I asked Ibrahimovic to study Van Basten —Capello

Former Juventus coach Fabio Capello claims he made Zlatan Ibrahimovic watch videos of Dutch legend Marco van Basten to improve his striking.

The Swede spent two years at the Bianconeri under the tutelage of Capello, scoring 23 goals and winning two Scudetto titles (later revoked from the club).

It was in Turin where the now 70-year-old says he worked with Zlatan to sharpen his technique and instincts in front of goal.

“Ibrahimovic had a stunning technique,” Capello said in an interview with Premium Sport.

“When I moved to Juventus, I immediately asked the club to sign him. I wanted to bring it to Roma in the previous campaign, but we had already Tottis, Cassano, Batistuta, Montella and Delvecchio.

“At the beginning of his first spell at Juventus, however, I noticed that he was weaker than I thought when he had to kick the ball and was not very strong in the air.

“Ibrahimovic loved making assists more than scoring goals. I wanted him to become more ruthless in front of goal and improve his finishing.

“He had the same technical skills as van Basten and I made him watch some videos of him to improve his finishing, I told him to watch van Basten’s movements inside the area and the way he used to score goals. Ibra got it straight away; I think results are out there to prove it.”