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Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "It was stupid, but if necessary I will do it again"

The Swede breaks records on and off the pitch at the age of 40, and in an interview in England he confirmed that he deliberately hit the Aspliquata, told about the example he uses for young people and addressed the problem from which Manchester United suffers

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Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 07:00

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Summary: Spain - Sweden 0: 1 (Sport 1)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke many records on the football field and he does so even these days when he is 40 and still perforated nets in Serie A, but even in the interviews he gives he sometimes manages to break records and provide quotes that will not be forgotten for long, if at all. He did the same in a new interview published with him last night in England.

Ibrahimovic was interviewed by the Guardian and asked how, even at his age, he leads Milan successfully. The Rossoneri are together with Napoli at the top of Serie A after 13 rounds and in the Champions League they have scored only one point, but they are still in the fight for the next stage: "This morning I woke up and my whole body ached, As usual. "I know I have to work hard everywhere I go to keep myself at the highest level and so I will continue to do. I also do not regret leaving Europe and coming back, because the fact that I can say with my mouth full that I continue to play because I feel good."

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"I'm not a dog that barks or bites."

Ibrahimovic in typical trial (Photo: Reuters)

Milan did lose 4: 3 to Fiorentina on Saturday and it was their first loss of the season in Serie A, but in the same game Ibrahimovic scored a double and thus made history when he became the first player in the Italian top league to score twice at 40. And if you were wondering, age really does not bother him.

"I'm very proud of what I do, because I see the young people around me taking responsibility, learning from me and changing their thinking," said the Swedish giant, "It fills me and it also gives me adrenaline to go out on the field and run just like them. I've been doing it for 20 years. A year and people may think I should retire, but I keep going so the youngsters can see me and say to themselves 'after all he's been through, he's still working so hard.' "On the contrary. I was here as a superstar in 2010 and I succeeded with stars next to me, now it's different because we succeed contrary to expectations. I have no problem suffering, for me suffering is like eating breakfast and I am proud that I am the old generation who knows what it means to suffer."

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Zlatan loses to Spain (Photo: Reuters)

Ibrahimovic, it will be recalled, was also a Manchester United striker from 2016 to 2018, then moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy, and on the dismissal of Solchiar he said briefly: "I enjoyed England and Manchester United is a huge club I won titles with, but they talk there "Too much about the past. They have already entered the loop, they need to think about the present and not about what was once."

Finally, Ibrahimovic was asked about his confrontation with the Spanish Cesar Espiliquata, in a game that decided that his team would have to try to get the ticket to the World Cup through the playoffs.

Zlatan was seen hitting the Spaniard hard, but received only a yellow card and was not sent off in an incident that surprised many.

In an interview he admitted that he beat the Spaniard on purpose.

On the incident with Aspiliquata: "I would do it again"

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"I did it on purpose and I'm not ashamed to say it," Ibrahimovic surprised. "He did a stupid thing in front of one of our players, but in front of me he did not have the courage to do such a thing. "What happened is not a good thing I did, it was stupid too, but I would do it one hundred percent again."

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