By Daily Sports on October 19, 2018
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes criticism of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has become “personal”, with those quick to write the Portuguese off merely jealous of his achievements.
A proven winner throughout a distinguished coaching career, the man at the Old Trafford helm has faced some uncomfortable questions this season.
With his side struggling for consistency and talk of dressing room divides providing an unwelcome distraction, Mourinho is having to fight fires on and off the field.
He has offered no indication that he will be running away from those challenges, with there a desire on his part to oversee a reversal in fortune.
Ibrahimovic, who has worked with the Portuguese at Inter and United, believes Mourinho remains the right man for the job, telling Sky Sports: “Everybody criticises Mourinho and I don’t think it’s because of the results, it’s because of the character, because of the way he is.
“I see myself a little bit in that situation because we have our vision, we have our confidence, we believe in things, we say certain things in our own way and of course we get the blame.
“We get criticised more when it’s not going good. But when it’s going good and we win, the satisfaction is bigger than the other ones.
“We are ourselves, we believe in what we do and we do it until the end. That is what is going on there.
“Some critics I feel are personal. Some critics are exaggerating. Some because of the one he is, other ones are jealousy.
“All of this is part of the circle, so Mourinho has to just keep being himself, stand up for what he is doing, stand up for who he is and continue.
“He is there because he did it his own way, because he is who he is and won’t change for nobody. I am the same. The people out there who think they are perfect, they are the biggest problem.”
•Sourced from Goal.com. Photo shows Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Source Daily Sports
Posted October 19, 2018
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