Star attacker Ibrahimovic delighted with Nou lease of life
Wednesday December 09 2009
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has credited his excellent start to life at the Nou Camp to Barcelona's attacking ethos.
The Swedish striker has slotted seamlessly into Pep Guardiola's side since arriving in an expensive part-exchange deal which saw Samuel Eto'o head the other way to Inter Milan in the summer.
So far, Ibrahimovic has lived up to his billing and is the club's leading scorer heading towards the half-way stage of the season.
And he believes the dynamic style of play at Barca is key to his success.
"Barca plays in a style that I like a lot," he said ahead of tonight's Champions League trip to Dynamo Kiev.
"All the players want to attack. I can play better, but after three months I understand what the coach wants.
"When you feel free and concentrated on the pitch, things are easier. I score so many goals because we attack a lot and create a lot of chances."
He added: "In Italy it is more important not to concede than to score. If you are winning 1-0, that is enough. But here, you always want to score more."
Champions League holders Barca could technically go out of the tournament tonight and need a point to guarantee their spot in the knockout stages, while a victory in Ukraine would see them win the group.
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Dynamo, meanwhile, will go through if they beat Barca and Inter Milan draw with Rubin Kazan.
Ibrahimovic is keen to get tonight's clash done and dusted before turning his attention to the weekend's La Liga derby with city rivals Espanyol and the FIFA Club World Cup.
"It will be another difficult game, because it is the last of the group stage.
"First we have games against Kiev and Espanyol, but the Club World Cup is a very important trophy that we have never won.
"If we win, we would have won everything in one and a half seasons."
Croatian midfielder Ognjen Vukojevic believes Dynamo can upset the form book and turn Barca over.
"We understand the difficulty of our task since we are up against the world's best team, but I think we have the potential to beat them," he told uefa.com.
"In the previous Champions League fixtures we have shown our ability, like the perfect second half against Rubin Kazan or our great start against Inter.
"We have taken five points in the toughest group in this tournament and but for a few bits of bad luck we would be much higher in the table.
"But this is no time to complain; now we have to think how to play our best football. If we do, we can reach our goal."
Irish Independent
