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Just finished 'I Am Zlatan'
Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

One of the best football-related autobiographies I've ever read. Actually, one of the best autobiographies I've ever read. I suggest anyone who can find it near them in a bookstore (or order it) should buy it immediately. It's a great read. I'll put some quotes from the book here that I think many will find interesting.

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Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

On the first page:

I already got the impression that Barcelona was little like school, or some sort of institution. The players were cool ... But to be honest, none of the lads acted like superstars. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, the whole gang - they were like school boys. The best footballers in the world stood there with their heads bowed ... It was ridiculous.

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WayneRooney 10 years ago
Manchester United, Argentina 52 488

Lmao @Ven ill read this autobiography, it sounds interesting.

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Vendetta 10 years ago Edited
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

Also on his time with Barcelona (first chapter is on Barcelona):

... ever since my days at Malmo FF I've had the same philosophy: I do things my way. I don't give a damn what people think ... But now, I said what I thought people wanted me to say. It was completely messed up .... Zlatan was no longer Zlatan.

... But then Messi started saying things ... Within the team, the plays centers around him, which is entirely natural - he's brilliant. But now I was there and I was scoring more goals than him. He went up to Guardiola and told him "I don't want to be on the right wing anymore. I want to play in the center," ... I was the striker but Guardiola didn't give a damn about that. He changed the tactical formation ... and I ended up in the shadows.

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Also on his time with Barcelona (first chapter is on Barcelona):

... ever since my days at Malmo FF I've had the same philosophy: I do things my way. I don't give a damn what people think ... But now, I said what I thought people wanted me to say. It was completely messed up .... Zlatan was no longer Zlatan.

... But then Messi started saying things ... Within the team, the plays centers around him, which is entirely natural - he's brilliant. But now I was there and I was scoring more goals than him. He went up to Guardiola and told him "I don't want to be on the right wing anymore. I want to play in the center ... I was the striker but Guardiola didn't give a damn about that. He changed the tactical formation ... and I ended up in the shadows.

Also on his time with Barcelona (first chapter is on Barcelona):

... ever since my days at Malmo FF I've had the same philosophy: I do things my way. I don't give a damn what people think ... But now, I said what I thought people wanted me to say. It was completely messed up .... Zlatan was no longer Zlatan.

... But then Messi started saying things ... Within the team, the plays centers around him, which is entirely natural - he's brilliant. But now I was there and I was scoring more goals than him. He went up to Guardiola and told him "I don't want to be on the right wing anymore. I want to play in the center ... I was the striker but Guardiola didn't give a damn about that. He changed the tactical formation ... and I ended up in the shadows.

Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

On the differences between Mourinho and Guardiola from Ibra's perspective:

If Mourinho lights up a room, Guardiola draws the curtains.

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Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

When Zlatan got engaged with a woman quickly after he met her (broke up right after the engagement):

... What did she get for an engagement present?” “Whaddaya mean, present? She got Zlatan.

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Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

When he was trying to move clubs and a certain English club wanted him:

... “What the fuck! Southampton! Is that my level?”

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Vendetta 10 years ago Edited
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

More on Guardiola (his parts on Barcelona are from the first chapter then continues in the last chapters of the book):

... I felt like crap when I was sitting in the locker room with Guardiola staring at me like I was an annoying distraction, an outsider. It was nuts. He was a wall, a stone wall. I didn’t get any sign of life from him and I was wishing myself away every moment with the team ...

... Then Guardiola started his philosopher thing. I was barely listening. Why would I? It was advanced bullshit about blood, sweat and tears, that kind of stuff ...

... I would walk into a room; he would leave. He would greet everyone by saying hello, but would ignore me. I had done a lot to adapt – the Barca players were like schoolboys, following the coach blindly, whereas I was used to asking ‘why should we ...

... He was staring at me and I lost it. I thought ‘there is my enemy, scratching his bald head!’. I yelled to him: ‘You have no balls!’ and probably worse things than that ...

I added: ‘You are shitting yourself because of Jose Mourinho. You can go to hell!’. I was completely mad. I threw a box full of training gear across the room, it crashed to the floor and Pep said nothing, just put stuff back in the box. I’m not violent, but if I were Guardiola I would have been frightened ...

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More on Guardiola (his parts on Barcelona are from the first chapter then continues in the last chapters of the book):

... I felt like crap when I was sitting in the locker room with Guardiola staring at me like I was an annoying distraction, an outsider. It was nuts. He was a wall, a stone wall. I didn’t get any sign of life from him and I was wishing myself away every moment with the team ...

