'I’ll break both your legs.' Things turned sour between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rafael van der Vaart 😬
A friendly between Sweden and Ajax in August that year ended 2-2, and Van der Vaart went off injured after seven minutes due to an Ibrahimovic tackle.Ibrahimovic also faced Ajax teammate Heitinga in that game, but Van der Vaart was his issue“I didn’t injure you on purpose and you know it… If you accuse me again, I’ll break both your legs and this time it’ll be on purpose.”
Four days later, with an injured Van der Vaart in the stands at the Amsterdam Arena, Ibrahimovic pulled off the near-impossible. Facing NAC Breda a few games into the season, the Swede collected a pass halfway between the box and the centre circle and held off a midfielder.That took away the first opponent yet again, and then another was fooled, cutting back, he sent three players for an early bath before faking one final shot, sitting the goalkeeper down and slotting past him.
The stadium was stunned, and the commentator compared the all-time great goal to those scored by Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane.He did it with styleCredit: Eredivisie Archief youtubeVan der Vaart was the only person unimpressedZlatan Ibrahimovic has decided to retire aged 41. Between 2001 and 2004 the Swede played for Ajax, with 48 goals in 110 matches.Thanks for the memories, Zlatan!
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