The Swede has insisted that his hunger to win a European crown has diminished, and he is only concentrating on his team’s game against Arsenal
Despite having won the league for every team he has played for, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 has not won a UEFA Champions League medal as yet.
Ibrahimovic has featured regularly in the Champions League, and has played in the competition for Ajax, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, Inter Milan and A.C Milan. The Rossoneri striker has insisted that he is not obsessed with wining the UEFA Champions
League, and the hunger to win the European crown is no longer there for him. The striker has revealed that he had a dream to win the competition, but it is no longer the case now.
He believes that if someone holds too high expectations, he will end up winning nothing. The 30-year-old wants to help Milan in reclaiming the glory in Europe, and how vowed to give his 100 percent against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429.
While talking to the reporters, Ibrahimovic said,
“The Champions League? I’m happy even without having ever won it. Many years ago my goal was to win it at all costs. If you make winning something too important, you will only end up not winning it. Now I point to all the trophies
that I can win and if I do win the European Cup then great, and if I don’t win it then I don’t. And this does not diminish my career because I did everything I could.”
Milan will host the Gunners in first of the two-legged last 16 round tie of Champions League on Wednesday, February 15.
The Swedish international insists that if he retires today, he will be extremely satisfied with what he has achieved throughout his career.
“If I retire today I would say that I am very happy with my career. You win titles because you play with champions.”
The former Ajax star has scored 30 goals in 81 European appearances to go along with 15 assists. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan striker has also featured twice in the UEFA team of the Year (2007 and 2009).
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