discipline why because you can have

big discipline why because you can have players that had a amazing year and then

players that had a amazing year and then falls out you can have players that won

falls out you can have players that won the World Cup then you don't see them

the World Cup then you don't see them anymore or you don't remember them you

anymore or you don't remember them you can have players that won the Champions

can have players that won the Champions League and you don't remember them I

League and you don't remember them I didn't win the champions league but they

didn't win the champions league but they will remember me I'm not worried but in

will remember me I'm not worried but in the long term you have players that

the long term you have players that played 15 20 20 years and they kept that

played 15 20 20 years and they kept that high level but then we talk different

high level but then we talk different how long did you last like let's say is

how long did you last like let's say is a different different different

a different different different situation we talk about when we talk

situation we talk about when we talk about the proper player the individual

about the proper player the individual player obviously we have different

player obviously we have different Lifestyles we have different profession

Lifestyles we have different profession we have different mentality for me I

we have different mentality for me I stopped now three months ago I came to

stopped now three months ago I came to 41 and I still played on top I went to

41 and I still played on top I went to visit to America I came back normally

visit to America I came back normally you go to America you don't come back

you go to America you don't come back but I went there I came back and I prove

but I went there I came back and I prove num is age is just an age you can still

num is age is just an age you can still play it depending how you take care of

play it depending how you take care of yourself and how you approach things

yourself and how you approach things obviously you need to be intelligent

obviously you need to be intelligent because the player I was when I was 25

because the player I was when I was 25 I'm not the same player 35 so if you're

I'm not the same player 35 so if you're intelligent and you can

intelligent and you can manage that situation to change your

manage that situation to change your game because obviously you have to

game because obviously you have to change the game I'm I'm not the same

change the game I'm I'm not the same type of player when I was 20 2530 and

type of player when I was 20 2530 and you go up you have to play different in

you go up you have to play different in the in the list of alltime great

the in the list of alltime great footballers where do you put

footballers where do you put yourself I

yourself I mean now I have to speak as a fan

mean now I have to speak as a fan because what are we judged after what we

because what are we judged after what we win Collective what we win individual

win Collective what we win individual I'm talking about individual quality as

I'm talking about individual quality as players just the skill without winning

players just the skill without winning anything I think I'm the

anything I think I'm the best without joking I'm the most

best without joking I'm the most complete player that ever

complete player that ever exists skills and all this if we talk

exists skills and all this if we talk about I I didn't win the golden bow no I

about I I didn't win the golden bow no I didn't win I didn't win the Champions

didn't win I didn't win the Champions League no if those things matters no I'm

League no if those things matters no I'm probably not on that list I had the

probably not on that list I had the honor and luck to win 34

honor and luck to win 34 trophies and the collective trophies

trophies and the collective trophies some individual because the collective

some individual because the collective comes the individual comes with the

comes the individual comes with the collective so if the collective does

collective so if the collective does good the individual will do good so but

good the individual will do good so but when we talk pure only the player the

when we talk pure only the player the abilities no I think 100%

abilities no I think 100% not

not joking see I I love that about you I

joking see I I love that about you I would love every Striker that's ever

would love every Striker that's ever played for Arsenal to have that

played for Arsenal to have that mentality yeah they had their chance

mentality yeah they had their chance yeah that you have to discuss with vanar

yeah that you have to discuss with vanar I'm going to come to that I'm coming

I'm going to come to that I'm coming okay okay let me ask you first of all no

okay okay let me ask you first of all no but I think it's not about being

but I think it's not about being arrogant and that I think if selief

arrogant and that I think if selief surely is confidence backing yourself

surely is confidence backing yourself but also backing It Up by

but also backing It Up by I believe it listen I mean you love

I believe it listen I mean you love Muhammad Ali right wait I will do

Muhammad Ali right wait I will do another example when I say I am God you

another example when I say I am God you think I'm joking or not you tell me I'm

think I'm joking or not you tell me I'm not joking when I come on the field I

not joking when I come on the field I feel like that you feel like God I feel

feel like that you feel like God I feel like God when I'm on the field an

like God when I'm on the field an omnipotent I feel Untouchable and I feel

omnipotent I feel Untouchable and I feel I will smash everyone that comes in my

I will smash everyone that comes in my way that is a mental part let's say

way that is a mental part let's say boxing Tyson Fury is the champion if you

boxing Tyson Fury is the champion if you ask

ask me if I could smash I would say yes I

me if I could smash I would say yes I would I would and in my head yes but

would I would and in my head yes but when I come in the ring he would knock

when I come in the ring he would knock me out after two seconds but the

me out after two seconds but the mentality is yes I can yes but in the

mentality is yes I can yes but in the ring he would he would eat me alive

ring he would he would eat me alive without doubts but my mentality is I can

without doubts but my mentality is I can Muhammad Ali said who I know he's one of

Muhammad Ali said who I know he's one of your Your Heroes he said if you talk the

your Your Heroes he said if you talk the talk you've got to walk the walk yeah

talk you've got to walk the walk yeah 100% And he did that you you did that I

100% And he did that you you did that I mean for all the trash talking and the

mean for all the trash talking and the boasting and everything thing the truth

boasting and everything thing the truth is you delivered on the pitch if you

is you delivered on the pitch if you hadn't

hadn't done but then you're a clown I agree

done but then you're a clown I agree you're a clown you don't do that you

you're a clown you don't do that you have to back up what you say then it's

have to back up what you say then it's better to be silent and and not saying

better to be silent and and not saying nothing

nothing but but I'm that type of guy I believe

but but I'm that type of guy I believe it I have I have a vision and and I will

it I have I have a vision and and I will arrive there and I'm 100% I will because

