The PSG forward named himself “the God”…
PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has named his dream XI, and you’ve guessed it – he included himself. The Swede also included an adjective for each player, giving a revealing insight in to what he thinks of his fellow pros.
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Check out who’s in his team and how he described them over the next few pages…
GK) Gianluigi Buffon, “the wall”
The Italian is the most expensive goalkeeper of all time, and remains one of the best in the world.
RB) Lilian Thuram, “the animal”
The most capped player in the history of the French national team.
LB) Maxwell, “elegant”
The Brazilian has played with the Swede at Barcelona, Inter Milan, Ajax, and now PSG. So this could be because he’s his mate more than anything else.
CB) Thiago Silva, “complete”
Ibrahimovic’s captain at Paris Saint-Germain and one of the best defenders in the world.
CB) Fabio Cannavaro, “the pitbull”
One of the only defensive players to have won the Ballon d’Or.
CM) Patrick Vieira, “the leader”
The Arsenal legend was part of the “invincibles” side of 2004/05, and played alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Serie A with Inter Milan.
CM) Xavi, “perfect”
The pass master played with the Swede at FC Barcelona.
RM) Andres Iniesta, “magic”
Xavi’s partner in crime is also in the team.
LM) Pavel Nedved, “the machine”
The Czech is known as one of the best midfielders of his time, having starred for Juventus.
ST) Lionel Messi, “the genius”
The FC Barcelona great recently broke the record for the most Champions League goals ever.
ST) Zlatan Ibrahimovic, “the God”
It isn’t surprising that he named himself. It’s not even surprising that he called himself “the God.”