Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had the privilege of being coached by Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. They coached at Inter Milan (2008-2009) and Barcelona (2009-2010). This experience allowed him to distinguish between the Portuguese and the Spaniards. For the Swedish striker, one is a machine and the other is a manipulator.
'Jose Mourinho is a discipliner. For him, everything is a mental game: he loves manipulation. This kind of game is new to me. He was always preparing for something else, and he spent all his time at work. I love the game, it works well for me, and Mourinho's way of preparing for the game is new to me. As long as it works and we can win, I'm fine. I used a lot of physical strength and adrenaline. But that's not enough, Mourinho knows how to treat every player".
Regarding Pep Guardiola, Zlatan Ibrahimovic declared that he was a machine. He is always striving for perfection. "My coach is Pep Guardiola, he is the brainchild of football. He has a solution for each of our teams. He knows exactly what we have to do to win, how he wants us to play. We may be 2-0 up at half-time, but he'll still tell us we have to finish the game well. I want three, four, five, six, seven goals. He's a machine."