Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke to the media ahead of AC Milan’s game against Liverpool and shared his thoughts on his role, the Liverpool game and the Rossoneri’s situation. In a feisty mood, he aimed digs at Zvone Boban and a Swedish journalist.
It’s a big game for Milan tonight and manager Paulo Fonseca has made three changes to the starting XI. With Inter up at the weekend, the Rossoneri need to send a signal tonight and just like the players, the club consultant Ibrahimovic is also under pressure.
Speaking to Viaplay ahead of the game, the former striker was asked about his role at the club, what it feels to be on the sidelines on a night like this, and if money was important in deciding to return. As for the latter, he made it very clear that it wasn’t the case.
In addition to that, Ibrahimovic also fired back at Boban who questioned the Swede’s role at Milan when interviewed by Sky Italia…
Viaplay interview
How does it feel to be on the sidelines and not on the pitch?
“I have gotten used to it, since my new role this is the first Champions League game. It feels good, I’m loaded, I’m focused and I’m working.”
What exactly is your new role?
“Everyone talks about the role. I’ve tried to explain before, I’m the boss and everyone works for me.”
On the start of the season…
“It’s not the start we had hoped for, but there is a lot of new stuff. New manager, new players. After four years with the same manager, they need to get used to a new system. With patience, it will come.”
What is the goal for this season?
“Our ambition is to win, we are playing for trophies and we will do everything to get there. But we won’t take anything for granted, we take it one day at a time. We want to win today and tomorrow, not just today.”
Why did you decide to return?
“I got a good offer which I couldn’t say no to. Money? No no, do I need money? Why are we talking about that? A good offer can mean many different things, it doesn’t have to do with money…”
On the Liverpool game…
“I think it will be a good game, I’m hoping for that anyway. It’s a tough week that awaits us, first Liverpool and then Inter. Now the players have to show who they are, and what we are about.”
Sky comments with Boban
Ibrahimovic: “The role is simple, many talk. I’m in charge, I’m the boss and everything else works for me. Even Boban [present in the Sky Italia studios] didn’t understand my role…”
Boban: “Nobody understood, to be honest.”
Ibrahimovic: “I’ll explain now: I’m in charge, I’m the boss and everyone works for me. We work in silence.”
Were you in for Victor Osimhen?
“I’m silent.”
A tiger will never change his stripes…
The tiger has retired. This Zlatan is merely a management 🐀. His job is just to talk and if he is really the boss then he is a stupid 🐀 that should be picked up by his tail and kicked back to his Hammarby team in Sweden with his leech son.
Omg media training is reckless. He didn’t say thanks Redbird but there is the usual stupidities: ambitious, patience, the usual bragging, which was funny when he was a top scorer and is just ridiculous now. And now we know that Jerry the godfather made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse haha
The boss’ team cant even create space against Liverpool lol
he just jery media butcher, nothing more, get paid to talk sh!t in media. exactly a boss, boss of cameraman & reporter. if he think player like Musah RLC is Milan level mean he mocking us. love him as player but now he is nothing more than a clown
This mercenary should go we don’t need him we don’t want donkey who doesn’t understand football all he do is bragging himself
In Ibra’s place, I’d be careful when bragging about being the boss and being the one in charge… because, boss of what? Of this horrible team? Of this mediocre coach that apparently Ibra was instrumental in selecting and hiring? If he wants to be seen as the one in command, then he’s the one to blame.
Funny reading all these comments.. i think many of you want him and preferred him to MALDINI
He is the one who hired Fonseca and bad transfers and he is the fall guy
Sack him
If he is in charge of everybody, he is responsible for the debacle, and he should be fired.
Poster boy
Puppet…..😂😂😂