Zlatan Ibrahimovic has shared more details on his high-profile fallout with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, revealing he took an aggressive approach in dealing with the Spaniard.
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Earlier this week, a snippet from an interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan showed the ex-Sweden international admitting to intentionally going against Guardiola's instructions during his single season in Spain.
Ibrahimovic joined the Catalan giants in 2009 from Inter Milan, in a deal that saw Samuel Eto'o head in the opposite direction, but it was not long before the towering striker found life under the Spaniard unbearable.
Having previously criticised Guardiola publicly, the 42-year-old has, this time, divulged more details about just how his relationship with the then-Barcelona head coach broke down.
"I noticed it was not about me performing anymore. In my opinion, he felt offended for me saying to him, 'I needed more space in the way I wanted to play'," he told Talk TV.
"Which was okay, he is the coach. Bad results, he leaves, player stays, and I respect that, but be open to me, be direct to me so we understand each other. Fourth game, bench, then I started to make noise because it was not okay for me anymore.
"Now I am on the bench because of a situation I created not by my own choice, because of the people above him, because for them I was a big investment.
"The fourth game I bring my f***ing Ferrari, I bring Enzo Ferrari, and I knew it will create another situation. So I parked the car in front of his office. So you f*** with me, I f*** with you, that was my motto.
"In front of his office. I said, 'You want to play with fire? I will bring you fire, but I will burn you'. Obviously, he is the coach, because what punished most the players/player [is] if he doesn't play, because obviously you want to play, but the boss is the coach. But in that moment, I understood this will not be okay."
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Ibrahimovic, who has since retired from football, returned to Italy in 2010, signing initially a loan deal with AC Milan before his move to the Rossoneri became permanent in 2011.
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