... Then Guardiola started his philosopher thing. I was barely listening. Why would I? It was advanced bullshit about blood, sweat and tears, that kind of stuff ...

Wolfie 10 years ago Edited
Inter, Germany 94 1844

Damn, you gonna quote the whole book ?? ... Zlatan sounds like a huge scumbag in those quotes.

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Damn, you gonna quote the whole book ?? ... Zlatan sounds like a huge jerk in those quotes.

Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

@Wolfie:Haha no, I'm done adding quotes. Just showing how heated his autobiography can get. And yeah, he is VERY arrogant.

What I like about his arrogance is that it has paid off every single time. Like Mourinho. Arrogance with no end product is just plain stupidity.

You should read it as well. There's a good 4-7 chapters about Inter. Moratti, Mourinho, Materazzi, the Inter ultras, etc. Good stuff and bad stuff.

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Wolfie 10 years ago Edited
Inter, Germany 94 1844

He sounds like a Swedish Joey Barton.. haha. The guy still have his ghetto bravado tough guy act.. At least he's not all talk.. (Most of the time..) But sometimes he can really be up his own ass..
Chapters on Inter huh? Who would have expected that.. Not like he spent 3 seasons with the Nerazurri and winning 3 Seria A titles.. Why would he put that in his book?? :P
I've been meaning to read his book to be honest.. Will do soon enough. Get in to the mind of Zlatan.. That should be fun..
We can only hope Balotelli writes one too.. jeez..

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He sounds like a Swedish Joey Barton.. haha. The guy still have his ghetto bravado tough guy act.. At least he's not all talk.. (Most of the time..) But sometimes he can really be up his own ass..
Chapters on Inter huh? Who would have expected that.. Not like he spent 3 seasons with the Nerazurri and winning 3 Seria A titles.. Why would he put that in his book. :P
I've been meaning to read his book to be honest.. Will do soon enough. Get in to the mind of Zlatan.. That should be fun..
We can only hope Balotelli writes one too.. jeez..

Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

@Wolfie:

Well he is actually like Joey Barton in a lot of things (including being trained in martial arts). Except much better. As for his ghetto act, he was actually raised in a pretty poor and dire situation where he was mocked by his family, teachers, and youth players (and their uptight parents).

By the way, what are your thoughts on Ibra moving to AC Milan later? He already stated how much the Inter Ultras were willing to show that his betrayal was a crime to them, but was it really that bad? He was a big help in getting you 3 Serie A titles after a long drought.

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Lodatz 10 years ago
Tottenham Hotspur, England 150 4992

I am holding out for Suarez' autobiography, entitled: Why Rules Don't Matter.

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Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

^And on the bottom left corner: Sponsored by the Uruguayan FA

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WayneRooney 10 years ago
Manchester United, Argentina 52 488

@lodats and VEn, LMAAOOOO

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Wolfie 10 years ago Edited
Inter, Germany 94 1844

You can take the Zlatan out the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of Zlatan. It's a big part of his personality.

My thoughts on him moving to Milan? Well the guy signed for Inter after Juve got relegated to Serie B.. If that shows you where his loyalties are. Of all teams he chose Inter.. Talk about a slap to the face of Juve.. Not that I'm complaining. The guy is a mercenary..
To be honest it didn't bother me too much.. What a triangle though.. Juve - Inter - Milan.. Like he wanted to be a UN worker in a War zone.. Oh well, Pirlo did the same..
At least he didn't go straight to Milan from Inter.. Must admit it was strange seeing him in red.. Same for Balotelli.. that said.. it didn't really bother me too much either. Balo was just one big headache.. Glad we got 25 mil for the guy..
Zlatan was great in the league but fratrating as usual in CL.. Expected a lot more from him.. never delivered.

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You can take the Zlatan out the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of Zlatan. It's a big part of his personality.

My thoughts on him moving to Milan? Well the guy signed for Inter when Juve got relegated to Serie B.. If that shows you where his loyalties lie. Of all teams he chose Inter.. Talk about a slap to the face of Juve.. Not that I'm complaining. The guy is a mercenary..
To be honest it didn't bother me too much.. What a triangle though.. Juve - Inter - Milan.. Like he wanted to be a UN worker in a War zone.. Oh well, Pirlo did the same..
At least he didn't go straight to Milan from Inter.. Must admit it was strange seeing him in red.. Same for Balotelli.. that said.. it didn't really bother me too much either. Balo was just one big headache.. Glad we got 25 mil for the guy..
Zlatan was great in the league but fratrating as usual in CL.. Expected a lot more from him.. never delivered.