arrive there and I'm 100% I will because I'm a winner what do you make of what's

I'm a winner what do you make of what's happening in Manchester United they were

happening in Manchester United they were the dominant team in the Premier League

the dominant team in the Premier League for so many years under Sir Alex

for so many years under Sir Alex Ferguson they've not been able to

Ferguson they've not been able to replicate that and right now they're

replicate that and right now they're really struggling what what do you put

really struggling what what do you put it down to I remember when I came to

it down to I remember when I came to United and uh whoever I met there

United and uh whoever I met there everybody was talking about how Fergie

everybody was talking about how Fergie would do it

would do it Ferguson this would not happen with

Ferguson this would not happen with Ferguson this Ferguson would not do and

Ferguson this Ferguson would not do and I was like listen I don't care what

I was like listen I don't care what happened before I'm here to do my own

happened before I'm here to do my own story my own present time and be

story my own present time and be remember for what I did now not for what

remember for what I did now not for what he did something I respect that he

he did something I respect that he brought the club wherever he brought it

brought the club wherever he brought it the club is because what he did but time

the club is because what he did but time goes on like he the Next Generation and

goes on like he the Next Generation and that and then when I came we won three

that and then when I came we won three Trophies the first year and

Trophies the first year and uh but I don't know if it's the England

uh but I don't know if it's the England English system or not because above the

English system or not because above the coach there was a gap from the coach and

coach there was a gap from the coach and the there was no really football people

the there was no really football people between there

between there so what I was used to we had football

so what I was used to we had football people between there that would come and

people between there that would come and smash us when it was bad not giving a

smash us when it was bad not giving a lot of credit when we win because if

lot of credit when we win because if they pay you a lot of money you play in

they pay you a lot of money you play in a big Club it's normal to win but I

a big Club it's normal to win but I think now in

think now in United I don't know there's some kind of

United I don't know there's some kind of how do you say demonstrations about the

how do you say demonstrations about the owners to sell it and that but just a

owners to sell it and that but just a reminder the owners are investing it's

reminder the owners are investing it's not like they're not investing because

not like they're not investing because they they brought in many players for

they they brought in many players for high amount of money so T I think it's

high amount of money so T I think it's it's a little bit wrong saying that

it's a little bit wrong saying that they're not doing what the fans expect

they're not doing what the fans expect them to do then I don't know what the

them to do then I don't know what the real reason is behind everything are the

real reason is behind everything are the players under performing I think with

players under performing I think with the new

the new coach the new coach came from where he

coach the new coach came from where he was a i i was in ax also Ajax is a

was a i i was in ax also Ajax is a talented Club they have the best talents

talented Club they have the best talents in the club they don't have big

in the club they don't have big stars what is the experience of this

stars what is the experience of this coach young talents he comes to United

coach young talents he comes to United United is different mentality different

United is different mentality different players so the players there supposed to

