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Albin Ekdal himself ended up on the hood with Zlatan Ibrahimovic during their years together in the national team. But Ekdal disagrees that the superstar should have been involved in the mental breakdown of some teammates.
– On the contrary, he got along well with most people, the midfielder tells Viaplay.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Albin Ekdal during a 2016 national team meeting. File photo.
In the recently published book by soccer journalist Olof Lundh “The National Team According to Lundh”, several former teammates of the national team testify anonymously to Zlatan Ibrahimovic about how the attacking star occasionally suffered the mental breakdown of certain teammates during his years in blue. and yellow.
Information that was later confirmed by an anonymous leader of the national team to Aftonbladet.
Albin Ekdal, 31, was on the same national team as Ibrahimovic for several years. In an interview with Viaplay, the midfielder gives his opinion on the information.
– I have said before that Zlatan is an incredible winner on the field who places enormous demands on his teammates and sometimes it can be expressed in the fact that he yells a lot and such. So I don’t recognize myself at all that there would be any thugs off the field, on the contrary, he got along well with most people. But, like I said, on the field he could be short-tempered, he says.
Ekdal spoke in the summer of July. There he admitted that Zlatan’s high expectations of other teammates likely had a negative effect. But question whether it was harassment.
– Everyone has their image of reality, I can only say what I experienced. Of course it was special to have it, but I don’t think it would have pushed people down. I’ve had my powder with Zlatan too, that’s what happens. It is clear that it is a little more difficult to argue with him than with anyone else on the team. But that’s what happens, he tells Viaplay.
