Ibrahimovic is better than Ronaldo, insists Sweden coach Hamren ahead of crucial World Cup play-off
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the best current player on the planet, according to Sweden coach Erik Hamren.On Friday night in Lisbon, Ibrahimovic will come face to face with Cristiano Ronaldo as Sweden and Portugal meet in the first leg of their much-anticipated World Cup play-off tie.
Only one of the two super stars can make it to the finals in Brazil next summer and on Thursday afternoon Hamren sought to score an early psychological blow.
High praise: Sweden coach Erik Hamren believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the best player in the world
Ready to go: Ibrahimovic trains with his Sweden team-mates ahead of their World Cup play-off first leg against Portugal
Main man: Ibrahimovic chats with Sweden boss Lars Richt at the Friends Arena in Stockholm
'He is a world class player, he is my captain and he is playing for Sweden.
'I say that he is the very best.'
Tomorrow’s game will be followed by a return leg in Stockholm next Tuesday and Hamren agreed that it is hard to look beyond the meeting of two of the titans of the modern game.
Fit and firing: Ronaldo will start for Portugal against Sweden after taking part in training on Thursday
Faith: Hamren believes Ibrahimovic is a superior player to Ronaldo
Rivalry renewed: Ibrahimovic will come up against Ronaldo on Friday
'Of course, it’s a fight between these two world class players,' he added.
'Zlatan needs support but if he gets that from the team then he can be the match winner.
'He has been scoring well recently, so that’s good. But so has Ronaldo so maybe their form is pretty even.
'All I know is that Zlatan is in really good shape. He’s feeling strong and that’s good for us.'
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