“But he was also, at the same time, wanting to play with me. While the Swede scored just one goal before the winter, Mido rose to the occasion, netting 10 goals in the season’s final nine games. Any free time I have is usually dedicated to football. It was a fatal mistake that Koeman couldn’t ignore. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Raging Lampard 'tore into Alonso for watching West Brom alone on bus', Mane and Robertson hit back after Gunners take lead, Lazio want Man Utd's Pereira and Mata after David Silva move collapses, Liverpool will run away with league again as Man City stutter, predicts Souness, Watch Ronaldo 'leap like prime Jordan' with amazing record-breaking header, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. They both played in all the major leagues in Europe, except the Bundesliga. “We just looked at each other and started laughing. In the biggest Eredivisie game of the season, Ajax were trailing PSV by two goals and Koeman decided to throw on an angry – he hoped hungry – Mido to partner Ibrahimović and stake his claim for the regular spot he so desperately craved. Mido expects Ibrahimovic to enjoy a successful career at his new club Manchester United. Your email address will not be published. Ibrahimovic, making 39 in October, still has AC Milan leadership begging for more. Now, after becoming the youngest coach win the Egypt Cup at the age of 30 with Zamalek, Mido is hoping to inspire a new generation as a manager. “We spent some great times in Ajax; we were the ‘bad boys’,” added the English Premier League player in the message broadcasted through beIN Sports’ studio. At the end of their debut season at Ajax, Mido and Ibrahimovic were winners of a league and cup double. “No coach could have excluded me at that time, I had already scored nine goals for Tottenham, but the truth is the coaching staff wholeheartedly wanted me out of the squad. Unfortunately, his relationship with Jol regressed, in part due to some unsavoury comments about Sol Campbell at the beginning of the 2006/07 season. The striker was forced out of the club and he flew back to Egypt until his agent could find him a new home. Was he overrated? Contrary to popular belief, I believe that females enjoy football as much as males do; I am a living proof :D It is not easy at all,” Mido continued. It was completely nuts. As we told him we were from Egypt, he said, “Oh, the land of Mido, our Ajax star!”. Then I looked up to my old man, asking him if there was any chance I could take a picture with my hero, Gianfranco Zola. My dad stood next to me with no idea what to do, but luckily enough there was a guy eavesdropping on us, who asked where we had come from. After the final whistle, Mido stormed into the dressing room and called his teammates 'miserable c****', according to Ibrahimovic in his autobiography. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He was a lonely figure as Egypt reigned supreme. Mido was so angry for not playing so he started making troubles with Ajax coach at that time, Ronald Koeman, he also started troubles with his teammates. The instability at the Stadio Olimpico didn’t stop Mido from displaying a respectable fight and chasing his dreams. Mido picked up a pair of scissors and flung them at me. After leaving Spurs, stints at Middlesbrough, Zamalek, Wigan, West Ham and back at Ajax failed to ignite the striker’s career, or his desire to return to the top of the game. As if to exonerate the coach and execute Mido, his replacement Amr Zaki scored immediately what became the game’s winner. They believed a player of my character would not fit their system. Despite a passion for the game which often spills over into anger, he possesses a sharp football mind and a determination to succeed as a manager where he fell short as a player. Egyptian Mido, who went on to flop at Tottenham, Middlesbrough and Wigan, refused to pass to his then team-mate when he came on as a substitute. “We always succeeded in making the difference. When Zlatan Ibrahimovic jointed Manchester United in 2016, Mido was already retired yet the Egyptian had upstaged … Mido had not scored again; but thanks to among others, Mohamed Aboutreika, captain Ahmed Hassan, and the legendary Essam El Hadary, who was the tournament’s best goalkeeper, Egypt hoisted their first Afcon trophy since 1998 and Mido’s first since his Ajax days.But Mido’s controversy scoured the gloss on the coveted accolade. Then I looked up to my old man, asking him if there was any chance I could take a picture with my hero, My dad stood next to me with no idea what to do, but luckily enough there was a guy eavesdropping on us, who asked where we had come from. That was his impact; he inspired a generation. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. For failure to control his emotion, Mido watched the final against Ivory Coast in the stands, and served a six-month ban from the national team.This was too uncouth of a player who had made Egyptians attach as much importance to football as to education. Meanwhile, Ibrahimovic, a son of Balkan immigrants, was bred in the ghettos of Malmo, Sweden, where a gigantic statute of him now welcomes you to the place. Becoming Zlatan, which contains never-seen-before footage of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, will be released on DVD and digital download on August 15. Luigi Delneri, who handed much of the power in the changing room to the talismanic Francesco Totti after previous managers had tried to marginalise him, steadied the ship until the end of the season. “I had scissors in my hand as I was taking off the wrapping on my ankles. Mido was shipped out on loan to Celta Vigo and then sold in the summer to Marseille. Former Tottenham Hotspur striker and Egypt national team coach Mido said that he and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were supposed to join different clubs when they moved to Italy in 2004. “I kept telling him: ‘The circus is all show. Perhaps one day we’ll see him back on the benches of European football, this time happy to be sitting there. When Ibrahimovic arrived at the club from Malmo in 2004, Van Basten was a part-time coach. “At Juventus, work is taken very seriously. You don’t understand how people were following me here in Egypt. Perhaps not. His brief duo with Didier Drogba yielded just seven goals in 22 Ligue 1 appearances. "Mido picked up a pair of scissors and flung them at me. Mido executed the target man role supremely as the focal point in attacks and primary goal-getter that manager, While he was proving his worth at White Hart Lane, in 2006 Mido was called up to the Egyptian national team that went on to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title of the 21st. But it was Mido, two years younger than Ibrahimovic, who had made a tangible contribution. PREM misfit Mido has revealed how he “almost killed” Manchester United’s new star Zlatan Ibrahimovic  . Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Ajax were playing, that meant Mido was playing,” the striker later said. Meanwhile, Fabio Capello reckons he put Ibrahimovic on the path to superstardom — by stopping him becoming a circus act. Mido was soon loaned to Celta Vigo by Ronald Koeman, Ajax’s then manager now at Everton, before his sale to Marseille but the Egyptian says he and Zlatan remain friends. Mido told beIN Sports: “Totti walked down to me and told me, this is Montella’s last year with Roma, he will be starting every game. He was sulking after being dumped on the bench for the game. For some, he’s an arrogant agitator, who had the potential to do great things, played alongside 13 Golden Boot winners, and could have competed with the best strikers the football world has ever seen, but failed due to a volatile personality and inconsistency on the pitch. MIDO is the Official Performance Partner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series! People look at Mido’s career from two different angles. Last updated 12:15 PM, Tuesday June 06 2017 GMT+1. When the final day of the window arrived, his agent, Mino Raiola, called the Egyptian and asked him to pack his bags. “We just looked at each other and started laughing. Mido spent sleepless nights excited at the prospect of teaming up with the likes of, “In the summer of 2004, Zlatan and I were going to Serie A,” Mido told, The instability at the Stadio Olimpico didn’t stop Mido from displaying a respectable fight and chasing his dreams. Nu har förre lagkamraten Mido talat ut om händelsen. The most important of those being the opening goal for the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt’s 3-0 win over Libya in Cairo. But show it to me’.”. “I was very upset I didn’t start that game,” he said on Being Zlatan, as quoted by The Sun . He was a lonely figure as Egypt reigned supreme. Sheffield Utd. He was to Egypt what. He said that if anyone was being a c**t, it was him. Speaking on new Swedish documentary, Becoming Zlatan, retired striker Mido, 33, said: “I was very upset I didn’t start that game. He is not alone, though: Ronaldo da Lima, Hernan Crespo, Patrick Vieira, et al belong to this lonely club due to lack of luck. He was last seen in the dugout at El Makkasa in the Egyptian Premier League in 2020. Mido was Amsterdamned, spending most of his time on the sidelines, which led to a row with his coach and exclusion from the squad on several occasions. I ended up taking a picture with Hasselbaink and embracing Gianfranco in the most beautiful memory of my childhood. Mido put in arguably the worst performance of his career, keeping the ball for too long, seemingly determined not to pass it to anyone. Back in 2003, both players formed a pretty lethal partnership up front for Ajax but during a defeat to rivals PSV Eindhoven, Mido refused to pass to Zlatan when he came on as a substitute. – Vi skrattade mycket tillsammans på den tiden. Referee Appears Gutted At Alexandre Lacazette's Failure To Score, Sadio Mane Lucky Not To Be Sent Off After Two Minutes. He scored 3 goals in 11 appearances during the 2004–05 season for Tottenham. It was a fatal mistake that Koeman couldn’t ignore. It was completely nuts. With his larger than life personality, Mido has already switched between four managerial jobs, after fallings out with board members and captains. As a result, both players became Europe’s hottest properties. The pair of strikers represented Ajax back in 2003 and in one shocking episode, Mido threw a pair of scissors at Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with all intent to hurt his teammate at the time. Can supplements help to boost one’s immunity? He trained with a dogged determination to earn his spot with the Wolves. Off the pitch, Mido became lazy and gained excessive weight. I was the only player playing at the top level in Europe. 2001-02Johan Cruyff Shield. The former England boss signed the striker for the Turin club from Ajax for £13million in 2004. However, the two players quickly made up and have been friends ever since then. Mido then threw a pair of scissors at Zlatan. Things became worse as the season went on and Mido was banished to the sidelines for most of his time in Italy, with uncertainty growing over his future at the top. “When I came on, we were 2-0 down, I think, and I started arguing with Zlatan on the pitch. Avec Mido, ils avaient un futur crack. And to understand how good Mido was – the Salah comparisons aside – enter Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mido’s striking partner, and friend at Ajax. We were just young kids with money and fame.”. . BACK WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD, we had a family vacation in England. “No coach could have excluded me at that time, I had already scored nine goals for Tottenham, but the truth is the coaching staff wholeheartedly wanted me out of the squad. The displays of the young Egyptian caught the eye of Roma chairman Franco Sensi. I support Al Ahly and Real Madrid (Al Ahly comes first of course). The 34-year-old striker also talked about their time on the pitch; believing that they were a duo that made the difference. He trained with a dogged determination to earn his spot with the Wolves. To name just a couple of stories. F, or some, he’s an arrogant agitator, who had the potential to do great things, played alongside 13 Golden Boot winners, and could have competed with the best strikers the football world has ever seen, but failed due to a volatile personality and inconsistency on the pitch. That public argument resulted in Mido being dropped from the team for the final as the biggest game of his career passed him by.