players so the players there supposed to be big

be big stars so I think with his experience

stars so I think with his experience being there I don't know if it talks for

being there I don't know if it talks for him or not because he he I think he's in

him or not because he he I think he's in a different situation and then above him

a different situation and then above him there is a gap where he doesn't get the

there is a gap where he doesn't get the help to manage the team listen this is

help to manage the team listen this is what I read in the paper so it's not I

what I read in the paper so it's not I have all the situation that H that is

have all the situation that H that is happening but I can just imagine him

happening but I can just imagine him coming from Ax to to United is a big

coming from Ax to to United is a big difference because I've been in both

difference because I've been in both clubs you manage talents up growing is

clubs you manage talents up growing is different kind of approach because there

different kind of approach because there you have a different kind kind of

you have a different kind kind of discipline you come to United you you do

discipline you come to United you you do the same thing I don't know I don't

the same thing I don't know I don't believe and I don't think it's the same

believe and I don't think it's the same treatment you give I mean Cristiano

treatment you give I mean Cristiano Ronaldo when he gave the interview to me

Ronaldo when he gave the interview to me when he left United he said that he felt

when he left United he said that he felt he didn't have the respect of Eric ten

he didn't have the respect of Eric ten hog you see with Jaden Sancho now a

hog you see with Jaden Sancho now a similar situation tenal criticizing him

similar situation tenal criticizing him in public and so on maybe that is an

in public and so on maybe that is an illustration of his of his problems in

illustration of his of his problems in managing big talent but I don't I don't

managing big talent but I don't I don't say it's the coach fault because

say it's the coach fault because experience you cannot buy you just have

experience you cannot buy you just have to get time to get the experience but

to get time to get the experience but it's two different situation being in

it's two different situation being in Ajax being united then if it's his fault

Ajax being united then if it's his fault I don't think because I think everybody

I don't think because I think everybody has a responsible in the whole situation

has a responsible in the whole situation we are a piece of puzle from the big

we are a piece of puzle from the big puzle so everybody have uh a

puzle so everybody have uh a responsibility to do and to to fulfill

responsibility to do and to to fulfill the the the demands United has to win

the the the demands United has to win they the they have to win every title

they the they have to win every title they play for now they're being

they play for now they're being dominated by the neighbors and uh and

dominated by the neighbors and uh and it's a totally different situation there

it's a totally different situation there and uh you need to find the right path

and uh you need to find the right path again and to to push for that now

again and to to push for that now it's I think it's you need a plan you

it's I think it's you need a plan you need a project to follow and it feels

need a project to follow and it feels like you follow a project plan and then

like you follow a project plan and then it goes wild in a moment because of the

it goes wild in a moment because of the results either you believe in it or you

results either you believe in it or you don't believe in it so but with the

don't believe in it so but with the thing situation of the coach I think

thing situation of the coach I think he's living two different situations now

he's living two different situations now then obviously what happened with Sancho

