Ibrahimovic: “Ronaldo is the best player in history”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reviewed sports news in an interview with UEFA. The Swedish striker has spoken without mincing words about his coach, his relationship with his teammates, Milan and football at the age of 39, among other issues.

Age: “When playing at such a high level, there is always the same pressure, whoever you are. If you're here, you're here because you deserve it and you're good enough. I don't care if you're young or not, I can't think about the fact that you are young and your time will come. When you play for Milan there is no time, you have to do well now. If I don't play well, Milan will buy another forward in the next transfer market who will play better than me, so I have to play well and that goes for everyone. We all have to be up to par, no matter how old we are. “

Coach: “Pioli is very different from me? Are you sure? Maybe he has” zlatanized “him. Maybe he has become like me. He arrived in Milan, where the environment was difficult. If we are where we are now it is thanks to him and work he has done. Thanks to the way he works, to his mentality. He puts a lot of pressure on the team, demands a lot from them, even if it's a young team. Maybe he's more patient than me, but he's obviously more mature and more experienced. He's used to it. to work under pressure and has been in situations where he has had to fight to stay in Serie A. Obviously, it is different than when you have to fight to win, but at the same time there is a lot of pressure. In situations like this you have to give something more than what happens in big teams. Pioli came here and has shown with his work that he is a great coach. Now it is no longer disputed whether he is the best man for the job. “

Young players: “Today the players play five minutes and they are immediately seen as great players. I'm glad to come from the old school. Social networks have changed everything, today thanks to social networks players are seen as champions despite having done little. Before it wasn't like that. Before, you had to achieve great things, and for a long time, to be considered a great player. I like the old school better. At that time, if they saw you as a great player, you were You really had to play well and show off for a long time to become one. “

Ronaldo Nazário: “I always say to everyone who plays with me: 'Ronaldo is the game of football.' For me that Ronaldo is football. The way he moved, the way he made his passes. For me he is the best player of the story, no doubt. “

Lebron James: “What he does is phenomenal, however, I don't like it when people with any kind of 'status' talk about politics. You do what you're good at. I play football because I'm the best at playing football. I don't do politics . If I were a politician, I would dedicate myself to politics. This is the first mistake that celebrities make when they feel they have arrived. For me, it is better to stay away from these issues and do what you are good at, otherwise you take a risk not to make a good impression. “