Zlatan: 'I'll keep playing football for Sweden'
Published: 18 Jun 12 09:59 CET | Print version
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Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic boosted his side's morale in timely fashion on Sunday by declaring he had no intention of retiring from international football despite their early exit from Euro 2012.
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The 30-year-old AC Milan star - who scored in the opening 2-1 loss to co-hosts Ukraine - was adamant when asked about his future that he saw himself continuing after their final Group D game against France on Tuesday.
"Absolutely. My future is with the national side," said Ibrahimovic, who has scored in three successive Euros.
"I will continue to play for them."
Ibrahimovic, who was at fault for Ukraine's winner allowing Andrei Shevchenko to get ahead of him to head into the net, will be looked to lead a younger generation of players as several other veterans are likely to retire.
Central defender Olof Mellberg, 34 and scorer of their second goal in the 3-2 defeat by England in their second match, midfielder Anders Svensson, who turns 36 in July, and 32-year-old forward Christian Wilhelmsson are expected to have played in their last major finals.
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It is unfortunate he isn't quitting. He is not able to deliver when necessary and the recent failures are just a result of having a team playing for him.
The Swedish team is much better off without him.
As soon as he retires, I'll be seen walking down Drottingatan wearing a yellow and blue shirt complete with Viking helmet.
. Lets face it , Zlatan is responsible for killing the Swedish national team . As long as he stays , Sweden will keep on wondering what went wrong every after a loss . This chap is too arrogant to fit into Swedish football idiology, where every player is considered important.
It is always about HIM - and the clueless Swedish medai does not help . For some bizarre reason , they dare not call him what he realy is : an overrated egomaniac. Every one seems to have selected the weak target : the choach . Why can`t somebody talk about how Zlatan slowed down and killed the pace when his team-mates took good positions ?
My main memory of the match is of his foul-mouthed tirade of abuse intended to provoke Joe Hart into being red carded.
Sad to see a talented player stoop to such a level, but unfortunately part of his normal game.
Shades of the Italian guy who deliberately provoked Zidane in the Wold cup final.
Fortunately Hart was cool enough to rise above it.
why do you think that Zlatan is a "hero" ? What has he won for Sweden since he joined the national team ?
Maybe you don`t recall that he was in the team that failed to qualify for WC in South Africa . Do you remember that he said that he had lost the appetite to play for Sweden ?
Man , we are talking about a chap who has an over-inflated ego . He knows that if he declares that he will not play for Sweden anymore , this will give Milan more reasons to get rid of him.
The media should cut its loss and demand his exit .That is the only way Sweden will grow and promote new stars .
Luckily Denmark is doing quite well against Germany; last night they showed much promise bubbling there somewhere between now and the final.
The truely great national sides have a sum greater than their parts... it's their ability to gel as a 'side'. Look at The Netherlands this year... Look at Germany's cohesive unit in comparison.
If Zlatan was humble, I think the majority of outsiders would perhaps accept his failures on the big stage...but the fact that he is not.
By the way, the last your game at the Euro was excellent - thanks for the great emotions! And Zlatan's goal was absolutely fantastic! Be proud of Ibra!