then obviously what happened with Sancho and and Cristiano I don't know because

and and Cristiano I don't know because is he do you think he's out of his depth

is he do you think he's out of his depth a bit ten

a bit ten hog I think he needs more time to get

hog I think he needs more time to get the experience how to handle a team but

the experience how to handle a team but you don't really get time at a club

you don't really get time at a club likeit no obviously not because we need

likeit no obviously not because we need to win that's the reality you come to my

to win that's the reality you come to my when I was in Milan I cannot give you

when I was in Milan I cannot give you time to to develop to to to perform you

time to to develop to to to perform you need to perform straight because like I

need to perform straight because like I said survival mode it's you or another

said survival mode it's you or another one because United is in a situation you

one because United is in a situation you don't do good enough the next day there

don't do good enough the next day there is another one and the result speaks for

is another one and the result speaks for itself so that's why that is tricky but

itself so that's why that is tricky but how much time do you give a coach I

how much time do you give a coach I don't know depends of the owners what

don't know depends of the owners what they want but if you listen to the fans

they want but if you listen to the fans you don't have a lot of time because

you don't have a lot of time because they want to win absolutely and I

they want to win absolutely and I understand them because they're used to

understand them because they're used to win and they want to still win so

win and they want to still win so so I think it's a lot of things the

so I think it's a lot of things the small details often makes the difference

small details often makes the difference it's not the the the whole the big

it's not the the the whole the big pictures you see because when things are

pictures you see because when things are good there were there are still errors

good there were there are still errors and problems but you don't see it

and problems but you don't see it because we are winning did you feel when

because we are winning did you feel when you were at United one of the things

you were at United one of the things Cristiano suggested to me was the

Cristiano suggested to me was the younger players didn't really show him

younger players didn't really show him the respect he was expecting that when

the respect he was expecting that when he was a young player at United when he

he was a young player at United when he was 18 He hung on every word of ke and

was 18 He hung on every word of ke and Neville and skols and all these guys

Neville and skols and all these guys that because players now get paid so

that because players now get paid so much more money that they don't have the

much more money that they don't have the same respect for the older players they

same respect for the older players they used to did did you find that but

used to did did you find that but respect is nothing you ask for respect

respect is nothing you ask for respect is something you take so it depends on

is something you take so it depends on you I have to make sure you respect me

you I have to make sure you respect me it's nothing you ask for you don't ask

it's nothing you ask for you don't ask the young guys for respect you take the

the young guys for respect you take the respect and you put them in the place

respect and you put them in the place then the situation that they earn more

then the situation that they earn more money yes they earn much more money for

money yes they earn much more money for doing so so little compared to before

doing so so little compared to before before before you needed to do much more

before before you needed to do much more to come to sign a piece of contract and

to come to sign a piece of contract and to get what you

to get what you deserve under the circumstances of that

deserve under the circumstances of that situation now you you see a lot

situation now you you see a lot of the new generation they fly very fast

of the new generation they fly very fast without even walking so walking is

without even walking so walking is performing for me

performing for me so it's up to him to make sure they

so it's up to him to make sure they respect you if it was me and he don't

respect you if it was me and he don't respect me that young player is the last

respect me that young player is the last thing he would have in his life cuz I

thing he would have in his life cuz I would make sure he respect me and he

would make sure he respect me and he would know it for the rest of his life

would know it for the rest of his life so it's up to him to make sure they

so it's up to him to make sure they respect

respect him one of your great friends is noat

him one of your great friends is noat jovic yeah and he's I mean he's an

jovic yeah and he's I mean he's an extraordinary dedicated Supreme athlete

