Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola was threatened by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 – La Liga News
As revealed by Barcelona corporate vice-president, Carles Vilarrubi, AC Milan forward and former Barcelona player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, threatened to beat up Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola, if he was denied a move to AC Milan.
Ibrahimovic is set to publish his book ‘I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic’ on the 15th of November. The autobiography has already managed to attract a lot of attention, as it reveals Ibra's feelings towards his former clubs, teammates and managers.
The rift between Ibrahimovic and Guardiola has been given a fair amount of attention ever since the Swede left Nou Camp. The forward had a troubled relationship with his manager during his cold stay.
Further revelations from the book and from those who have known the Swedish international describe that there intense rivalry between the forward and Pep Guardiola.
Ibrahimovic has revealed several reasons for disliking the Spanish mentor. In his book, the 30-year-old has written the problems he had because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 wanted to play in the centre forward position.
He has written that when he put the problem in front of his manager, he was ignored and this caused a rift between the mentor and the player.
There have been other reports of the confrontations the player had with his manager. According to the Swede, he was unhappy with the treatment he was given. He describes that he felt mistreated and did not fit well with fellow players in the locker room.
The AC Milan forward has also quoted an incident where a heated exchange took place with Guardiola. According to the book:
“I yelled to him: "You have no balls!" And probably worse things than that. I added: 'You are s****ing yourself because of (then http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 manager Jose Mourinho, whose side beat Barca in the Champions League). You can go to h**l!" I was completely mad.”
Barcelona Vice-President Vilarrubi expressed that the player was very aggressive when he demanded a move away from the club. While talking to radio station RAC1, he was quoted as saying:
“He threatened to beat Guardiola in public. He said 'if you do not let me go I will paste him in front of the press”.
Zlatan is a taekwondo black belt, a fact that Barcelona management must have considered before agreeing to his demands.
Ibrahimovic was constantly seen complaining about his treatment at the club and the fact that he had felt ‘bullied’ by his head coach at the Camp.
The book will be out on Tuesday and football fans all over the world are eagerly looking forward to a peek into the life of football's most controversial star.
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