“Messi plays as if he’s on PlayStation, Zidane made other players look good” – Ibrahimovic

 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, deserves to win the Ballon d’Or next year, desopite thee fact that he was won it three times in a row already.

Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the final three nominees, but the Paris Saint-Germain striker, says the Argentine is a clear favourite.

“Messi is the best player in the world, he deserves the Ballon d’Or,” Ibrahimovic told BeIn Sport.

“I know he’s won it several times but it is deserved. He plays like he’s on PlayStation, it’s unbelievable. People who say otherwise either don’t know anything about football or are just talking nonsense.”

Ibrahimovic also showered encomiums on former Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane, saying he made players around him look good.

“When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple,” the Swede said.

“It was magic. He was a unique player. He was more than good, he came from another planet. His team-mates became like him when he was on the pitch. A player that makes the difference is a player that makes the others better.

“I don’t know if we will see others like him. That’s my mentality. Make the others better. Because if they are better, I too will be better.”