extraordinary dedicated Supreme athlete a champion what what do you make of him

a champion what what do you make of him as a sportsman never mind as a tennis

as a sportsman never mind as a tennis player I think he

player I think he I think he's an amazing amazing example

I think he's an amazing amazing example for what he's doing we have different

for what he's doing we have different philosophies and uh he has all these

philosophies and uh he has all these things he he does to to perform and

things he he does to to perform and it and for for him doing that he's doing

it and for for him doing that he's doing an individual sport I was doing a

an individual sport I was doing a collective sport I think he's a vegan

collective sport I think he's a vegan he's a vegan he does this things getting

he's a vegan he does this things getting energy G from different kind of things

energy G from different kind of things I'm not 100% in it I'm opposite I mean I

I'm not 100% in it I'm opposite I mean I don't do that I am

don't do that I am more those things doesn't change me I

more those things doesn't change me I change my own game you tell me good luck

change my own game you tell me good luck I don't need luck to perform I decide

I don't need luck to perform I decide when to perform good I am in control to

when to perform good I am in control to do good or bad that is what I believe I

do good or bad that is what I believe I don't need to knock wood three times to

don't need to knock wood three times to go out and it brings me luck I decided

go out and it brings me luck I decided who are the sporting champions in

who are the sporting champions in history that you most relate to I mean

history that you most relate to I mean Muhammad Ali for me was because my

Muhammad Ali for me was because my father has had these old tapes black and

father has had these old tapes black and white the big cassettes how do you call

white the big cassettes how do you call it tapes VHS I yeah and he was a big fan

it tapes VHS I yeah and he was a big fan of boxing because his brother was a

of boxing because his brother was a boxer and I was watching all these

boxer and I was watching all these boxing fights and uh and movies but the

boxing fights and uh and movies but the movies was Bruce Lee Jackie Chan so my

movies was Bruce Lee Jackie Chan so my whole world was like doing all these

whole world was like doing all these crazy movements but at the same time I

crazy movements but at the same time I was playing football so I tried to bring

was playing football so I tried to bring it in in my game for me Muhammad Ali was

it in in my game for me Muhammad Ali was the greatest sportman ever

the greatest sportman ever because because as I feel today the

because because as I feel today the sportman tries to be as perfect as

sportman tries to be as perfect as possible he wants to have the perfect

possible he wants to have the perfect image he wants not to say wrong in a

image he wants not to say wrong in a interview he's afraid to say certain

interview he's afraid to say certain things um he's afraid to to cross the

things um he's afraid to to cross the red light on the street h so it's like

red light on the street h so it's like afraid that somebody would judge him in

afraid that somebody would judge him in a wrong way Muhammad Ali was not that

a wrong way Muhammad Ali was not that Muhammad Ali was himself and he was

Muhammad Ali was himself and he was himself in the ring outside the ring and

himself in the ring outside the ring and I think it's important because if you

I think it's important because if you create an image of yourself that is not

create an image of yourself that is not you I mean let's talk about charity we

you I mean let's talk about charity we do charity things but you do it to have

do charity things but you do it to have a image or you do it because you really

a image or you do it because you really want to do it I do a lot of things but I

want to do it I do a lot of things but I don't want to be seen

don't want to be seen because I do it from my heart because I

because I do it from my heart because I really want to do it but I see other

really want to do it but I see other ones do it and then they go in the media

ones do it and then they go in the media I donate 1 million to a hospital I open

I donate 1 million to a hospital I open a school for children I did this but if

a school for children I did this but if you do those things you don't have to be

you do those things you don't have to be seen because a third person has to say

seen because a third person has to say to you oh what a lovely guy you are

to you oh what a lovely guy you are you're such amazing guy no I don't need

you're such amazing guy no I don't need that I do it because I want to do it not

that I do it because I want to do it not to get an image that I think today in

to get an image that I think today in this sport world they're looking they're

this sport world they're looking they're focusing too much on their image instead

