Juve power impresses Zlatan
Thursday 21 October, 2004
Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he is surprised by how good his new teammates are.
"This squad really is very strong," he stated. "I’m shocked by the way in which we have dealt with difficulties, such as the loss of David Trezeguet and Alex Del Piero to injury. We will go far."
The Swedish international, who arrived on transfer deadline day in an £11m deal from Ajax, has begun his Bianconeri stint well.
"I’m starting to understand the difficulties of Italian football thanks to my teammates and the Coach," he continued.
"Fabio Capello tells me how to play against Italian defences, underlining the importance of passing the ball quickly because opponents simply don’t give you a chance to dwell on the ball over here."
Although Ibrahimovic has netted three goals in six Serie A games, the 22-year-old is impressing with his overall team play.
Especially after serving up two assists for Pavel Nedved in the last two wins against Messina and Bayern Munich.
"Our understanding of each other is improving all of the time," noted the Euro 2004 star.
"Nedved likes to run down the middle coming in from the left and I like to play one-touch football, it is a way of playing which suits us both."
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