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Zlatan defied Guardiola orders in feud with then-Barcelona boss to 'f*** with him'

talksport.com, 5 October 2023, 07:00
Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened up on his feud with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and how he defied his manager's orders.

Zlatan signed for the Catalan giants in a blockbuster deal from Inter Milan in 2009.

Guardiola's side had just won the treble, but ended up lasting just one season at the club before being sent on loan to AC Milan.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ibrahimovic revealed one such dispute saw him park a Ferrari outside Guardiola's office.

Zlatan, who revealed the manager had told him players do not come to the club with Ferraris, explained: "But I noticed it was not about me performing any more. In my opinion he felt offended for me saying to him, I needed more space in the way I wanted to play."

Piers asked: "He was punishing you?"

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ZIatan replied: "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 any more. 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."

Piers asked: "You parked it in front of his office?"

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He explained: 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 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."

Piers said: "How did he react to you parking your Ferrari outside?"

ZIatan concluded: "He would not say nothing to me, because he would avoid me."

For the full interview watch Thursday night's Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV at 8pm, or on YouTube or the TalkTV app.

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