Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were special: Clement

TIL Desk Sports/ English football manager Paul Clement feels Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are special. Clement has worked with some of world football”s biggest names including Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Gareth Bale, Robert Lewandowski, and Didier Drogba. Talking about Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, both of whom now play in Italy for Juventus and AC Milan respectively, Clement said: “Two special people and characters as players were Zlatan and Cristiano,” Clement said.

“Of course, everyone can see the special talents they are on the pitch but on a personal level they are also interesting, funny and confident. ”Zlatan does it very openly, speaks very confidently – and at times it is arrogance, but that is what he is. He used to be like that on a daily basis and would ask me questions such as: ”What is Didier Drogba like?” I would go into detail about what he is good at and Zlatan would be like, ”He is not as good as me” and would make you laugh.

“They were both very professional on and off the field. The way they looked after their bodies with recovery, knowledge of nutrition. “At his house in Madrid, Cristiano had special recovery facilities that you would find at a club or a health spa. He had a cold plunge; he really invested in his profession and health. “Those type of people go the extra mile.”