You can take the Zlatan out the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of Zlatan. It's a big part of his personality.

My thoughts on him moving to Milan? Well the guy signed for Inter when Juve got relegated to Serie B.. If that shows you where his loyalties are. Of all teams he chose Inter.. Talk about a slap to the face of Juve.. Not that I'm complaining. The guy is a mercenary..
To be honest it didn't bother me too much.. What a triangle though.. Juve - Inter - Milan.. Like he wanted to be a UN worker in a War zone.. Oh well, Pirlo did the same..
At least he didn't go straight to Milan from Inter.. Must admit it was strange seeing him in red.. Same for Balotelli.. that said.. it didn't really bother me too much either. Balo was just one big headache.. Glad we got 25 mil for the guy..
Zlatan was great in the league but fratrating as usual in CL.. Expected a lot more from him.. never delivered.

Vendetta 10 years ago
Chelsea FC, Egypt 202 3025

^Yeah, in the book he describes how he was always relied on in the Serie A but could not deliver in the CL for Inter. Like vs ManUtd.

There is this really good part on his time with Inter on how he was trying to be the topscorer in the Serie A but was tied with Milito and Di Vaio in the last day and then did this to become the topscorer for that season.

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Wolfie 10 years ago Edited
Inter, Germany 94 1844

^ Yeah, he had a lot of memorable moments in the league.. wish he could have done the same in CL.. Pretty much every club he played for fans can say the same.. A pity last season he got injured after he played so well. I was hoping he would finally secure that elusive title. Still, if he doesn't manage to get it.. he certainly has had a very successful career.
Still only 32. He still has time.

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^ Yeah, he had a lot of memorable moments in the league.. wish he could have done the same in CL.. Pretty much every club he played for fans can say the same.. A pity though that last season he got injured. I was hoping he would finally secure that elusive title. Still, if he doesn't manage to get it.. he certainly has had a very successful career.
Still only 32. He still has time.

Lodatz 10 years ago Edited
Tottenham Hotspur, England 150 4992

If he'd take a pay-cut I'd have him at Spurs for a couple of years of short-term success, while we look for a younger, long-term option.

File this under Never Going To Happen, but, I can daydream... ;) After all, once upon a time we were a home for aging stars like Klinnsman, Van der Vaart and Edgar Davids, etc, and they worked out quite well for us.

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If he'd take a pay-cut Id have him at Spurs for a couple of years while we look for a younger, long-term option.

File this under Never Going To Happen, but, I can daydream... ;)

If he'd take a pay-cut I'd have him at Spurs for a couple of years of short-term success, while we look for a younger, long-term option.

File this under Never Going To Happen, but, I can daydream... ;) After all, once upon a time we were homes for aging stars like Klinnsman and Edgar Davids, etc, and they worked out quite well.

Wolfie 10 years ago Edited
Inter, Germany 94 1844

Spurs could do with a player like him to stir the pot. He'd really get your cross town rivals shaking in their boots. A league title is guaranteed, that goes without saying.. Though I wonder if he may prefer to dabble in the Bundesliga with BVB.. Kloop is an admirer. Nah, they couldn't afford him.. Spurs should sell Eriksen to Inter to raise funds for this most rewarding signing. ;) PL is on Ibrah's to do list. Just leave the question if he prefers Paris to London. Zlatan is a nomad at heart. Like some of shark he has to keep moving to stay alive. haha..

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Spurs could do with a player like him to stir the pot. He'd really get your cross town rivals shaking in their boots. A league title is guaranteed, that goes without saying.. Though I wonder if he may prefer to dabble in the Bundesliga with BVB.. Kloop is an admirer. Nah, they couldn't afford him.. Spurs should sell Eriksen to Inter to raise funds for this most rewarding signing. ;) PL is on Ibrah's to do list. Just leave the question if he prefers Paris to London. Zlatan is a nomad at heart. Like a shark he has to keep moving to stay alive. haha..

Lodatz 10 years ago
Tottenham Hotspur, England 150 4992

Actually, imagine him at United, alongside RVP and Rooney...

United could afford it, too.

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