Messi natural says Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave a lengthy and in-depth interview to 'CNN'. Regarding his personality he said: "I think people have this image of me as a bad boy."

"It's enough that someone in a newspaper says I have a bad character and then everybody jumps on this train. If people judge me like that, it's fine by me, because this is part of the game," he went on to say.

As for his friction with Guardiola, he assured: "We have to be clear – I spoke about Pep as a human not as a coach. For me, as a coach he is fantastic, but as a human, we can discuss."

He also mentioned his relationship with Messi: "It started well but then Messi started to talk. He wanted to play in the middle, not on the wing, so the system changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1. I was sacrificed and no longer had the freedom on the pitch I need to succeed."

However, regarding his experience at Barcelona, he said: "About Camp Nou, it's fantastic. I had one year there, a great experience, a fantastic year. I learned a lot – outside the pitch, inside the pitch – and for me it is an amazing club and I have only positive things to say."

The interview ended with a quiz:

Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?
Messi's a natural and Ronaldo's a product of training.

The best defender?
Maldini.

The best coach?
I've had many… Capello and Mourinho.

What would you be if you weren't a footballer?
A lawyer, that's what my father wanted.


/Marca.Com/