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Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc maintains he is not concerned over
the fitness of Zlatan Ibrahimovic despite his star striker playing
against Malmo while carrying an injury.
The Sweden captain suffered an abdominal
problem while on international duty and was rested for the 2-2 draw
with Bordeaux last week before returning to action against former club
Malmo in midweek.
Ibrahimovic spoke of his need for
regular matches after Tuesday’s win in Sweden, with Blanc stating the
33-year-old could feature against Reims this weekend.
“I’m not worried, yes he can play,” Blanc told reporters.
“In the mixed zone he said that he is
not at his best and he needs to string together matches. He had a very
good preparation but it was cut short by injury.
“This is top-level football, and he is
of a certain age. Where is your concern? The injury or the fact that he
took a few games to find his best?
“We are involved in its management. I hope that PSG will have many games to play and I hope he can play in a lot of them.
“The injury is part of football. There
is concern because of his age but injuries like that happen to all
players. And he must string together games, it’s normal, especially with
his size.”
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