Zlat's the way to motivate! Ibrahimovic reveals how a flip-chart kicking Mourinho ensured he went out on pitch like a 'rabid animal' during his time at Inter



Ch elsea boss Jose Mourinho is know n for his abil ity to mo tivate his players to give their all but the Stamford Bridge staff might be wanting to invest in some new flip-charts if Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's revelations are anything to go by.

The Swedish international striker, who played under Mourinho at Inter Milan for the 2008-09 season before being sold to Barcelona, has penned his autobiography, I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and offers a fascinating insight into how the Portugese trophy machine motivates the teams he is in charge of.



While it may not have been to some of Real Madrid players' liking, the 50-year-old's methods clearly had the right effect at Inter - the Italian side won the Serie A title twice and the Italian Super Cup, Coppa Italia and Champions League in the two years he was there.



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Paris attraction: PSG's Edinson Cavani, right, speaks to team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has spoke about Jose Mourinho's motivational methods

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'He worked us hard to get us ready. He built us up before matches,' Ibrahimovic said in a n extr ac t from his book carried exc lusively by The Times Magazine.

'It was like theatre, a psychological game. He might show videos where we'd played badly and say: "Look at this. So miserable! Hopeless! Those guys can't even be you. They must be your brothers, your inferior selves."



'And we nodded, we agreed. "I don't want to see you like that today," he would continue. No way, we thought, no chance.'



Ibrahimovic, 31, who has also played for Juventus, AC Milan and Ajax, went on to describe how Mourinho would use props to fire his team up.

Old times: Mourinho and Ibrahimovic, left, talk during their time at Inter and Ibrahimovic in action for PSG



Catalan period: Ibrahimovic during his time at Barcelona

'"Go out there like hungry lions, like warriors," he added. "In the first battle you'll be like this -" He pounded his fist against his open hand. "And in the second battle -" He gave the flip-chart a kick and sent it flying across the room.



'The adrenaline pumped inside us and we went out like rabid animals. There were things like that all the time, unexpected things that got us going, and I felt increasingly that this guy gives everything for the team, so I want to give everything for him.'

Another Italian club: Ibrahimovic in action for AC Milan

Italian job: Ibrahimovic had a spell at Juventus



