“Guardiola can demonstrate what he wants to see, Mourinho can’t”

(GSM) – Ahead of their mutual Champions League showdown, Zlatan Ibrahimovic stressed the differences between Barcelona en Inter Milan. The Swedish striker, who just like Lionel Messi is a doubt for Tuesday’s game, moved from Italy to Spain this summer.

“First of all, we played 4-4-2 at Inter and here the formation is 4-3-3,” Ibrahimovic told Fifa.com. “There’s also a big difference in terms of the two clubs’ mentalities. “Here I’m playing up front as a No9 but the coach gives me the freedom to drift wide left or wide right, as long as I get one of the wingers to fill in for me. At Inter I was more isolated, so there was more space for me to move around in attack.”

About the two coaches, Jose Mourinho (Inter) and Josep Guardiola (Barca), the Swedish forward says: “Guardiola is more active, by which I mean when he explains something on the training pitch he can physically demonstrate what he’s looking for, because he was a top-class player. Mourinho never played at such a high level, but both have a great attitude and a huge desire for success. They’re both winners.”

Ibrahimovic shares their mentality. “I want to win everything, whichever club I play for. That said, repeating the treble will be a tall order. That would need the team to play at its very peak for two seasons in a row and I think that’s very difficult. On the other hand, we’re very strong mentally and we’ve got last year’s experience under our belts, so why not?”