focusing too much on their image instead of being who you are people have to

of being who you are people have to accept you for who you are and that is

accept you for who you are and that is important when you see the the top

important when you see the the top Strikers of today earling harand yeah

Strikers of today earling harand yeah kilan mbappe what do you think of those

kilan mbappe what do you think of those guys I think they're both amazing I

guys I think they're both amazing I think Holland is very intelligent in the

think Holland is very intelligent in the way he's playing he doesn't touch the

way he's playing he doesn't touch the ball more than he needs to I see he has

ball more than he needs to I see he has this Killer Instinct even if he has the

this Killer Instinct even if he has the hattrick he still wants to score the

hattrick he still wants to score the fourth goal

fourth goal fifth goal and I think he's in the

fifth goal and I think he's in the perfect environment and

perfect environment and uh is there more to do for him I don't

uh is there more to do for him I don't know what is more for him to do if you

know what is more for him to do if you say to him to get better what is that

say to him to get better what is that from three goals to six goals from 6 to

from three goals to six goals from 6 to n so is he maximum out of what he is

n so is he maximum out of what he is because what you expect from him is

because what you expect from him is goals so if you don't get goals you will

goals so if you don't get goals you will say he didn't have a good day mbappe is

say he didn't have a good day mbappe is more of a complete player he can do more

more of a complete player he can do more things than Holland he can do the

things than Holland he can do the unexpected he will do things that you

unexpected he will do things that you will react wow he reminds of Ronaldo the

will react wow he reminds of Ronaldo the phenomenal the

phenomenal the Brazilian and he would do things that

Brazilian and he would do things that other ones cannot do can he get better

other ones cannot do can he get better yes he can get much better much much

yes he can get much better much much better so he just need to focus on

better so he just need to focus on football that's the only thing he needs

football that's the only thing he needs to do you said about yourself I can't

to do you said about yourself I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am yeah

help but laugh at how perfect I am yeah you don't see it

you don't see it [Laughter]

[Laughter] is there any

is there any perfect looking sharp I went to buy told

perfect looking sharp I went to buy told me for you you made you cost me €3,000

me for you you made you cost me €3,000 you know what it was worth it you're

you know what it was worth it you're looking sharp thank you thank you but is

looking sharp thank you thank you but is there any

there any imperfection I mean I had moments where

imperfection I mean I had moments where criticize yourself what would you what

criticize yourself what would you what would you

would you choose I

choose I mean for me the confidence is is

mean for me the confidence is is bulletproof I have a strong confidence

bulletproof I have a strong confidence uh I would not

uh I would not go and have complex on myself and do and

go and have complex on myself and do and say I need to fix this this obviously I

say I need to fix this this obviously I could do certain things but I am who I

could do certain things but I am who I am I cannot change that I was created by

am I cannot change that I was created by my parents and I became and I

my parents and I became and I look the way I do

look the way I do so for me that is perfection because I

so for me that is perfection because I cannot CH I have a big nose yeah I have

cannot CH I have a big nose yeah I have a big nose I have a space between the

a big nose I have a space between the blah blah blah but that's who I am I

blah blah blah but that's who I am I cannot change I don't want to change

cannot change I don't want to change because you should believe and in who

because you should believe and in who you are because you are perfect then if

you are because you are perfect then if you like it you don't like it the second

you like it you don't like it the second one like it but I'm not here to be to be

one like it but I'm not here to be to be judged by other ones I judge myself and

judged by other ones I judge myself and the way I judge myself I have no

the way I judge myself I have no complainings I am

complainings I am perfect so that's the way I think and

perfect so that's the way I think and that's the way I do things and that's

that's the way I do things and that's the way I am then if I critize ize

the way I am then if I critize ize myself yes I could do things better I

myself yes I could do things better I could speak English better I could do my

could speak English better I could do my game better it's that's how I CRI but if

game better it's that's how I CRI but if I hear some third

I hear some third person say something Fu he's not

person say something Fu he's not important for me he has more problems

important for me he has more problems than me probably that's why he's judging

than me probably that's why he's judging me so we all have our Our Own Story

me so we all have our Our Own Story let's say but I'm good I'm good about

let's say but I'm good I'm good about myself I'm not worried there's only one

myself I'm not worried there's only one thing you got

thing you got wrong oh no I'm telling you what it is

wrong oh no I'm telling you what it is there's one thing you got wrong so it's

there's one thing you got wrong so it's your birthday next week right will have

your birthday next week right will have just before this show end and there's

just before this show end and there's one big mistake you made in your I know

one big mistake you made in your I know already what you will say what am I

already what you will say what am I going to say because I I didn't go to

going to say because I I didn't go to Arsenal yes you see first of I predict

Arsenal yes you see first of I predict future first of all tell me why you

future first of all tell me why you didn't join ARS when you were 17 so when

didn't join ARS when you were 17 so when I was young I had a lot of interest from

