Barcelona striker Ibrahimovic: Mourinho faces big challenge at Real Madrid
Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Jose Mourinho faces a major challenge of his powers at Real Madrid.
Ibrahimovic played under Mourinho for a year at Inter Milan before joining Barcelona in the summer of 2009. After winning the treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League titles, Mourinho has also moved to Spain - to coach Barca's fierce rivals Madrid.
"It's a big challenge for Mourinho," Ibrahimovic said at a press conference in Oslo, where Barca are currently on tour on pre-season.
And he added: "He is the best or one of the best coaches in the world. I don't believe in Madrid, but I believe in Mourinho."
Ibrahimovic himself has been linked with a move to Real, but says he is happy at Barca.
"I'm at the best club in the world," he said.
"Last year in Italy I had won just about everything. I needed big challenges and that's why I took the step (to join Barcelona)."
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Comments (3)
Mourinho CL trophy was won with a brilliant execution and display _ Ibra did not feature prominently in either of the games and was replaced. Best to just mind your own business.
Good talk 4rm ibrahimovic
and yr old team won the treble soon as u left lol ...and at the least jose will always be 1st or 2nd and in cl every year la joke "league" is a two team joke....
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