Ibrahimovic recalls fiery clash with Mourinho: you should be ashamed | OneFootball

José Mourinho, former Benfica coach, is the star of Netflix’s new documentary "MOURINHO", and several football figures appear in the three-episode series. One of them is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the former Swedish striker whom the Portuguese manager coached on two occasions. The former forward revealed a curious episode involving the Special One during their time at Inter Milan, specifically in the 2008/09 season.

"We were drawing 2-2 and I was going to receive the Serie A Player of the Year award the following day. So he told me: 'When you receive that award, you should be ashamed and tell your mother you don’t deserve it. The way you played in the first half, all you should feel is shame'", he said. Inter, already champions of the "Calcio", hosted Atalanta in the 38th round, and Ibrahimovic recounted what Mourinho told him at half-time.

Enraged by Mourinho’s words, Ibrahimovic gave everything on the pitch. "I was speechless and, in the second half, I went back onto the field with incredible competitive fury. I thought: 'Now I’m going to show this idiot who I am'. That changed my mindset. He is the best at getting into someone’s head. I respect him because he knew how to motivate me," he praised.

. Later, Mourinho coached the Swede again at Manchester United, from 2016 to 2018.

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