I was young I had a lot of interest from a lot of clubs and one of them was

a lot of clubs and one of them was Arsenal so I came to the office of Mr

Arsenal so I came to the office of Mr aren vaner and was was big hype because

aren vaner and was was big hype because I saw these players be Camp HRI I saw

I saw these players be Camp HRI I saw yungb I saw

yungb I saw Vieira I saw all these players and I was

Vieira I saw all these players and I was like this is this is big because these

like this is this is big because these players I see in TV even if I already

players I see in TV even if I already played in high level Sweden but this was

played in high level Sweden but this was big because this was like I am here now

big because this was like I am here now last week I was playing PlayStation with

last week I was playing PlayStation with these guys and I spoke with vanar and he

these guys and I spoke with vanar and he has this French he he was tall I didn't

has this French he he was tall I didn't expect him to be so tall I come in his

expect him to be so tall I come in his office and we speak and yeah and he was

office and we speak and yeah and he was like what do you want he wanted to get

like what do you want he wanted to get to know me to feel me because I think he

to know me to feel me because I think he is a type of person he just don't buy

is a type of person he just don't buy the play he wants to know what he's

the play he wants to know what he's buying I think and yeah and then in the

buying I think and yeah and then in the end he had Arsenal shirt with number

end he had Arsenal shirt with number nine and uh he want you to come and do a

nine and uh he want you to come and do a trial for two weeks and from all this

trial for two weeks and from all this everything was good until until he said

everything was good until until he said you come and do a trial and I was

you come and do a trial and I was looking at him

looking at him obviously he's V I'm nobody in that

obviously he's V I'm nobody in that moment said don't do trials and he was

moment said don't do trials and he was like what do you

like what do you mean I don't do trials either you want

mean I don't do trials either you want me or you don't want me or else why am I

me or you don't want me or else why am I here like that was my but it was not to

here like that was my but it was not to play a game it was me no but you have to

play a game it was me no but you have to come and do a trial and that no no you

come and do a trial and that no no you don't understand I don't do trials and

don't understand I don't do trials and that's was it I didn't I never went to

that's was it I didn't I never went to Arsenal well and then I yeah this story

Arsenal well and then I yeah this story breaks my heart right cuz you would have

breaks my heart right cuz you would have been fantastic at you are exactly the

been fantastic at you are exactly the kind of Striker we need right now I can

kind of Striker we need right now I can tell you we would win a lot of trophies

tell you we would win a lot of trophies I'm 100% true we would have won even

I'm 100% true we would have won even more tro but I also know I can tell from

more tro but I also know I can tell from your face it's a big regret of yours

your face it's a big regret of yours okay you wish if you had a good time

okay you wish if you had a good time again so this is your birthday present

again so this is your birthday present okay thank it is uh Ibrahimovic wow nice

okay thank it is uh Ibrahimovic wow nice number 11 it looks good looks sharp I

number 11 it looks good looks sharp I think it's your size and you know what

think it's your size and you know what it's never too late you can come out of

it's never too late you can come out of retirement thank you slip it on looks

retirement thank you slip it on looks good right thank you thank you very much

good right thank you thank you very much H it was a great interview nice meeting

H it was a great interview nice meeting you a real pleasure finally to do it

you a real pleasure finally to do it you're everything I hoped you would be

you're everything I hoped you would be thank you thank you very much thank

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